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Weekly News Roundup: June 12, 2026
Frieze Seoul 2026 exhibitors announced; new Yayoi Kusama sculpture in Hong Kong; 24th Taishin Arts Awards Grand Prize, and more. The Editors
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New Currents: Melody Qingmei Li’s Porous Selves
The Hong Kong-based artist explores skin and the body as a shifting landscape. Aisha Traub Chan
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Khoo Sui Hoe, 1939–2026
On May 31, Malaysian painter Khoo Sui Hoe died at his home in the US, aged 86. Joyce Lee
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Recasting Turandot: Daughters of a Disputed Land
Drawing on the myth of the Slavic princess Turandot, Parasol unit’s collateral event in Venice examines empire, migration, and the burdens borne by women. Cleo Roberts-Komireddi
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Artists Threaten Legal Action Over Contested Venice Biennale Awards
More than 100 artists have called out the Biennale Foundation for ignoring their requests to withdraw. The Editors
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Desire, Deferred: Eroticism in Southeast Asian Art
National Gallery Singapore’s first adults-only exhibition revisits the erotic in Southeast Asian art through bodies, rituals, social resistance, and queer histories. Ryan Su
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Cecilia Alemani to Curate 2027 Taipei Biennial
The New York-based curator will lead the event’s 15th iteration. Kalani Ko
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Kulapat Yantrasast to Helm 2027 Bukhara Biennial
The Thai architect was appointed artistic director of the biennial’s second edition. Joyce Lee
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Weekly News Roundup: June 1, 2026
13th Busan Biennale artist lineup and venues unveiled; London’s V&A to renovate its South Asia gallery; 2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards winners announced, and more. The Editors
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Kazakhstani Art Community Demands Reinstatement of Censored Venice Work
The removal of Äsel Kadyrkhanova’s installation from the Kazakhstan Pavilion has ignited a public reckoning. Kalani Ko
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Operation Minor Keys: West Asian Artists and Pavilions at the 2026 Venice Biennale
A roundup of West Asian artists at the 61st Venice Biennale. Chin-chin Yap
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Art Time, Life Time: Tehching Hsieh at Dia Beacon
The Taiwanese-American artist’s first-ever retrospective transforms decades of documentation into a monumental portrait of endurance and survival. Annette An-Jen Liu
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Ho Tzu Nyen Wins 2026 Fukuoka Grand Prize
The Singaporean artist is the first from his country to win the JPY five million (USD 31,500) award. EMILY NG
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When Beauty Appears: Lee Mingwei Interviewed by Rhana Devenport
On the occasion of Lee Mingwei’s solo exhibition at Perrotin, Rhana Devenport spoke with the Taiwanese American artist about the meaning of beauty and the restorative power of gift-giving in our troubled world. RHANA DEVENPORT