B.223 Bulletin Autumn 2026

In January of last year we announced that we would be working with Creative New Zealand as delivery partner for Fiona Pardington’s presentation at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Fiona’s Taharaki Skyside opens in Venice in May, and in this Bulletin the exhibition’s curators Felicity Milburn and Chloe Cull talk about who and what the project involves.

Here in Ōtautahi our new exhibition Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal considers the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees, and we’re delighted to include a response here from poet and essayist Nadine Hura. Cora-Allan reflects on a recent wānanga she held with a number of artists as they developed their works for Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga, which brings historical treasures from around the Pacific into conversation with contemporary artworks. And Helen Brown of Ngāi Tahu Archive looks in detail at one of the ten Kāi Tahu land sale purchase deeds – Kemp’s Deed. Our My Favourite is supplied by designer and musician Luke Wood, and Pagework is by artist Oscar Bannan.