Written by Vishnu Varma |Kochi |Updated: January 2, 2019 7:08:37 pm
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Six artworks you shouldn’t miss
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: For a place that is brimming with talented art connoisseurs, there are a few whose work have particularly stood out. Here's a list of interesting projects that a visitor to the Biennale shouldn't miss.
It’s that time of the year again. The streets and by-lanes of western Kochi have come alive with colourful festoons and wall murals, thanks to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, a celebration of contemporary art which in its fourth edition has managed to put the city on the global art map. The event, inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on December 12, will run till March 29, 2019, at ten different venues spread across the city.
For a place that is surrounded by talented art connoisseurs, there are a few whose work have stood out. For the first time this year, the Biennale has a female curator in Anita Dube, an accomplished artist based in Greater Noida whose work, often bubbling with political undertones, has transcended barriers of traditional craft. The theme ‘possibilities for a non-alienated life’ resonates with Dube’s body of work and seeks to bring the works of female and queer artists and those of colour to the fore, breaking gender barriers like never before. Even if the festival faces charges of being elitist, the presence of artists like Dube confirms a platform for artists from conflict-prone and marginalised societies.
This year, at the Biennale, from photographs to paintings and art installations to infrastructure projects, there were some works of art that have appealed to us more than the other pieces. But then, as they say, art is subjective and open to interpretations and perceptions – what may inspire one may not arouse the same feeling in others. Here are a few interesting projects that a visitor to the Biennale shouldn’t miss:
Metropolis – Lubna Chowdhary
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