‘I Felt Like I Had Been Scammed’: Artists in India’s Top Biennial Allege Communication Breakdowns, Funding Issues

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India’s largest and most important contemporary art showcase, is embroiled in controversy after more than half of this edition’s participants publicly alleged a breakdown in communication with management and a spread of other problems. Ahead of the show’s opening, one artist pulled out, and several artists told ARTnews that they were unable to realize their work before leaving the country.Of the 90 artists showing in the exhibition this year, 53 sign