The Touch New Zealand event builds on Yaniv's Please Do Touch installation, which has been exhibited in Paris and New York and is designed to be an interactive exhibition encouraging people to experience art through their five senses.

Yaniv has chosen five paintings from his Please Do Touch installation and attributed each painting to one of our senses. The event will be set up in five stations, one per sense, with an interactive activity for people to participate in. The activities will directly relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which is what the Please Do touch installation is built upon.

Yaniv describes the purpose behind the event and the Please Do Touch installation in his own words; “Most artists in the world don’t want people to touch their art because it may ruin their pieces. This is how I’m different from other people in a surprising way. The element of connection is going to make more people come to see my art. I want to change viewers' relationship to art in a memorable way.”

As a part of the event, Yaniv's Touch The World workbook will build upon the messages and activities at each station. Yaniv will be gifting the first 30 participants/families to RSVP, their own workbook, valued at $39.00. A selection of Yaniv's books and prints can be purchased on the day.

Come along and bring the whole family to experience art in a memorable way.

Date: Thursday 12th May, 2022

Venue: The Boardroom, Auckland Art Gallery

Time: 12-4pm - Come Anytime!

Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you!

*Note: Please ensure to check the Auckland Art Gallery's Covid-19 policy ahead of attending the event. Details can be found here.