Kapwani

Kiwanga

Interviewed

by

the

New

York

Times

for

Her

Show

at

the

New

Museum,

New

York

In her thoughtful New York Times feature, Aruna D’Souza explores Kapwani Kiwanga’s solo exhibition at the New Museum in New York, which interrogates the architecture and aesthetics of state surveillance, control, and resistance.

Known for her research-driven, conceptual art practice, Kiwanga uses materials such as two-way mirrors, lighting systems, and institutional structures to expose how design is used to enforce power and monitor marginalised communities. D’Souza positions Kiwanga as one of the most urgent and innovative contemporary artists working today, highlighting how her installations transform viewer perception and reframe the gallery space as both a site of inquiry and a metaphor for broader systems of domination. The exhibition reinforces Kiwanga’s growing international reputation as a critical voice in conversations around institutional critique, race, and political histories in art.