Exhibitions

Artspace Aotearoa

26 July – 4 October 2025

The work of Martha Atienza and Darcell Apelu in this exhibition operate in a mode of satire and subversion as resistance against hostile forces. In Anito 1 (2011–2015) and Anito 2 (2017), Atienza documents a Christianised animist festival held on Bantayan Island where she lives. In the Ati-Atihan

Artspace Aotearoa

16 June - 22 June 2025

Down the road from the Messeplatz, Martha’s three-channel video from the TARONG / KAONGKOD (2019) series is on view at Tropical Zone, an African food and beauty store. Set against a vinyl photograph of a tropical beach from the store’s own backdrop, an ironic nod to the commodified

Naoshima New Museum of Art

31 May 2025

The Naoshima New Museum of Art in Japan will open with its inaugural exhibition, featuring Martha Atienza as one of 12 selected artists. A new initiative by Benesse Art Site Naoshima, the museum is located on top of a hill near the Honmura district of Naoshima.