The Kochi Biennale Foundation is delighted to announce the dates and curatorial framework for the sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Titled For the Time Being, the edition will open on 12 December 2025 and run for 110 days, until March 31, 2026.
The international exhibition, alongside a diverse programme of talks, performances, workshops, and film screenings, as well as key verticals including Students’ Biennale, Invitations, Art By Children and the Residency Programme, will take place across various sites in Kochi, India. Kochi-Muziris Biennale is India’s first and South Asia’s longest-running contemporary art biennale.
The sixth edition is curated by Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces, an artist-led organisation based out of Goa. Chopra is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice interweaves performance, drawing, photography, sculpture, and installation.


