13 February 2013
Across cultures and traditions, art and music compares to prayer for the soul. When the emotions are down, a simple song can get you back on your feet and have you up and running. Even so, why settle for a simple song when you have one of the most promising singers in Bollywood to get [...]
05 February 2013
Celebrate Kerala, is back again. It provides a platform for creative, skilled professionals including documentary makers, photographers, writers, journalists, film makers, musicians, actors and its children who are in the threshold of a unique, dynamic step towards a promising future to put their hands and minds together to fulfill their passion and give something back [...]
04 February 2013
Asia Art Archive (AAA) will present a one-day public conference titled Fields of Legibility: disciplines and practices of art writing in India on 6 February 2013. The event, co-hosted by Kochi-Muziris Biennale, is the first in a sequence of such programmes that will inform AAA’s research towards a series of anthology publications dedicated to the [...]
31 January 2013
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale has lent Kerala a new visual art culture, which has to now gain momentum through the emergence of more climate-controlled galleries in the state, according to artist Nambudiri. “Kerala has had a rather late start in setting up art galleries. The existing ones have yet to use their space in the best [...]
31 January 2013
Come, witness the works of art by Marc Delrome at ‘Cocus Nuceifera’. This art exhibition is a true treat to art-lovers. You can witness an exhibition of works by this renowned artist. The exhibition is happening at 6/500, Opposite Gallery OED, Bazar Road at Mattanchery. ‘Cocus Nuceifera’ is on till the 15th of February 2013. [...]
30 January 2013
The four of them went the extra mile to collect material for an innovative work of art they eventually put together after speaking to people from various walks of life who visited the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The result has been a fascinating installation featuring bits from the long history and unique culture of this ancient cosmopolitan [...]
29 January 2013
In the enigmatic cosmic structure of the universe, she has found her moments of creativity and streaks of artistic brilliance. Rohini Devasher, a petite 34-year-old Delhi-based artist and amateur astronomer, has put up a fascinating installation at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale that engages you with the sheer novelty of the concept — a connect between familiar [...]
28 January 2013
The Kerala government is convinced about the need for financial support to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, culture minister K C Joseph said today. The next meeting of the state cabinet will decide on giving grant to the ongoing festival which is the first of its kind in the country, he said after a visit to Aspinwall [...]
28 January 2013
If Bollywood singer Shilpa Rao’s music has awed and inspired you, here is the chance for Kochi to witness her live performance on-stage. Thanks to JT Pac! The famous film playback singer will be performing in Kochi next month. Shilpa Rao has sung some awesome songs in Hindi which have turned out to be huge [...]
25 January 2013
By the time Valsan Koorma Kolleri reached this city to participate in the biennale, fellow artists at the festival had acquired what he thought were the best spaces to put up exhibits. But that did not dishearten the sculptor from North Malabar. In any case, Kolleri has a penchant for working on discarded stuff. So, [...]