Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
# Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 was the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary art held in Kochi, Kerala. This edition which was curated by Anita Dube began on 12 December 2018 and ended on 29 March 2019. Like the previous editions, Aspinwall House, Pepper House, Kasi Art Cafe, Cabral Yard, David Hall are the main venues of this biennale. This biennale was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the Government of Kerala.

## History

In May 2010, Mumbai based contemporary artists of Kerala origin, Bose Krishnamachari and Riyaz Komu, were approached by then culture minister of Kerala, M.A Baby to start an international art project in the state. After this, the Kochi Biennale Foundation was setup in the year 2010.

The First Kochi-Muziris Biennale began on 12 December 2012. The Biennale hosted 88 artists from 30 different countries, site-specific works and a sustained education programme in the three months. Kochi-Muziris Biennale was also conducted in the years 2014 and 2016.

## Curatorial vision

Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life is the title for the curatorial vision of the fourth edition of biennale.

## Art room for children

An art room was opened for nurturing children's talent in art by the Kochi Biennale foundation as the part of the Art by Children project also conducted by KBF.

## Biennale Guided Tours

Apart from the short guide and the wall text, the Kochi Biennale Foundation had also arranged free public tours and reserved guided walks in this fourth edition.

## List of artists

94 projects by 138 artists from 32 countries were exhibited in this biennale.

| Artist | Country |
| - | - |
| Aernout Mik | Netherlands |
| Afrah Shafiq | India |
| Ajay Desai | India |
| Akram Zaatari | Lebanon |
| Anjali Monteiro + K. P. Jayasankar | India |
| Anoli Perera | Sri Lanka |
| Arunkumar. H. G | India |
| Anju Dodiya | India |
| Annu Palakunnathu Matthew | India/United States |
| Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook | Thailand |
| Arya krishnan | India |
| Bapi Das | India |
| Barthélémy Toguo | Cameroon |
| Bracha Ettinger | Israel |
| Brook Andrew | Australia |
| B. V. Suresh | India |
| Celia-Yunior | Cuba |
| Chandan Gomes | India |
| Chitra Ganesh | India |
| Chittaprosad | India |
| Cyrus Kabiru | Kenya |
| Dennis Muraguri | Kenya |
| DOMENEC | Spain |
| E. B. Itso | Denmark |
| EDIBLE ARCHIVES | |
| Valie Export | |
| Goshka Macuga | Poland |
| Guerrilla Girls | United States |
| Hassan Khan + Andeel | |
| Heri Dono | Indonesia |
| INES DOUJAK + JOHN BARKER | |
| Jitish Kallat | India |
| Julie Gough | |
| Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba | |
| Juul Kraijer | |
| K P Krishnakumar | India |
| KAUSIK MUKHOPADHYAY | India |
| KIBUUKA MUKISA OSCAR | Uganda |
| LEANDRO FEAL | Cuba |
| LUBNA CHOWDHARY | U.K. |
| Madhvi Parekh | India |
| Marlene Dumas | Netherlands |
| Martha Rosler | United States |
| MARZIA FARHANA | Bangladesh |
| Mireille Kassar | France/Lebanon |
| MOCHU + SUVANI SURI | India |
| Monica Mayer | Mexico |
| Mrinalini Mukherjee | India |
| Nathan Coley | U.K. |
| Nilima Sheikh | India |
| Oorali | India |
| THE OTOLITH GROUP | U.K. |
| PANGROK SULAP | Malaysia |
| PRABHAKAR PACHPUTE | India |
| PRIYA RAVISH MEHRA | India |
| PROBIR GUPTA | India |
| RADENKO MILAK | Bosnia Hercegovina |
| Rana Hamadeh | Netherlands/Lebanon |
| Rania Stephan | Lebanon |
| REHANA ZAMAN | Pakistan |
| Rina Banerjee | United States/India |
| Rula Halawani | Palestine |
| SANTHA KV | India |
| Santu Mofokeng | South Africa |
| P R SATHEESH | India |
| SHAMBHAVI | India |
| Shilpa Gupta | |
| Shirin Neshat | Iran/United States |
| Shubigi Rao | Singapore |
| SISTER LIBRARY | India |
| SONG DONG | China |
| Sonia Khurana | India |
| SRINAGAR BIENNALE | India |
| Sue Williamson | South Africa |
| SUNIL GUPTA + CHARAN SINGH | India/U.K. |
| Sunil Janah | India |
| TABITA REZAIRE | France French Guiana South Africa |
| Tania Bruguera | Cuba |
| TANIA CANDIANI | Mexico |
| Tejal Shah | India |
| Temsuyanger Longkumer | India |
| Thomas Hirschhorn | Switzerland |
| VANESSA BAIRD | Norway |
| VEDA THOZHUR KOLLERI | India |
| VICKY ROY | India |
| VINU VV | India |
| VIPIN DHANURDHARAN | India |
| VIVIAN CACCURI | Brazil |
| SUBHASH SINGH VYAM + DURGABAI VYAM | India |
| Walid Raad | Lebanon |
| William Kentridge | South Africa |
| Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries | South Korea |
| Zanele Muholi | South Africa |
