Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Art exhibition and festival

Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Art exhibition and festival

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I – Art & Culture

In news

• Kochi-Muziris Biennale was in the news recently. 
• Its 5th edition has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Important value additions 

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 

• It is an art exhibition and festival. 
• It is the largest of its kind in South Asia.
• Organised by: Kochi Biennale Foundation at Kochi, Kerala.
• The Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust engaged in promoting art and culture and educational activities in India.
• It works throughout the year to strengthen contemporary art infrastructure and to broaden public access to art across India through a diverse range of programmes.

Do you know? 

• In mythology, Muziris was a port city, among the earliest of its kind in the world. 
• When Kerala established itself as a major center for spice, the ancient port of Muziris emerged as its hub.
• Currently, the Muziris Heritage Project is one of the biggest conservation projects in India, where the state and the central governments have come together to conserve a rich culture that is as old as 3000 years or more.
• The biennale exhibits artworks across a variety of mediums including film, installation, painting, sculpture, etc.