Tukua

Tukua attends the preview night of WOW, the World of Wearable Art, at its 20th year in Wellington. The theme of this year's show is Rise, and they also have an inaugural prize for the best entry created by a Māori: Te Tohu toi Rākei.

Content warning: This episode of Tukua contains discussions of nudity and sexual practices and may not be suitable for everyone. Skinsuit is an artistic expression of pole dance, striptease, and ritual. Eight local queer sex workers and others will perform running over two acts with each dancer performing in both, also featuring a Shibari suspension room. Tukua goes along to explore the event. Tukua is an intergenerational podcast series that responds to arts & culture events. Panelists: Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku, Brett Graham, & Kura Turuwhenua.

Tukua visits the Aotearoa Art Fair at the Auckland Viaduct, now in its twelfth year. Tukua attended the opening night event and then travelled across town to the brand-new May Fair. Why are these two art fairs on at the very same time in Auckland City? Tukua, as always, has an opinion about that.

60 years of women behind the lens in a cross Tasman survey show at Te Uru Gallery, Titirangi. Tukua explores the differences between the male and female gaze and curatorial choice. But what does our panel think of those choices?

What motivates literally thousands of people to travel hundreds of miles week in, week out, for no pay, in their own time for months on end, for maybe, only 25 minutes on stage. Tukua was at Te Matatini, the Māori kapa haka Olympics finals day to find out.