Over the past 25 years, Kochi’s art ecosystem has flourished, with one medium feeding another and new forms of creative expression finding space. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), called India’s largest ‘temporary museum’ of contemporary art, is the brightest jewel in Kochi’s crown. The country’s only art biennale of international … Read more
One Zero Eight by Save The Loom | Photo Credit: jinson abraham/ jinsonabraham.co One Zero Eight | a conceptual space by Ramesh Menon and Alpi Boylla of Save the Loom project Aneeth Arora of Péro has a busy year ahead, what with the sustainable fashion brand’s usual round of Milan, Paris and New York showcases … Read more
In limbo: Work going on at the incomplete Biennale Pavilion at Cabral Yard, adjacent to Aspinwall House, the main venue of the Kochi Muziris Biennale. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Scores of art enthusiasts, artists, art patrons and tourists who flew in from around the world to Fort Kochi for the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), … Read more
The Chinese fishing nets, centuries-old spice warehouses, ancient centres of worship and colonial bungalows lining the cobbled streets of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, all speak of a bygone era. However, from December 12 to April 10 next year, these streets, warehouses and old villas will turn into galleries of astounding art, with installations by more … Read more
Keralam Museum has been formed to look after building and modernising museums. Museums in Kerala: The state being home to one of India’s biggest art events-Kochi-Muziris Biennale, it is now set to become the museum hub of India. The state is looking for new ways by which will challenge old-fashioned norms and promote museums in … Read more