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November 26, 2022

The triumph of Yuki Kihara’s Paradise Camp

On Sunday 27 November, 2022 the 59th Venice Biennale comes to a close. We take a moment to reflect on Paradise Camp, the game-changing exhibition of New Zealand’s representative artist, Yuki Kihara. Described as “gloriously irreverent and fabulously camp” (Art […]

November 1, 2022

‘Going Native’ by Yuki Kihara

September 1, 2022

‘Genesis 9:16 (After Gauguin)’ part of ‘Paradise Camp’ series (2020/2022) by Yuki Kihara presented at 59th La Biennale di Venezia 2022.

SAVE THE DATE – TALANOA FORUM: Swimming Against the Tide

Online Talanoa September 2022 In Person Talanoa in Venice 11/12/13 October 2022 In Person Talanoa in Leiden/Amsterdam 15-19 October 2022 As an extension of the critically acclaimed exhibition Paradise Camp presented at the New Zealand Pavilion curated by Natalie King […]

August 16, 2022

Yuki Kihara, ‘Paradise Camp’, curated by Natalie King. Installation view, Biennale Arte 2022. Photo: Luke Walker

Hyperallergic: Celebrating Sāmoa’s Third Gender Through Radical Camp

VENICE — Sāmoa is often depicted by outsiders as a paradise: white sandy beaches edged with palm trees, cocktail bars, and colorful “local life.” Travel agencies and cruise liners sell a familiar colonial story of exoticism and beauty, illustrated by […]

August 10, 2022

Yuki Kihara standing in front of artwork.

Yuki Kihara Talk on ‘Paradise Camp’

Artist Yuki Kihara presents her critically acclaimed exhibition, Paradise Camp. This event is part of Making Spaces, the talk series hosted by Te Waka Tūhura Elam School of Fine Arts and Design. It aims to make space for artists and […]

July 20, 2022

Studio International: Yuki Kihara on Paradise Camp

The artist, who is of mixed Japanese and Samoan heritage, talks about showcasing queer rights and revealing the toxic influence of colonialism in her works. The artist Yuki Kihara (b1975), who is of Japanese and Samoan descent, brought some tropical […]