Ahead of the opening of Paradise Camp, Yuki Kihara talked to The Guardian about how it feels to be representing New Zealand at the Venice Biennale; building Fa’afafine capital; the disconnect between the representation and reality of Sāmoa, and more: […]

Leading up to the opening of the 59th Venice Biennale, Kihara embarked on a dialogue with Paradise Camp curator Natalie King, discussing early influences, colonial portraiture, research methodologies, and empowering the Fa’afafine community in her new work. “Just as Gauguin used […]

Ahead of the opening of Paradise Camp, Yuki Kihara talked to CNN about uncovering and upcycling selected works by Paul Gauguin: On an early morning in 2008, before the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the day, the artist Yuki […]

O le po anapo (taimi Niu Sila) na tatala aloaia ai le Faaliga Fa’avaomalo lona 59 o Fa’atufugaga a Niu Sila i le La Biennale di Venezia fa’atasi ai ma le tatalaina aloa’ia o le fa’aliga a Yuki Kihara ua […]

New Zealand’s pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia has officially opened with Yuki Kihara’s ensemble exhibition Paradise Camp, curated by Natalie King. Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni says, “Yuki, being the […]

Originally published on ArtReview’s website ArtReview sent a questionnaire to artists and curators exhibiting in and curating the various national pavilions of the 2022 Venice Biennale, the responses to which will be published daily in the leadup to and during […]