Despite the hartal, the exhibition spaces of the Kochi Muziris Biennale will remain open on Friday.
Officials said events would take place as scheduled. The Pepper House Residency Exhibition will open at Heritage Art at 10 a.m. A lecture performance by feminist protest art group Guerrilla Girls will take place at Cabral Yard by noon. A performance, ‘Unveiling of the Woodcut’ by Pangrok Sulap, will be at Anand Warehouse at 12.30 p.m. The release of the book This World of Dew by Chandan Gomes will be at the pavilion at 3 p.m.
A ‘Let’s Talk’ event in which Kodwo Eshun, Anjalika Sagar, Chitra Ganesh, and Heri Dono will be in conversation with curator Anita Dube. Screening of film from the Artists’ Cinema package will be at 6.30 p.m.