‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

Representing New Zealand at the Venice Biennale in 2017 is Lisa Reihana. Here, you can learn all about Lisa's practice, motivation, and inspiration.

Introducing ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

Introducing ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

Rhana Devenport, Director of Auckland Art Gallery, and curator of ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’, introduces the work.
Explore ‘in Pursuit of Venus [infected]’ in detail

Explore ‘in Pursuit of Venus [infected]’ in detail

At the heart of 'Lisa Reihana: Emissaries' is the vast panoramic video 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'. Explore this video in detail through high-resolution images and moving film.
Joseph Dufour’s wallpaper
Joseph Dufour’s wallpaper

Lisa Reihana developed 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]', which is the centrepiece of 'Lisa Reihana: Emissaries', in response to Joseph Dufour’s wallpaper, which was created over 200 years ago.
Watch: Interviews with Lisa Reihana

Watch: Interviews with Lisa Reihana

Lisa speaks about the meanings behind 'Lisa Reihana: Emissaries', the logistics of exhibiting, and making time-based digital art.
The taonga within 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

The taonga within 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

Taonga from the time of Captain Cook's voyages in Te Papa's collections that inspired Lisa Reihana's in Pursuit of Venus [infected].
Contemporary artists revisiting history

Contemporary artists revisiting history

Curator Modern & Contemporary Māori & Indigenous Art Megan Tamati-Quennell considers how Lisa Reihana and other contemporary New Zealand artists are interested in retelling the histories of this country, and challenging the stories we have inherited as a nation. They do so to bring new histories to light, and to redress the power balance that has privileged a Pakeha perspective.
Watch: Pacific and Māori curators reflect on Lisa Reihana's 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

Watch: Pacific and Māori curators reflect on Lisa Reihana's 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

Curators Nina Tonga and Puawai Cairns discuss the politics of collecting and the connections between taonga in Te Papa’s collections and 'Lisa Reihana: Emissaries'.
'Lisa Reihana: Wog Features'

'Lisa Reihana: Wog Features'

In 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]' Lisa Reihana uses costume carefully to construct the encounters between European and Pacific cultures. She has been exploring how costume creates character throughout her artistic career. One of the earliest examples is 'Wog Features' (1990). Watch an excerpt here.

‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

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‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

Introducing ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’

Explore ‘in Pursuit of Venus [infected]’ in detail

Joseph Dufour’s wallpaper

Watch: Interviews with Lisa Reihana

The taonga within 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

Contemporary artists revisiting history

Watch: Pacific and Māori curators reflect on Lisa Reihana's 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

'Lisa Reihana: Wog Features'