Artist Vivan Sundaram, wife donate Rs 40 lakh for Kochi-Muziris Biennale

KOCHI: Renowned artist Vivan Sundaram and his art-historian wife Geeta Kapur have donated Rs 40 lakh for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), three weeks ahead of its second edition starting next month.

Septuagenarian Sundaram’s 2012 installation using discarded pottery shards from central Kerala’s Pattanam excavations recaptured the mood of the lost port city at the debut Kochi-Muziris Biennale, where Kapur had addressed symposia and extended immense cooperation.

Sundaram, whose installation ‘Black Gold’ was a talking point at the KMB 2012, said one could presume the strain and labor behind putting together an event of the scale of the biennale.

“I have been supporting the biennale right from the start,” said Sundaram, while recalling that he had attempted a biennale in the national capital.

KMB ’14, which is being curated by renowned artist Jitish Kallat, will feature the works of 94 artists from 30 countries.