Kochi-Muziris Biennale
dal 11/12/2012 al 12/3/2013
Segnalato da
11/12/2012
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Different venues, Kochi
A festival of international contemporary visual art making its debut in Kochi and Muziris, Kerala. Artists from India and the globe have conducted research, selected spaces, developed proposals for site-specific projects
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a festival of
international contemporary visual art making its
debut in Kochi and Muziris, Kerala, beginning on
the 12th of December 2012.
Through the celebration of contemporary art from
around the world, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
seeks to invoke the historic cosmopolitan legacy of
the modern metropolis of Kochi, and its mythical
predecessor, the ancient port of Muziris.
The exhibition will be situated across Kochi,
Muziris and surrounding islands. There will be
shows in existing galleries and halls, and
site-specific installations in public spaces, heritage
buildings and disused warehouse structures.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale will showcase contemporary
visual art mediums including painting, sculpture,
indoor and outdoor installations, film, digital
media and performance art.
Alongside the exhibition, the Biennale will offer a
rich programme of talks, seminars, screenings,
workshops, music perfomances and educational
activities for people of all ages.
Artists are travelling to Kochi, Kerala, from across India and the
globe to conduct research, select spaces and develop proposals for
site-specific projects. Artists from Australia, Afghanistan, UAE,
South Korea, Argentina, Netherlands, UK, and all over India have
started work on projects for exhibition at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
2012 which opens to the public from 12.12.12 to 13.03.13.
Artists who have recently conducted site visits in Kochi and started
work on new commissions include Sudarshan Shetty (India), Sanchayan
Ghosh (India), Subodh Gupta (India), Hossein Valamanesh
(Iran/Australia), Ariel Hassan (Argentina), Amanullah Mojadidi
(Afghanistan), Anita Dube (India), Tallur LN (India), Vivan Sundaram
(India), Sheela Gowda (India), Joseph Semah (Netherlands), Nalini
Malani (India), Atul Dodiya (India), UBIK (Dubai), Rigo 23
(Portugal), Jonas Staal (Netherlands) and performing artist M.I.A
(UK).
For more info: http://kochimuzirisbiennale.org/
For all enquiries and image requests please contact:
Michelangelo Bendandi, Director of Communications, Kochi-Muziris Biennale
T: +91 2265 870 837 M: +91 9167 252 642 Email: michelangelo@kochimuzirisbiennale.org
Julia Fabritius, Research Associate, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
M: +49 173 961 5505 Email: julia.fabritius@skd.museum
Opening programmes: 12/12/12 all galleries open 12 noon and for the other openings visit http://kochimuzirisbiennale.org/opening-week-schedule/