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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
| native_name = കൊച്ചി-മുസിരിസ് ബിനാലെ 2018
| native_name_lang = ml
| logo = |logo_caption=Logo of the upcoming Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
| logo_size = 200px
| founded = 2012
| begins = 12 December 2018
| ends = 29 March 2019
| genre = International Art Exhibition ([[Contemporary art]])
|people = [[Anita Dube]] (Curator)<br />[[Bose Krishnamachari]] (co-founder and president of KBF)
| attendance = 600,000 (2016-17)<ref name="attendance">{{cite news|title=LuLu Financial Group's Adeeb Ahamed pledges Rs 1 crore to 2018 Kochi-Muziris Biennale|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/lulu-financial-groups-adeeb-ahamed-pledges-rs-1-crore-to-2018-kochi-muziris-biennale-5290294/|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
| location = [[Kochi]], India
| website = {{URL|http://www.kochimuzirisbiennale.org}}
}}
[[File:Kochi-Muziris_Biennale_Logo_2018.jpg | thumb|right | alt=Logo of 4th Kochi-Muziris Biennale of the year 2018 | Logo of 4th Kochi-Muziris Biennale of the year 2018]]
The '''Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018''' was the fourth edition of the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]], an [[International Exhibition|international exhibition]] of [[contemporary art]] held in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Curated by [[Anita Dube]], it commenced on 12 December 2018 and concluded on 29 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianetnews.com/news/kochi-muziris-biennale-begins-on-december-12|title=കൊച്ചി-മുസിരിസ് ബിനാലെ നാലാം പതിപ്പിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുന്ന പ്രമുഖർ ഇവരൊക്കെ|work=Asianet news |access-date=2018-07-23|language=ml}}</ref> Similar to previous editions, the main venues included Aspinwall House, Pepper House, Kasi Art Café, Cabral Yard, and David Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianetnews.com/news/kochi-muziris-biennale-under-government-control|title=കൊച്ചി മുസ്സരിസ് ബിനാലെ ഇനി സർക്കാർ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിൽ; ആസ്പിൻവാൾ സ്ഥിരം വേദി|work=Asianet news|access-date=2018-07-23|language=ml}}</ref> The event was inaugurated by the [[Chief Minister of Kerala]], [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the [[Government of Kerala]].

The curatorial theme for this edition was ''Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life.''

==History==
In May 2010, [[Mumbai]]-based [[contemporary artists]] of [[Kerala]] origin, [[Bose Krishnamachari]] and [[Riyaz Komu]], were approached by the then Minister for Culture of Kerala, [[M.A. Baby]], to initiate an international art project in the state. Subsequently, the [[Kochi Biennale Foundation]] was established in 2010.

The first Kochi-Muziris Biennale commenced on 12 December 2012. It featured 88 artists from 30 countries, site-specific works, and a sustained educational programme over a period of three months. Subsequent editions were held in 2014 and 2016.

==Features==
===Art room for children===
An art room was established by the Kochi Biennale Foundation as part of the ''Art by Children'' project, aimed at nurturing artistic talent among children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/kochi-muziris-biennale-2018-art-room-for-childrens--1.3397528 |title=കൊച്ചി-മുസിരിസ് ബിനാലെയിൽ കുട്ടികൾക്കായുള്ള ആർട്ട് റൂം തുറന്നു {{!}} Kochi muziris biennale 2018 Art room for Children's |website=www.mathrubhumi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216223010/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/kochi-muziris-biennale-2018-art-room-for-childrens--1.3397528 |archive-date=2018-12-16}}</ref>

===Biennale guided tours===
In addition to providing a short guide and wall texts, the Kochi Biennale Foundation organised free public tours as well as reserved guided walks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biennale Guided Tours |url=http://www.kochimuzirisbiennale.org/biennale-guided-tours/ |website=Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 |publisher=Kochi Biennale Foundation |accessdate=29 December 2018 |date=27 December 2018}}</ref>

==List of artists==
A total of 94 projects by 138 artists from 32 countries were exhibited in the biennale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/kochi-1.2884040|title=കൊച്ചി ബിനാലെ നാലാം ലക്കം: ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റുകളുടെ ആദ്യ പട്ടിക പുറത്തിറക്കി|work=Mathrubhumi|access-date=2018-07-23|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035445/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/kochi-1.2884040|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ബിനാലെ നാലാംലക്കം : 90 കലാകാരന്മാരുടെ പട്ടികയായി |url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/kochi-biennale/764073 |accessdate=27 December 2018 |publisher=Deshabhimani}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Artist
! Country
|-
| [[Aernout Mik]]
|| [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Afrah Shafiq]]
|| [[India]]
|-
| [[Ajay Desai]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|| [[Akram Zaatari]]
|| [[Lebanon]]
|-
|| [[Anjali Monteiro]] and [[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]] (artist collective)
|| [[India]] (edible-art collective)
|-
|[[Valie Export]]
|| [[Austria]]
|-
|[[Goshka Macuga]]
|| [[Poland]]
|-
|[[Guerrilla Girls]]
|| [[United States]]
|-
|[[Hassan Khan (artist)|Hassan Khan]] and [[Andeel]]
|| [[Egypt]]
|-
|[[Heri Dono]]
|| [[Indonesia]]
|-
|[[Ines Doujak]] and [[John Barker (writer)|John Barker]]
|| [[Austria]] / [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[Jitish Kallat]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Julie Gough]]
|| [[Australia]]
|-
|[[Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba]]
|| [[Japan]] / [[Vietnam]]
|-
|[[Juul Kraijer]]
|| [[Netherlands]]
|-
|[[K P Krishnakumar]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Kausik Mukhopadhyay]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Kibuuka Mukisa Oscar]]
|| [[Uganda]]
|-
|[[Leandro Feal]]
|| [[Cuba]]
|-
|[[Lubna Chowdhary]]
|| [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[Madhvi Parekh]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Marlene Dumas]]
|| [[Netherlands]]
|-
|[[Martha Rosler]]
|| [[United States]]
|-
|[[Marzia Farhana]]
|| [[Bangladesh]]
|-
|[[Mireille Kassar]]
|| [[France]] / [[Lebanon]]
|-
|Mochu and Suvani Suri
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Monica Mayer]]
|| [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Mrinalini Mukherjee]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Nathan Coley]]
|| [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[Nilima Sheikh]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Oorali]]
|| [[India]]
|-
|The Otolith Group
|| [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[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]]
||[[India]]
|-
|[[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 and Charan Singh
|| [[India]] / [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[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 and Durgabai Vyam|| [[India]]
|-
|[[Walid Raad]]
|| [[Lebanon]]
|-
|[[William Kentridge]]
|| [[South Africa]]
|-
|[[Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries]]
|| [[South Korea]]
|-
|[[Zanele Muholi]]
|| [[South Africa]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Kochi-Muziris Biennale|Kochi Muziris Biennale]]
*[[Anita Dube]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{URL|kochimuzirisbiennale.org|Official website}}

[[Category:Kochi-Muziris Biennale]]
[[Category:Art biennials]]
[[Category:2018 in India]]
[[Category:2019 in India]]
[[Category:2010s in Kerala]]

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