India at Venice Biennale 2026 curtain raiser: Many voices, one resonance

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(From left) Curator of India Pavilion grounds   Amin Jaffer; creator  Nalini Malani, presented by KNMA; creator  Paresh Maity.

(From left) Curator of India Pavilion grounds Amin Jaffer; creator Nalini Malani, presented by KNMA; creator Paresh Maity. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

Come May 8, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale president Jitish Kallat volition marque an announcement of the curator for its seventh edition. A time after, connected May 9, 2026, India volition get successful Venice not with a azygous communicative — but arsenic a chorus.

With a absorption connected the ideas of home, memory, and belonging and their shifting registers, the India Pavilion is taking the accumulation ‘Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home’ to the 61st Venice Biennale. Presented by the National Gallery of Modern Art and Ministry of Culture, curated by Amin Jaffer, 5 artists volition beryllium showcased: Alwar Balasubramaniam, Ranjani Shettar, Sumakshi Singh, Skarma Sonam Tashi, and Asim Waqif. The Pavilion grounds is being supported by Isha Ambani, chairperson of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, and Sunil Munjal, laminitis of Serendipity Arts Foundation.

Published - May 02, 2026 06:23 p.m. IST

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