Yuki Kihara: Darwin in Paradise Camp Curator Tour

Schedule

Thu Jan 08 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Whitworth | Manchester, EN

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Learn more about some of the themes and artworks contained within Yuki Kihara’s exhibition, as well as insights into the show’s development.
About this Event

Join Curatorial Assistant (Exhibitions) Vaishna Surjid for a more in-depth look at Yuki Kihara’s exhibition, .


📅 Thursday 8 January 2026

6pm - 7pm

📍the Whitworth

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Kihara's new work Darwin Drag engages with research into how famed evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin shaped his findings to suggest that sexual diversity in animals was rare and unnatural, to conform with the conservative values of the Victorian period.

Placed within Paradise Camp, Kihara responds to famous paintings of Tahiti and its people by French modernist artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Through archival research, Kihara links Gauguin’s paintings to colonial photographs taken in Sāmoa.

Collaborating with Fa’afafine models and production crew, Kihara repurposes these cultural artefacts to speak to, and from, queer Indigenous worlds.

About the venue

The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.

If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email [email protected] or telephone 0161 275 7450.

The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.

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The Whitworth, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom

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