The 78-day exhibition featuring 267 Malayali artists will begin on March 15 at six venues
In normal times the artist Bhagyanath c. Want to hang out, interact with people and display their pictures and paintings in exhibitions. But with art shows and exhibitions canceled due to the COVID-19 epidemic, he had spent most of the recent months confined to his home in Ernakulam.
Now, artists like Bhagyanath are back in the thick of things.
A live demonstration of contemporary art organized by the Kochi Biennale Foundation at Alappuzha and Ernakulam, thanks to the upcoming ‘Lokme Tharavadu’.
The 78-day exhibition funded by the state government will begin on 15 March at six locations including five in Alappuzha.
It will showcase artworks of 267 Malayali artists from India and abroad, making it one of the largest art exhibitions to include Malayali artists globally. Organizers say the art exhibition will help the port city of Alappuzha to regain its lost glory and be made a heritage city.
In Alappuzha, the exhibition will be held at five locations: Kerala State Coir Corporation, New Model Society Building, Port Museum, William Goodcare and Sons Pvt. Ltd., and Alleppey Company, which gained a major facility all together, thus making Gala a blend of art, culture and heritage. In addition, the exhibition will take place at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Ernakulam.
Among the creative works on display will be thought-provoking paintings, sculptures, video art, performances, installation and more. KM Madhusudhanan, a filmmaker and artist who has spent his new childhood and teenage life in Alappuzha before exploring new pastures, says he is very excited to be a part of the show .
He has created a replica of the lighthouse with beams on the walls showing two videos involving the deaths of Madhu and Varghese, the tribal youths of Kerala’s first ‘encounter’.
The exhibition is curated by renowned artist and curator Bose Krishnamachari.
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