Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025: Redefining Art and Culture
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a big art show that happens every two years in Kochi, India.
This year, it's called the 2025 edition and it's special because it's not just one person in charge, but a group of people called Nikhil Chopra and HH Arts Spaces, Goa.
They want to make the biennale different by having art in many places, not just one big building.
The theme is about remembering the past and how people from different places used to trade and share ideas.
There will be art from 66 artists and groups, and also special shows for students and other artists from around the world.
The biennale will have performances, installations, and other cool things to see and do.
The idea is to make the biennale a place where artists can work together and learn from each other, not just show their art.
It's like a big party where everyone is invited to share and enjoy art.
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 is themed around collective memories of history and culture, led by collective curation from Nikhil Chopra and HH Arts Spaces, Goa.
The biennale will be held across 12 new venues, 9 existing venues, and 7 collateral venues, featuring works from 66 artists/collectives and several parallel shows.
The event challenges the idea of internationalism and focuses on the local context, with the body as a vessel of memory and lived histories at the center of the theme.
Special features include the Students Biennale, Invitations section, Edam, and performance art, with a focus on process and practices rather than just the final showcase.
The biennale aims to build friendship economies, encouraging collaboration and synergy among artists, and will include dynamic exhibitions and performances that evolve over time.
- Who
- Artists, curators, and cultural institutions from around the world, led by Nikhil Chopra and HH Arts Spaces, Goa
- What
- The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, a contemporary art exhibition
- When
- 12 December 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Where
- Kochi, India, across 12 new venues, 9 existing venues, and 7 collateral venues
- Why
- To redefine the biennale as an ecosystem with no central nucleus, focusing on collective memories, history, and culture, and to build friendship economies among practitioners
- Event Name
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025
- Dates
- 12 December 2025 - 31 March 2026
- Venues
- 12 new venues, 9 existing venues, 7 collateral venues
- Theme
- Collective memories of history and culture
- Curators
- Nikhil Chopra and HH Arts Spaces, Goa
- Artists/Collectives
- 66 artists/collectives
- Special Features
- Students Biennale, Invitations section, Edam, Performance art
- Focus
- Process and practices, friendship economies, interdisciplinary responses