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Dispatch: Seoul
By Andy St. Louis
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Largest-Ever Art Central Celebrates Milestone Tenth Edition
The tenth edition of Art Central will take place on Hong Kong’s iconic Central Harbourfront from 26 to 30 March 2025, with a VIP Preview on Tuesday, 25 March. ART CENTRAL
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Ming Fay, 1943–2025
On February 23, celebrated sculptor, installation artist, and educator Ming Fay died at his home in New York, aged 82. He is best known for creating immersive sculptural gardens and public installations that examine the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural world. Born in 1943 in Shanghai to artist
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Chinese Architect Wins 2025 Pritzker Prize
On March 4, Chengdu-based architect Liu Jiakun was named the 54th Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, in recognition of his masterful integration of traditional Chinese elements with contemporary design. Liu is the second Chinese architect to receive this prestigious honor, following Wang Shu’s selection in 2012. Established in 1979 by
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Miyeko Murase, 1924–2025
On February 12, Miyeko Murase, a pioneering curator and scholar of Japanese art, passed away at the age of 100. Born in 1924, Murase launched her academic career at New York’s Columbia University. In 1962, she joined as an assistant professor in the department of art history and archaeology
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Issue 142
Mar/Apr 2025
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Weekly News Roundup: February 28, 2025
Hyundai Motor Group Unveils New Cultural Collaboration Project Hyundai Motor Company has announced a new partnership scheme, the “Hyundai Translocal Series,” that aims to foster cross-cultural exchanges between Korean and international art institutions over the next decade. The program will support joint research, commissions, exhibitions, and publications focusing on translocal
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Ayoung Kim Wins 2025 LG Guggenheim Award
On February 24, South Korean artist Ayoung Kim was announced as the recipient of the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award. Launched in 2023, the prize was conceived as part of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative—a five-year collaboration focused on supporting artists who work at the intersection of art
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Dancing with All: The Ecology of Empathy
The exhibition proposed a new, holistic approach to seeing the relationship between humans and natural world. HG Masters
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Weekly News Roundup: February 21, 2025
Taiwanese Public Art Museum Announces Two New Collaborations For its upcoming exhibitions, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) has announced collaborations with Paris’s Centre Pompidou and Santa Fe’s IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA). Co-organized with the Centre Pompidou and set to open in April,
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Shows to See in Melbourne, February 2025
Editors’ highlights for gallery and museum exhibitions around Australia’s second-largest city. THE EDITORS
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Reina Sugihara’s “Respirare”
For her solo exhibition, Reina Sugihara looked to avian anatomy as inspiration for her abstract biomorphic forms. Michele Chan
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India Art Fair 2025: Grounded Ambition
Amid a week of major cultural and political events, the 16th edition of the India Art Fair (IAF) featured a record 120 galleries and institutions at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds. Mario D’Souza
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Weekly News Roundup: February 14, 2025
Rajiv Menon Contemporary to Launch Permanent LA Space On February 17, Rajiv Menon Contemporary will open its flagship gallery space on Highland Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2023, Rajiv Menon Contemporary bridges South Asian and diasporic perspectives with the United States. Though rooted in South Asian identity and