Artist Kader Attia Will Organize 2027 Edition of India’s Top Biennial
Kader Attia, an acclaimed artist whose work is currently included in Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition of the Venice Biennale, has been selected to curate the 2027 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India’s top biennial. Attia, a winner of France’s Prix Marcel Duchamp, may be best known for his sculptures and installations that seek to rectify the violence of colonialism in North Africa, but the Berlin- and Paris-based artist has curated at least one notable biennial previously. That show, the 2022 Berlin Biennale, was celebrated in some corners for its emphasis on artists of the Global South. But it was denounced in others after a group of Iraqi artists pulled out of the show, protesting a French artist’s work that featured graphic images of tortured Abu Ghraib detainees. Related Articles His selection continues a tradition of artists helming the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The most recent edition, which opened at the end of last year, was organized by artist Nikhil Chopra, who worked on the show with HH Art Spaces, an artist-run space based in Goa. And in …
