Albert L. Refiti, Vānimonimo (installation view), Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry, 2025. Photo: Contemporary HUM.

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Albert L. Refiti in Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry

09.04.2025

Architectural theorist and academic Albert L. Refiti speaks to Contemporary HUM from Sharjah Biennial 16, where he presents a selection of his drawn “cosmograms.” He discusses the rich theoretical framework behind his work, including his research into the Sāmoan concept of vā, and the generative complexities of exhibiting in Sharjah.

Reuben Paterson, "You are the Sorceress (Constellation Orion)", 2024. Courtesy Bergman Gallery.

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Reuben Paterson, The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise

04 November —
30 November 2024

Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Lisa Reihana. Courtesy Bangkok Art Biennale 2024

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Lisa Reihana and Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: Nurture Gaia

24 October 2024 —
25 February 2025

various venues across Bangkok, Thailand

Sylvia Marsters, "Roundabout", 2024. 150x200mm acrylic & oil on canvas board. Courtesy Bergman Gallery.

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Sylvia Marsters, E Kura Reitumanava no Rarotonga (Love Letters for Rarotonga)

08 October —
02 November 2024

Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Fatu Feu'u, "Pese Tagaloa", 2023, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. 55 1/8 x 70 7/8 in 140 x 180 cm. Courtesy Bergman Gallery.

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Mahiriki Tangaroa and Fatu Feu'u, Aro'a Alofa

27 August —
28 September 2024

Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Rosanna Raymond, "SaVĀge Klub Acti.VĀ.tion – K’Ainga the CommonWEALTH", 2023, Klub Measina. Photo: Joseph Mayers. Courtesy of Liveworks.

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SaVĀge K'lub, transfeminisms Chapter IV: Care and Kinship

12 September —
26 October 2024

Mimosa House, London, UK

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Busan Biennale 2024: Seeing in the Dark

17 August —
20 October 2024

various locations in Busan, South Korea

Ululau Ama, 'The Matai'. Courtesy Māpura Studios

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Matthew Allerby and Ululau Ama, Art Para: Shine Together

02 September —
11 September 2024

OECD Headquarters, Paris, France

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John Pule

12 September —
26 October 2024

Venus Over Manhattan, NYC, USA

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John Pule: In Conversation

5.00PM — 6.00PM
12 September 2024

Venus Over Manhattan, NYC, USA

Katrina Iosia, 'INTO THE MINIVERSE 1.2' (still image). Courtesy of the artist.

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Katrina Iosia, Marais DigitARt

13 September —
22 September 2024

Café La Perle, Paris, France

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Luke Willis Thompson, Mouvement des Malades

07 September —
15 September 2024

Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin, Germany

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Katrina Iosia, QATACON 2024

11 July —
13 July 2024

Queensland College of Art & Design, Meanjin Brisbane, Australia

Yuki Kihara, 'Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman', 2005-2020. 'transfeminisms, Chapter III Fragile Archives' installation view. Photo: Thierry Bal. Courtesy of Mimosa House.

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Yuki Kihara, transfeminisms Chapter III: Fragile Archives

05 July —
17 August 2024

Mimosa House, London, UK

Talia Smith, 'The seas we know so well', 2024. Installation view, '2024 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)', Artspace, Sydney, 2024. Photo: Anna Kučera.

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Talia Smith, 2024 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)

05 July —
08 September 2024

Artspace, Gadigal Lands Sydney, Australia

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Greg Semu, Sacred + Forbidden

03 July —
23 September 2024

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), Gadigal Lands Sydney, Australia

Jasmine Togo-Brisby, 'Until We Runneth Over' (detail), 2024. Photo: Carl Warner

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Jasmine Togo Brisby, It Is Not a Place

20 April —
16 June 2024

Institute of Modern Art, Meanjin Brisbane, Australia

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Lisa Reihana, GLISTEN

14 June 2024 —
30 March 2025

National Gallery Singapore, Singapore

'Crossing Currents: Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta in Venice' podcast cover. Graphic design by Emma Kaniuk.

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Crossing Currents: Episode 4

By Contemporary HUM

13.07.2024

Architect, artist and mother Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta speaks to Contemporary HUM about her presentation The Body of Wainuiātea, which is featured alongside work by Latai Taumoepeau in Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania, an exhibition curated by Taloi Havini at TBA21–Academy’s Ocean Space in Venice. She discusses the influence of the Māori pūrākau (mythological tradition) of the atua (deity) Wainuiātea, the need to re-establish a sacred relationship to the ocean and the conversations that guided the creation of the work, including with Havini and Taumoepeau.

Yuki Kihara, 'Two Fa‘afafine (After Gauguin)', 2020. Image courtesy of Yuki Kihara and Milford Galleries, Aotearoa New Zealand

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Yuki Kihara, Paradise Camp: Homecoming film screening

24 June —
27 June 2024

Espace Encan, La Rochelle, France

Yuki Kihara, 'Si‘ou alofa Maria: Hail Mary (After Gauguin', 2020, from the 'Paradise Camp' series. Courtesy of Yuki Kihara and Milford Galleries; Aotearoa New Zealand

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Yuki Kihara, Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao

29 June —
07 October 2024

National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri Canberra, Australia

Yukari Kaihori installing work at Ma Umi Residencies on Ishigaki Island, Japan. Photo: Valérie Portefaix. Courtesy of the artist.

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Living Things

16.03.2024

In this short piece, originally put together as a HUMcard mailout for Contemporary HUM's Publishers Circle, Aotearoa-based artist Yukari Kaihori reflects on her two-week residency at Ma Umi Residencies on Ishigaki Island, Japan. The impacts of climate change and marine debris on the subtropical island offer the context for a meditation on the ecological entanglements between objects, animals, and places.