Urban Pacific: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures from New Zealand and the Pacific

Name: Urban Pacific: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures from New Zealand and the Pacific
Start: 2013-11-21T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2013-11-21T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU

Thursday, November 21, 2013, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EST

Organizer: A/P/A Institute at NYU

Venue: Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU

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8 Washington Mews
New York, NY 10003 United States

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Add to Calendar 11/21/2013 06:00 PM 11/21/2013 07:30 PM America/New_York Urban Pacific: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures from New Zealand and the Pacific More detail: https://apa.nyu.edu/event/urban-pacific-contemporary-indigenous-cultures-from-new-zealand-and-the-pacific-a-lecture-by-shigeyuki-kihara/ Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, New York, NY, 10003

Rosanna Raymond & Katrina Talei Igglesden in performance. Photographer: Greg Semu.

A Lecture by Shigeyuki Kihara

A native of Samoa, Shigeyuki Kihara is an interdisciplinary artist whose work examines the notions surrounding gender, history, and representation in post-colonial societies. Her solo exhibition, Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs (2008-9), was the MET’s first exhibition of contemporary Samoan art. This Fall, Kihara is in residence at the International Studio and Curatorial Program.

Kihara will discuss a thriving contemporary urban movement amongst Maori and Pacific Islander communities from New Zealand. Chief Dwaine C. Perry (Ramapough Lenape Nation) provides a special welcome and Mario A. Caro (NYU Draper Program) leads the conversation.

RSVP by Tuesday, November 19 using the form below.

Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, NYC Pacific Studies Working Group, and NYU Native American and Indigenous Students’ Group.

Shigeyuki Kihara‘s work has been presented at the Asia-Pacific Triennial, Auckland Triennial, and Sakahàn Quinquennial. Kihara’s film, photography, and performances have also been shown at the de Young Museum (San Francisco), Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (Sydney), Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand (Wellington), Zendai Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai), Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan), National Museum of Poznań (Warsaw), Centro Ricerca Arte Attuale (Italy), Rautenstrauch Joest Museum (Colonge), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Musée du quai Branly (Paris), Trodheim Kunstmuseum (Norway), and National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Kihara’s most recent mid-career survey exhibition entitled Undressing the Pacific presented at the Hocken Library will tour several New Zealand institutions through 2013-14. A publication on Kihara’s work is currently being edited by art historian Erika Wolf.

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Mario A. Caro is a researcher, curator, and critic of contemporary art, having published widely on the history, theory, and criticism of contemporary Indigenous arts. He is currently an assistant professor in the John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at NYU. His work within the academy complements his endeavors to further global cultural exchange. He is on the board of various organizations focused on art residencies and is the current president of Res Artis, an international network of residencies focused on promoting the worldwide mobility of artists.

Chief Dwaine C. Perry serves as “Ngeckeeyiiee,” or “Chief,” and “Sachem”, to the Ramapough Lenape Nation, the aboriginal people of New Jersey. In his capacity as Chief, he has availed his many assets and resources in the areas of Community Economic Development. Today Chief Perry works tirelessly to develop programs and to assure equal service delivery for the benefit of all the Ramapough Lenape People, as he continues to serve the cause of Humanity. Chief Perry earned a Bachelors Degree from Pace University and a Masters of Science degree in Community Economic Development (MSCED) from Southern New Hampshire University.