Kochi: As the curtains go up at the greatest show of contemporary art around the globe, we realise that this time, the world famous 'Biennale' is happening in God's own country. The spectacular art show has come to India's shores. During the three-month long event, around 80 contemporary artists from 24 countries will showcase their artistic masterpieces.
So how is the beginning in a place that's just crazy about everything else but contemporary art? Bose Krishnamachari, Artistic Director of 'Biennale', says that the response so far has been good. "It has been superb, we've some work left but then it's all in progression and it will be here for another three months."
'Biennale' as the name suggests is an art festival that happens every two years. Cities like Venice and Lyon are famous for such events, but it's a pioneering effort in Kochi and the organisers say that the potential is quite big. "This kind of exposure is tremendous rare opportunity to see the best in the world," said Hormis Tharakan of the organising committee.
The inaugural event saw a sizzling performance from the Oscar-nominated English performer M.I.A. It's not just art that's got Kochi going gaga about 'Biennale', what the art show brings with it is a huge potential for the ailing tourist industry. The next three months will tell us whether the 'Biennale' is going to stay a regular feature or not in Kerala's itinerary....
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09:20 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Kochi: The curtains will go up on the three month long extravaganza of international contemporary visual Art -- Kochi-Muzeris Biennale -- here on Wednesday when Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy will formally inaugurate the festival, organised in the country for the first time. Over 80 artists from India and abroad, including Ariel Hassan (Argentina), Amanullah Mojadidi (Afghanistan), Rigo23 (Portugal), Joseph Semah (Israeli based in Amsterdam), Ernesto Neto (Brazil) Jonas Staal (Netherlands),...
10:01 AM, Dec 11, 2012
Kochi: Archaeology has become a tool of interactive art for Afghan artist Amanullah Mojadidi, who is working on a multi-media land installation art at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale beginning on Dec 12. Amanullah has replicated an archaeological dig - on an 8x10 sq ft plot of land - at the Aspinwall House, a colonial relic in the historic quarters of Fort Kochi by the harbour to explore the threads between migration,...
01:39 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Kochi: The three-month-long Kochi-Muziris Biennale that opens on Dec 12 with an art and music gala will be playing to packed houses in this ancient Kerala city's tourism industry that is currently stagnating. Kochi (formerly Cochin), dating back to Biblical times, is booked for 12/12/12 -- a day that many god-fearing residents await with bated breath. The biennale will exhibit artwork and create site-specific installations in Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Kochi...
11:05 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Fort Kochi: Artists and the general audience at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012 will hear Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, M.I.A as she is popularly known, perform for the first time in India on Dec 11 at the event's inauguration. A British artist-musician of Tamil descent, M.I.A's name is the acronym for "Missing in Action" (in a conflict). She named herself in memory of a cousin who died in Sri Lanka during the...
09:44 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: India's first biennale art festival Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, to be held in Kerala next month, appears to be heading for trouble after a leaked report revealed that the government has recommended a probe against the organisers for misuse of funds. The report of the inspection wing of the state finance department, which found its way to the media, says the government should "blacklist" organisers Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) for...
10:34 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Kochi: Here's a chance for art lovers in India to see works that date back to 1895. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, billed as the largest and most sophisticated international art festival, will begin later this year in Kochi. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale seeks to invoke the historic and cosmopolitan legacy of the modern metropolis of Kochi, and its mythical predecessor, the ancient port of Muziris. This is the first time the...
10:48 AM, Oct 01, 2012
