Even without a national pavilion, 2024 proved to be an historic year for Aotearoa artists in Venice, with the most artists from Aotearoa New Zealand – and the most Ngā toi Māori artists – to ever feature at the Venice Biennale and parallel events. Listen to the artists as they unravel the processes, inspirations and politics behind presenting at the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event and simultaneous exhibitions in Venice.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Areez Katki
Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui)
Caitlin Devoy
Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta (Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi, Waikato Tainui, Sāmoan, Tokelauan)
Fred Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui)
Mataaho Collective
Robert Jahnke (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairo o Ngāti Porou)
Sandy Adsett (Ngāti Pahauwera)
New episodes are released every Saturday from 22 June 2024. Visit Contemporary HUM for more info: https://contemporaryhum.com/projects/crossing-currents-aotearoa-new-zealand-artists-in-venice
CREDITS
This series is produced with the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, with editing and mixing by Hamish Petersen. Cultural advisory is provided by Matariki Williams, graphic design by Emma Kaniuk, and music by João Veríssimo.
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Even without a national pavilion, 2024 proved to be an historic year for Aotearoa artists in Venice, with the most artists from Aotearoa New Zealand – and the most Ngā toi Māori artists – to ever feature at the Venice Biennale and parallel events. Listen to the artists as they unravel the processes, inspirations and politics behind presenting at the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event and simultaneous exhibitions in Venice.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Areez Katki
Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui)
Caitlin Devoy
Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta (Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi, Waikato Tainui, Sāmoan, Tokelauan)
Fred Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui)
Mataaho Collective
Robert Jahnke (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairo o Ngāti Porou)
Sandy Adsett (Ngāti Pahauwera)
New episodes are released every Saturday from 22 June 2024. Visit Contemporary HUM for more info: https://contemporaryhum.com/projects/crossing-currents-aotearoa-new-zealand-artists-in-venice
CREDITS
This series is produced with the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, with editing and mixing by Hamish Petersen. Cultural advisory is provided by Matariki Williams, graphic design by Emma Kaniuk, and music by João Veríssimo.
SUPPORT
If you are interested in sponsoring a future podcast series produced by Contemporary HUM or in making a donation to support our work, please reach out: hello@contemporaryhum.com
Contemporary HUM is a hub for Aotearoa arts abroad. We champion the international projects of New Zealand creative practitioners through publishing, events and partnerships.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robert Jahnke (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairo o Ngāti Porou) speaks to Contemporary HUM about his work Te Wepu MMXXIII, which is featured in the 7th edition of Personal Structures in Venice. Jahnke discusses the source of the symbols featured in Te Wepu MMXXIII, which were derived from the battle flag of the 19th-century Māori prophet Te Kooti. In this layered and historically ranging conversation, Jahnke highlights a formal whakapapa (genealogy) between Te Kooti, who was not only a religious visionary but an artistic innovator in his own right, and contemporary uses of the symbols, including by the late sculptor and painter Paratene Matchitt.
Visit Contemporary HUM for an edited transcript published with images from Venice: https://contemporaryhum.com/writing/crossing-currents-episode-7/
This series is produced with the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, with editing and mixing by Hamish Petersen. Cultural advisory is provided by Matariki Williams, graphic design by Emma Kaniuk, and music by João Veríssimo. New episodes are released on Saturdays starting 22 June 2024.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.