Curatorial
Vision
The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an invitation to embrace process as methodology, and to place the friendship economies that have long nurtured artist-led initiatives as the very scaffolding of the exhibition.
We move away from the idea of the Biennale as a singular, central exhibition-event, and instead envision it as a living ecosystem; one where each element shares space, time, and resources, and grows in dialogue with each other. In Kochi, a historic port city where trade once connected distant worlds, we begin with our site and region to engage in dialogue with emerging global perspectives. This rootedness allows us to resist the pressures of the conventional biennale model as a finished spectacle, and instead shape something that is evolving, responsive, and alive.
CURATOR
Nikhil Chopra
HH ART SPACES
The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is curated by Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces, an artist-led organisation based in Goa. Chopra is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice interweaves performance, drawing, photography, sculpture, and installation.
Artists
2025-2026
India's largest
contemporary
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), founded in 2010 by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, a collective of artists, is India's first and largest international exhibition of contemporary art. A site-responsive, artist-led initiative, the Biennale was conceived not merely as an exhibition but as a civic project firmly rooted in the histories and everyday realities of Kochi's Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, where it unfolds every two years. Bringing together artists from across India and the world, the Biennale presents works spanning diverse mediums and disciplines. Alongside its main exhibition, it hosts a vivid ecosystem of talks, film programmes, workshops, residencies, and educational projects, creating a unique platform for dialogue, exchange, and discovery.
HAPPENING
NOW
Film Screening
kochi muziris biennale
Screening of Sheshippu (The Remnant) directed by Sreejith S Kumar and Gritto Vincent,in Malayalam with English subtitles curated by IFFK.
3 mar 2026, 01:30 pm
News
06 Dec 2025
KMB-6 Collaterals From Dec 14; Nine Institutes To Show a Wide Range Of Art Practices
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17 Nov 2025
The Kochi Biennale Foundation Announces The Lineup Of ‘Edam’, Featuring Kerala-Based Artists
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01 Nov 2025
Programmes And Exhibitions Announced For The Sixth Edition Of Kochi Muziris Biennale
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Kochi-Muziris Biennale
23 Oct 2025
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025–26 Announces Participating Artists for the Sixth Edition, ‘For the Time Being’
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29 Oct 2025
DBF-KMB Lecture Series Highlighted Sixth Edition Of The Kochi Muziris Biennale In London
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29 Oct 2025
Kochi Biennale Foundation Organised ‘Let’s Talk’ Session At NGMA Ahead Of Sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale
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VIDEO
LAB
The rhythm of the Peoples' Biennale!
British art historian and critic, Mark Godfrey at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Padakkalam, a performance by Folk India Natya Manch at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Kadhayanam, a giant puppetry parade by Ala Centre for Culture and Alternative Education at 6th KMB
Dr. P. Pavithran, academician and cultural critic at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Aditya Puthur about his projects “Unweaving the Rainbow” and “Rosabella Believe” at the KMB 2025-26
Naomi Beckwith, American art curator and historian, at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Short Stories, Long Shadows Contemporary Malayalam Voices
Common Ground: Institution Building in South Asia
French artist Kader Attia at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.jpg
Glimpses from Gossip, a dance production by Thudippu Dance Foundation
Narayana Bhattathiri at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Duryodhanavadham Attakadha, at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Anand Patwardhan at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Samridhi at Kochi — The People's Cafe in the People's Biennale
Manu S. Pillai at the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Rajeev Sethi at the 6th Edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale
G. Vijayaraghavan, Founder CEO of Technopark, on the 6th Edition of KMB
M. Riaz Hamidullah, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, on KMB 2025-26
T.P. Sreenivasan, former Indian Diplomat at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Malayalam actor, director, and screenwriter Madhupal Kannambathu, at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Nalini Malani, Indian contemporary artist and a pioneer of video art in India at KMB 2025-26
Pongal at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Dr. Vishakha N. Desai, author, scholar, and Senior Advisor to Columbia Global at KMB 2025-26
The F16s at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Arundhati Roy at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
Paakkalam, Performance by Smitha M. Babu, Anjana Shajahan, Gadha R Krishnan, Akira and Dhanya Veithy
Glimpses of Biennale 2025-26
Giggle Island, a collaborative animation film with the ABC Art Room children of GHSLPS, Mattancherry
The Chamber of Calling, Performance by Yuko Kaseki & Uriel Barthélémi
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
For The Time Being: The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025-26
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