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- Happy Birthday! Deutsche Bank Congratulates the Städel Museum on its 200th Anniversary
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- Venice Meets Tokyo - Deutsche Bank Group, Partner of Japan's Most Important Art Fair Again
- Time Present: International Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection in Mumbai
- History Lesson in Kyoto - Koki Tanaka at the Parasophia
- The Image as Burden - Marlene Dumas at Tate Modern
- Alien She - Riot Grrrls at the Orange County Museum of Art
- Philosophical Adventure Playground - Charles Avery in Den Haag
- Exhibition as Self-Portrait: Deutsche Bank Sponsors Mika Ninagawa Show at the Hara Museum
- Open-minded and Cosmopolitan - Deutsche Bank Supports the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India
Open-minded and Cosmopolitan: Deutsche Bank
Supports the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India
108 days, 94 artists from 30 countries, and 8 event locations: the second edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is conceived as an art event aimed at an international audience. The show, sponsored by Deutsche Bank,
is the first and only biennial for contemporary art in India—and it has
a lofty aim. A statement issued by the biennial makers reads: “The
Kochi-Muziris Biennale seeks to reflect the new confidence of Indian
people who are slowly, but surely, building a new society that aims to
be liberal, inclusive, egalitarian and democratic.” Under the
title Whorled Explorations, the biennial reflects the
cosmopolitan spirit of the South Indian region: Kochi has been a
burgeoning center of global trade for over 600 years. The harbor city
carries on a tradition that dates back to antiquity; commercial trade
began in nearby Muziris in the 1st century BCE.
Along with young Indian positions such as Arun KS and Manish Nai, artist and Biennale curator Jitish Kallat also presents “classics” such as the art photographer Dayanita Singh, whose work commands an entire floor in the Deutsche Bank Towers in Frankfurt. Many other artists from the collection were also invited to take part: Albanian artist Adrian Paci, who lives in Italy, shows his video installation The Column. Paci also has an entire floor dedicated to his work, and a series of photographic works from this project were recently acquired for the Deutsche Bank Collection. In addition, Anish Kapoor, Kader Attia, and the Raqs Media Collective are several more artists from the collection represented in the show. Bringing the art closer to the public plays a major role in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale: along with artists’ talks and special offers for art students, the program features an array of creative workshops for kids and youths.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014
Whorled Explorations
Through 3/29/2015
Along with young Indian positions such as Arun KS and Manish Nai, artist and Biennale curator Jitish Kallat also presents “classics” such as the art photographer Dayanita Singh, whose work commands an entire floor in the Deutsche Bank Towers in Frankfurt. Many other artists from the collection were also invited to take part: Albanian artist Adrian Paci, who lives in Italy, shows his video installation The Column. Paci also has an entire floor dedicated to his work, and a series of photographic works from this project were recently acquired for the Deutsche Bank Collection. In addition, Anish Kapoor, Kader Attia, and the Raqs Media Collective are several more artists from the collection represented in the show. Bringing the art closer to the public plays a major role in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale: along with artists’ talks and special offers for art students, the program features an array of creative workshops for kids and youths.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014
Whorled Explorations
Through 3/29/2015