Chithravathi Magazine

Lokame Tharavadu, the biggest contemporary art survey exhibition in India in 2021, is coming to a close today. With the participation of 267 artists cutting across generations and also many art events organised parallel to it, this mammoth show organised by Kochi Biennale Foundation was a game changer. In this exclusive interview given to P Sudhakaran , the show’s curator and world-renowned artist Bose Krishnamachari, who conceptualized the exhibition, says that we should have more spaces to organise art shows to bring it closer to people. PS: What was the inspiration behind this show? Bose: In the wake of the lockdown following Covid-19, which also forced the people behind Kochi Biennale Foundation to drop the 2020 edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, they explored as to what could be done. Already various programmes are on under the aegis of the foundation, including Students’ Biennale, Learning at Home and Art by Children (ABC). Also, we held a series of workshops for parents and kids...

Alappuzha in Kerala hosts a major contemporary art survey exhibition featuring the works of 267 artists cutting across generations and geographies, organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, and curated by eminent artist Bose Krishnamachari By P Sudhakaran A sculpture by K S Radhakrishnan with the paintings of Smitha GS in the background Over 260 galleries in a small city! Every gallery exhibiting the art works of one artist each. Warehouses and godowns transformed into professional galleries with ample wall space and rooms for video projection as well. The feeling one would get while watching the Lokame Tharavadu (The world is one family), a contemporary art survey exhibition organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, at Alappuzha in Kerala, and curated by eminent artist Bose Krishnamachari, with the support of the Government of Kerala, is simply awe inspiring. An unassuming place all of a sudden becoming the hub of contemporary art is something unbelievable. But that is the bea...