America
US likely to support next edition of Kochi Biennale
Kochi, March 6
Praising the Kochi Muziris
Biennale (KMB) as an event that has all the makings of "a leading
exhibition in the world", US Consul General Phillip A. Min said he would
like to see if his country could in some way support the future
editions.
The Chennai-based diplomat said that the US deputy
chief of mission in Delhi had recommended that he visit KMB '14, that's
currently on here.
"People were talking so much of the success of
the exhibition," said Min, who is the US diplomatic mission's head for
south India.
"The theme and curatorship are exceptional, and the
setting is lovely. What inspires me is that I will be in office here in
2016 and would like to explore opportunities to see if we can contribute
to the next edition,".
Min was accompanied by his wife Eun Young Lee and the consulate's public affairs officer Ariel Pollock.
KMB '14 has received support from a few western embassies and art councils from around the world.
Catherine
Carlton, mayor of California's Menlo Park, who visited the exhibition a
month ago, also offered fund-raising and other support for the 2016
biennale.
Min spoke in terms of having American artists at the next edition and for the US government's participation.
"The
KMB has helped put Kerala and India on the map as a centre of world
class art," said Min, who himself majored in art history.