{"id":70,"date":"2013-01-10T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:11:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T05:41:57","slug":"act-of-vandalism-at-indias-new-kochi-biennale-signifies-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"Act of Vandalism at India’s New Kochi Biennale Signifies Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale made worldwide headlines when it opened on December 12 \u2014 as India\u2019s first biennale, the three-month long Kerala-based event signifies the area’s debut of a major international contemporary art platform. But on December 19, it received a different kind of press when a large charcoal mural by Australian artist Daniel Connell was defaced by unknown vandals, who attacked the work by rubbing it with a burnt coconut husk and water.<\/p>\n

Titled LOOKHERE, Connell\u2019s project consists of two 6.5 by 6.5-foot portraits as well as a series of paste-ups with images of local residents. The damaged work is a portrait of a man named Achu, who is a local tea vendor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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