KADER ATTIA – Curator of the 7th Kochi-Muziris Biennale

We are happy to announce the appointment of Kader Attia as curator of the 7th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

Artist, curator, and professor at HfbK Hamburg, Attia is internationally recognised for a multidisciplinary practice exploring histories of colonialism, systems of repair, memory, and cultural transmission. Through installation, sculpture, film, and archival research, his work continuously brings together artistic, political, and philosophical perspectives. Attia was selected by a committee chaired by Jitish Kallat, alongside members Shilpa Gupta, Amrita Jhaveri, Pooja Sood, Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Mariam Ram, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. As curator of the upcoming biennale, Attia will begin developing the curatorial framework for the 2027–2028 edition, approaching Kochi as both a historical site and a point of departure for broader contemporary and transnational.

Location: Kochi, Kerala, India / Opening: December 2027
Images: Kochi Biennale