Kochi Biennale Foundation Annual Report 2012-13 (1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013) Kochi Biennale Foundation 1/1903,Kunnumpuram FortKochiPO 682001

Kochi Biennale Foundation (Annual Report 2012-13)

The Board of Trustees have pleasure in presenting the Kochi Biennale Foundations Annual Report for the financial year 2012-13. The Audited statement of accounts for the year ended 31st March 2013 is an integral part of the current Annual Report. The Balance sheet of the Foundation for the year ended 31st March was examined by M/s Vimal Jose, Charted Accountant.

The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) is a non-profit charitable trust engaged in promoting art & culture and educational activities in ; primary amongst them the hosting of Kochi-Muziris Biennale. KBF works around the year to promote national consensus on investment in contemporary art infrastructure and to broaden public access to art across India.

The Kochi Biennale Foundation is also engaged in

• Preservation / enhancement of heritage properties and monuments • Revival of places of historic interest • Revival and promotion of traditional forms of art and culture • Art Education through programmes such as Artist Residency, Children’s/Student’s Biennale • Conducting National and International Seminars and • Promotion of National and International brotherhood and co-operation

The Foundation was registered in 4-8-2010 under the Indian Trusts Act 1882

Board of Trustees of the Foundation are:-

1. Bose Krishnamachari- President\Curator\Artist 2. Riyas Komu- Secretary\Curator\Artist 3. Bonny Thomas- Treasurer\Writer\Cartoonist 4. Sunil V - Joint Secretary\Executive Creative Director - Wieden+Kennedy, Motherland Magazine, IndiaTube 5. P.K.H.Tharakan- (Former) Secretary (R), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India 6. Tasneem Zakaria Mehta- Honorary Director, Dr.BhauDaji Lad Museum, 7. K SubhasChandran- (Former) Director (Programmes), National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai 8. Jose Dominic - Managing Director, CGH Earth 9. Lizzie Jacob - Former Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala Kochi-Muziris Biennale

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is an international exhibition of contemporary art hosted in the city of Kochi, India. The Biennale is a platform for new Indian and international aesthetics and art experiences, and seeks to sustain a space that protects and projects the freedom of artistic invention.The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) also seeks to invoke the historic cosmopolitan legacy of the modern metropolis of Kochi, and its predecessor, the ancient port of Muziris The First Edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale was organized from 12th December 2012 to 17th March 2013 and exhibited artworks in venues spread across Fort Kochi and Ernakulam. This included existing exhibition sites, public spaces, heritage buildings and other non-traditional venues. Alongside the exhibitions, the Kochi Biennale Foundation organised an extensive public programme of seminars, workshops and a comprehensive and far-reaching educational programme. The Kochi- Muziris Biennale 2012 was curated by Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu.

