Bose Krishnamachari included in list of world’s most influential personalities in the field of art

Artist, curator, and scenographer Bose Krishnamachari, co-founder and president of Kochi Biennale, has been included in the list of the world’s most influential personalities in the field of art as prepared by Art Review, an internationally renowned and authoritative magazine.

A former columnist of THE WEEK, Krishnamachari is ranked thirty-eighth on the list titled 'Power 100’, which includes personalities from all spheres of contemporary art such as artists, thinkers, curators, gallerists, museum directors, and collectors.

The magazine mentions the progressive distinctiveness in the approaches of Krishnamachari, the driving force behind the Kochi Biennale that embodies a regional synthesis of global art. According to the publication, the democratization of art is his uncompromising stance, and cites the exhibitions curated by him as part of the 'Keraleeyam' event organized by the state government as a testimony to this. It also makes a special mention of the Neurodiverse project, an art show of neurodiverse artists curated by Krishnamachari.

Apart from this, he has also curated the murals on the Manaveeyam street in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Traditional Historical and Colonial Architecture photography exhibition and 'Contextual Cosmologies' - a contemporary art exhibition currently on at the College of Fine Arts till 31st of this month. He was also instrumental in creating an excellent art gallery in the College of Fine Arts.

Art Review, a London-based magazine, is also published from Hong Kong. Founded in 1949, it is regarded as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary art. The publication has started rolling out its ‘Power 100’ list - a global list to recognize and honour the most relevant works across international art on numerous occasions, since 2002. The Power List is compiled annually by an international panel of global art professionals.