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Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Doors, Gardens, Bazaars, and much more at the compelling, ‘India Art, Architecture and Design Biennale 2023’

In a quite riveting exhibit of artworks ranging across seven themes, art bazaars, workshops and thought-provoking panel discussions, the ‘India Art, Architecture and Design Biennale’, a first of its kind, indulged its audience with the works of over 90 artists from across the country. The first edition of the biennale opened its doors to the […]

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Five Indians Shine in Art Review’s Power 100: Most Influential People in Art

Introduction In a resounding recognition of India’s growing prominence in the global art scene, five Indians have secured coveted positions in the Art Review’s Power 100: Most Influential People in Art. This esteemed list acknowledges individuals who have made significant contributions to the art world, shaping and influencing contemporary discourse. Let’s delve into the profiles

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The biggest art festival in Asia comes to an end: The fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Tsuktiben Jamir The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art that is hosted in Kochi, Kerala, India every two years. It is both the biggest contemporary art festival in Asia and the largest art show in the whole nation. The fifth edition of this festival recently concluded with a big bang at the

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Almanac of a lost year in the form of a visual diary at Kochi Muziris Biennale

Krispin Joseph PX How do you spend your time during the Pandemic? Reading, writing, watching, practising art, music, dancing, learning something, or doing some cooking? What do you think about yourself and the world? Where did you reach, and did you find out anything interesting? What do you think about art practice in pandemic situations?

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Critique of Jitish Kallat’s ‘Covering Letter’

Krispin Joseph PX Are you a firm believer in binary? As human nature, we understand many things in binary oppositions. Binary opposition starts from ‘male/female and goes to good/bad, black/white and so on. The structural theory brings the binary opposition into the humanities discussion table. Many forerunners in this theory and Saucer to Levi Strauss

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Ambedkarite art in Communities of Choice

Krispin Joseph Px Kochi Muziris Biennale brings artists and art projects from marginalised communities. That representation is less than they want and the same as what they get in other regions of social visibility. Many underrepresented subjects are exhibited in this Biennale, and doubtful about who represents these subjects. Elite-class people and artists representing the

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Artworks of creepy crawlies on an Air India aircraft at Kochi Muziris Biennale by G.S. Smitha

Rajesh Kumar The creepy-crawlies are no longer just a part of the soil, all ignored and disgust upon, they are now a major part of the paintings by Smitha GS. The paintings are full of creepy crawlies and that’s what she loves. You name them, there they are, crawling of flying all over her canvas.

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