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Venice Biennale Reveals Curator for 2026 Edition
Koyo Kouoh has been selected as the curator of the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026. Recommended by La Biennale’s president, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
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2025 Wolfgang Hahn Prize Winner Announced
The 31st Wolfgang Hahn Prize, awarded annually by the patrons club of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, will be given in 2025 to Chengdu-born, Rotterdam-based multimedia artist Evelyn Taocheng Wang. The EUR 100,000 (USD 104,900) prize celebrates contemporary artists with internationally recognized oeuvres who deserve greater recognition in
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Weavers Take Home First Edition of Textile Art Prize
On Friday November 29, Hong Kong’s Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile (CHAT) named contemporary artist Yee I-Lann and weavers Julitah Kulinting and Roziah Binti Jalalid as the winners of the inaugural ANTEPRIMA x CHAT Contemporary Textile Art Prize 2024. They received an award of HKD 300,000 (USD
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Tao Hui’s “In the Land Beyond Living”
Tao Hui's solo exhibition investigated the complexity of social identity in contemporary China. ANNABEL PRESTON
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Weekly News Roundup: November 29, 2024
New Center Brings Contemporary Art to Heritage City The new Jaipur Centre for Art (JCA) opened at the Friends of the Museum building in the historic City Palace in the northwestern Indian city on November 23. A collaboration between HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh and contemporary art specialist Noelle Kadar,
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Charmaine Poh Named Deutsche Bank “Artist of the Year”
On November 28, German financial giant Deutsche Bank named Singaporean Chinese artist Charmaine Poh its “Artist of the Year.” The award is presented to emerging artists producing socially engaged works that incorporate paper and photography—two key elements of Deutsche Bank’s collection. Based between Singapore and Berlin, Poh draws
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Private Museum in Kazakhstan to Launch in 2025
Slated to open in mid-2025, the Almaty Museum of Arts will be the first private institution of modern and contemporary art in Central Asia. Founded by collector, philanthropist, and businessman Nurlan Smagulov, the new museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting Kazakh and Central Asian modern and contemporary art. The
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Winner of the 7th Jameel Prize Announced
On November 27, the V&A and Art Jameel foundation awarded the Jameel Prize’s seventh edition to Indian artist Khandakar Ohida for her film Dream Your Museum (2024). The triennial GBP 25,000 (USD 31,700) international award, this year centered around moving-image and digital-media practices, is presented
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“The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow”
A Landmark Moment for Chinese Contemporary Art at SAMoCA@Jax *presented by SAMoCA@Jax The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow SAMoCA @ Jax Diriyah Sep 27–Jan 18, 2025 The world of contemporary art continues to expand and evolve, often transcending borders and challenging the boundaries of national
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Art Gallery of South Australia Names New Director
On November 26, the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in Adelaide appointed Jason Smith as its new director, replacing Rhana Devenport who ended her six-year tenure in July. Smith, who is currently director of Geelong Gallery in Victoria, will relocate to South Australia and assume his new role at
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Taiwan Names Artist for 2026 Venice Biennale
On November 25, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) announced its selection of Li Yi-Fan as the artist for the next Taiwan Pavilion collateral event at the 61st Venice Biennale, which will open in April 2026. Born in 1989, Li burst onto Taiwan’s contemporary art scene in the previous
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The Year of Blockbusters at Art Week Tokyo 2024
Highlights from museum and gallery shows across the mega city. HG Masters
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Sotheby’s Hong Kong: In the Depths
In its new grotto-style showroom, Sotheby’s struggled to find the light. HG Masters
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Weekly News Roundup: November 22, 2024
Taiwanese, Palestinian Artists Win Major Photobook Awards Paris Photo and Aperture Foundation have announced the recipients of their 2024 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards. Among the four winners of the top prizes for their respective photobooks are Taiwanese artist Tsai Ting Bang and Palestinian photographer Taysir Batniji. Tsai clinched the