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*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.

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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

*THE OTOLITH GROUP*, _Anathema_, 2011, still from video: 37 min. Copyright and courtesy the artists.

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Cheat Sheet: What Does “Posthuman” Mean?

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Portrait of SOHRAB MOHEBBI, the next curator of the Carnegie International. Image via the Carnegie Museum of Art's Facebook page.

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Carnegie International Names Curator For Next Edition

ArtAsiaPacific

Auction newcomer *MATTHEW WONG*'s oil painting Warmth (2017), just sold at Phillips Hong Kong for USD 335,470, is the latest of several works by the late painter to significantly e

Market

The Bidding Battle for Matthew Wong

Lauren Long

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is among several art institutions that have closed amid Melbourne's second lock-down. Image via Wikipedia.

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Melbourne Art Institutions Battling Second Covid-19 Wave

Charmaine Kong

*KAZUKO MIYAMOTO*, _Musical Wall Piece for Ryo Watanabe’s Livingroom_, 1979, industrial cotton string and nails, 45 x 53.5 cm. Courtesy Take Ninagawa, Tokyo, and Art Basel Online V

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What’s Up in Tokyo: Jul–Aug 2020

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A skywritten message, part of the artists-led project “In Plain Sight,

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Artists Condemn Immigrant Detention With Skywritten Messages

Kaitlin Hao

Installation view of (on the wall) *LAM TUNG PANG*’s _Tealegram #1_, 2020, acrylic and charcoal on plywood, 100 x 100 cm; and (on the table to the right) *LAU HOK SHING*’s _Revisit

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Objects of Affection in “Up Close – Hollywood Road”

Bringing new works by five Hong Kong artists to four spaces clustered on the city’s historic “antique street.” Ophelia Lai

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