The Editors

The 2021 curators of the second Thailand Biennale, clockwise from the left: *YUKO HASEGAWA*, *VIPASH PURICHANONT*, *SEIHA KUROSAWA*, and *TAWATCHAI SOMKONG*. Courtesy the Thailand

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Thailand Biennale Announces Curator and Theme for Second Edition

ArtAsiaPacific

*CHARLES GARABEDIAN*, _Willie Snake_, 1985, detail of three-panel acrylic on canvas, 229.9 x 1021.1 cm. Courtesy LA Louver, Venice.

Shows

Coronaviewing, Part 4: In Time for the Third Wave

The Editors

Detail of the 13th-century Deësis mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Image via Wikipedia.

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What Will Happen to the Byzantine Mosaics in Hagia Sophia?

Charmaine Kong

STPMJ's rendering image of _The Surface_, 2020, at MMCA Gwacheon. Courtesy MMCA.

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Lotus leaf like structure wins MMCA Gwacheon Project 2020

Fion Tse

Image of Carriageworks’ exterior via the venue’s Facebook.

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Bailouts for Sydney Arts Space Carriageworks

Fion Tse

Exterior view of Frieze London in 2019. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy Linda Nylind and Frieze.

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London’s Frieze Art Fairs Forced to Cancel

Jae Lamb

Installation view of

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Testing Methods and Metaphors in “Unconstrained Textiles”

Contemporary artists employ fabrics to evoke their rich, industrial history. Pamela Wong

*JYOTSNA BHATT*, who passed away on Saturday, is known for her innovative approach to ceramics. Image from the Jyoti Bhatt Archive, Asia Art Archive Collection. Courtesy the artist

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Obituary: Jyotsna Bhatt (1940–2020)

Kaitlin Hao

Exterior view of M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong. Image via Facebook.

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Third Wave of Closures for Hong Kong

ArtAsiaPacific

Detailed screenshot of the Dark Independent website.

Ideas

Dark Independent: Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

Examining the interfaces between obfuscation and candour. Kaitlin Hao

*ROY LICHTENSTEIN*'s Nude with Joyous Painting (1994) made USD 46.2 million at Christie's relay-style auction ONE: A Global Sale of the 20th Century. Courtesy Christie's.

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Christie’s Global Relay Auction Totals USD 420 Million

Jae Lamb

*JAMES MURDOCH* may become majority stockholder of MCH Group through his investment company Lupa Systems. Image via Wikipedia.

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James Murdoch to become majority stakeholder of Art Basel

Fion Tse

SANYU's _Quatre nus_ (1952) made USD 33.3 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong this week. Courtesy Sotheby's.

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Sanyu Reigns At Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Evening Sale

Charmaine Kong

Yeongsanhoesangdo (1755) is among several stolen Korean Buddhist paintings repatriated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image via Wikipedia.

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LACMA Repatriates Korean Buddhist Paintings

Fion Tse

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