Sexual harassment cloud over Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Co-founder says allegation misleading

NEW DELHI: (Mar 25) The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which brings together artists from across the world to the Kerala coastal town, finds itself under a cloud again with allegations of sexual harassment against co-founder Bose Krishnamachari.

The sexual harassment complaint was “one of the reasons” for Krishnamachari's resignation from the post of president of the Biennale in January, Kochi Biennale Foundation chairperson Venu Vasudevan said. Krishnamachari termed the allegations "misleading, unverified, and taken out of context".

Krishnamachari, a well-known contemporary painter, had stepped down as Biennale president and as a member of the board of trustees of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, citing “personal and family reasons”.