Kochi-Muziris Biennale has announced its list of artists for its sixth edition, titled For The Time Being and slated to open from 12 December to 31 March across the historic port city of Kochi.
Curated by Nikhil Chopra and HH Art Spaces, Goa, the exhibition will feature 66 artists and collectives from over 20 countries. 50 new commissions will be presented across public spaces and heritage sites in the neighbourhoods throughout the city. Confirmed venues include Aspinwall House, historic headquarter of Aspinwall & Company Ltd; Pepper House, a former spice warehouse turned cultural centre; and Durbar Hall, once the courthouse of the Maharaja of Kochi, amongst others.
‘Our invitation to companions was to work with Kochi’s climates, conditions and resource realities’, the curatorial team says in a statement, ‘to make time, think nimbly, and collaborate locally.’
The participating artists include: Abul Hisham, Aditya Puthur, Adrian Villar Rojas, Ali Akbar PN, Anja Ibsch and Grüntaler9, Arti Kadam, Athina Koumparouli, Bani Abidi and Anupama Kundoo, Bhasha Chakrabarti, Biraaj Dodiya, Birender Yadav, Cinthia Marcelle, Dhiraj Rabha, Dima Srouji and Piero Tomassoni, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Faiza Hasan, Gieve Patel, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Hicham Berrada, Himanshu Jamod, Hiwa K, Huma Mulji, Ibrahim Mahama, Jayashree Chakravarty, Jompet Kuswidananto, Jyoti Bhatt, Khageswar Rout, Kirtika Kain, Kulpreet Singh, Lakshmi Nivas Collective, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Lionel Wendt, Malu Joy (Sister Roswin CMC), Mandeep Raikhy, Maria Hassabi, Marina Abramović, Mark Prime, Mathew Krishanu, Meenu James, Minam Apang, Mónica de Miranda, Monika Correa, Moonis Ahmad Shah, Naeem Mohaiemen, Nari Ward, Niroj Satpathy, Nityan Unnikrishnan, Otobong Nkanga, Pallavi Paul, Panjeri Artists’ Union, Prabhakar Kamble, Raja Boro, Ratna Gupta, Sabitha Kadannappally, Sandra Mujinga, Sayan Chanda, RB Shajith, Sheba Chhachhi and Janet Price, Shiraz Bayjoo, Smitha Babu, Sujith S.N, Tino Sehgal, Utsa Hazarika, Vinoja Tharmalingam, Yasmin Jahan Nupur, Zarina Muhammed.
