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The Race to Open the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Bureaucratic hold-ups and heavy rains delayed the event, but on the ground, artists and organizers are working around the clock to make it a reality.
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Construction Workers Claim Kochi-Muziris Biennale Shorted Payment
A contracting company says it "has been left in a precarious financial situation" after the biennial declined to pay its full construction costs. The biennial says a government-approved valuer found "that the amounts demanded by the contractor are arbitrary."
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A Promising Biennial in Kochi, India Is Marred by Sexual Misconduct Mishandling
The fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennial, which is the first instance of it being curated by a woman, is marked by lofty ideals, but also incidents of toxic masculinity.
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#MeToo Protesters Call Out Sexual Assault Allegations at India's Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Protesters interrupted a Guerrilla Girls Q&A to call out the administration's lack of action after a co-founder and significant donor were publicly accused of sexual misconduct.
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Seeking Connections that Aren't There at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
The curator for the third edition of India's first art biennial, Sudarshan Shetty, has brought together some strong works that don't resonate with each other in any way.
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In Kochi, India, a Biennial Makes Room for Reimagining the Region
NEW DELHI — The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) launched in 2012 and has distinguished itself by the scale of its ambition.
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Making the Personal Collective at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Part 2
KOCHI, India — Pepper House is a quaint colonial structure with a lush central courtyard on the Kochi seafront, and serves as a major Biennale venue with some extraordinary displays — Alex Mathew’s monumental anchor rising upward in a surreal bid to touch the sky overhead greets you as you walk in.
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Mythological Moments from India’s First Biennale
KOCHI, India — I finally made the trip to Kerala, on India’s southern tip, not because tourism websites insist upon it as God’s own country, but because the first ever biennale hosted in India is taking place there at Kochi (or Cochin), a city that was once a thriving spice port. Bringing together a