The first edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale showcased the works of 89 artists from 23 countries. The participating artists included: Ahmed Mater (Abha, Saudi Arabia.) \ Ai Weiwei(Beijing, China) \ Alex Mathew (Kerala, IndiA) \ alexisLeiva Machado (Havana, Cuba) \ Alfredo Jaar (Santiago, Chile and New York, USA) \ AmanullahMojadidi (Kabul, Afghanistan) \ Amar Kanwar (New Delhi, India) \ Anant Joshi (Mumbai, India) \ Angelica Mesiti (, France and Sydney, Australia) \ Anita Dube (New Delhi, India) \ Anup Mathew Thomas (Bangalore, India) \ Ariel Hassan (Australia and Berlin, Germany) \ AtulDodiya (Mumbai, India) \ BaniAbidi (Karachi, Pakistan and New Delhi, India) \ CAMP (Mumbai, India) \ Carlos Garaicoa (Havana, Cuba) \ Clifford Charles (, UK.) \ Cyprien Gaillard (Paris, France and Berlin, Germany) \ Dylan Martorell (Melbourne, Australia.) \ Ernesto Neto (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) \ Gert Jan Kocken (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) \ Gitanjali Rao (Mumbai, India) \ Giuseppe Stampone (Rome) \ HosseinValamanesh (Tehran, Iran and Adelaide, Australia) \ Ibrahim Quraishi (Nairobi, Kenya and Amsterdam, The Netherlands) \ Jalaja P. S. (Kochi, India) \ JannisKounellis (Piraeus, Greece and Rome) \ Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France) \ Jonas Staal (Rotterdam, Netherlands) \ Joseph Semah (Baghdad, Iraq and Amsterdam, The Netherlands) \ Justin Ponmany (Mumbai, India) \ JyothiBasu (Baroda, India) \ K. P. Krishna Kumar (Kuttippuram, India) \ K.P. Reji (Baroda, India) \ KiranSubbaiah (Bangalore, India) \ MahletOgbe (Asmara, Eritrea and Bergen, Norway) \ Majid Nasery (Tehran, Iran) \ Maya Arulpragasam (London, UK) \ Nadia KaabiLinke (Tunis, Tunisia and Berlin, Germany) \ NaliniMalani (Mumbai, India) \ Olga Chernysheva (Moscow, Russia) \ Paris Vishwanadhan (Paris, France) \ Prabhakaran K. (Calicut, India) \ Prasad Raghavan (New Delhi, India) \ RanbirKaleka (New Delhi, India) \ Rashid Rana (Lahore, Pakistan) \ Ratheesh T. (Thiruvananthapuram, India) \ Ravi Rahul S. (New Delhi, India) \ Reghunadhan K (Kochi, India) \ Rigo 23 (Portugal and San Francisco) \ Robert Montgomery (London, UK) \ RohiniDevasher (New Delhi, India) \ Sanchayan Ghosh (Shantiniketan, India) \ Santiago Sierra (Madrid, Spain and Mexico City, Mexico) \ ShahidulAlam (Dhaka, Bangladesh) \ SheelaGowda and ChristophStorz (Buchs AG, Switzerland and Bangalore, India) \ Shreyas Karle (Mumbai, India) \ Siji Krishnan (Hyderabad, India) \ Sosa Joseph (Kochi, India) \ Srinivasa Prasad (Bangalore, India) \ Subodh Gupta (New Delhi, India) \ Sudarshan Shetty (Mumbai, India) \ SumedhRajendran (New Delhi, India) \ Sun Xun (Beijing, China) \ T. Venkanna(Baroda,India) \ Taf Hassam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) \ Tallur L.N. (India and South Korea) \ Thomas Florschuetz (Berlin, Germany) \ ThrissurNatakaSangham (Theatre Group, , India) \UBIK (Dubai, UAE) \ Upendranath T R (Kochi, India) \ ValsanKoormaKolleri (Pattiam, India) \ Varavazhi Project \ VivanSundaram (New Delhi, India) \ VivekVilasini (Kochi, India) \ WangechiMutu (Nairobi, Kenya and New York, USA) \ ZakkirHussain (Bangalore, India) \ Zhang Enli (Shanghai, China).

KMB 2012 presented an eclectic programme of talks, seminars, screenings, music, workshops and educational activities for students of all ages.

Kochi Biennale Foundation, in association with Biennial Foundation, co-hosted a symposium on emerging platforms for contemporary art in India on December 15th and 16th, 2012. The two-day programme included speakers GeetaKapur, SaratMaharaj, RanjitHoskote, Gayatri Sinha, PoojaSood and .

‘Let’s Talk,’ the daily programme of talks, presentations, performances, conversations and panel discussions featuring artists, academics, curators and critics, was held at the Outset Carnoustie Pavilion.

A literary/cultural festival, Annual Rings, was launched on November 12 during the international book festival held at Ernakulam town by DC Books.

The BRICS Project, a collateral exhibition curated by Alfons Hug, director of the Goethe-Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featured artists from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and Germany.

Ten international films selected by renowned film maker AdoorGopalakrishnan was screened as a special programme at the biennale.

Contribution to Society

The Biennale was aimed at not only transforming Kerala into a cultural hotspot of the country, but also expected to benefit the entire country economically and socially. Public funding of the arts and culture can play a vital role in encouraging creative innovation.

AUDIT & ACCOUNTABILITY

The Kochi Biennale Foundation understands the need to maintain proper book-keeping and accounts as the event is being conducted with public money. We hold ourselves to the highest level of accountability. Kochi Biennale Foundation appointed an independent auditor to conduct monthly / quarterly internal audits and submit the reports to the Govt. of Kerala for the CAG Audit.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees we also express our sincere thanks to all those who are engaged in the work of the Kochi Biennale Foundation and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. We also express our appreciation and gratitude to all our supporters for their support and co-operation.

Bose Krishnamachari President Kochi Biennale Foundation

Audit Report 2012-13