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Looking Ahead: Growth Potential
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Controversy: Shrinking Spaces
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Public Domain: Grand Designs
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Big Story: An Engulfing Calamity
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Editor’s Letter: Horizon Bound
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Māori Sculptor Awarded National Honor
Fred Graham, a celebrated sculptor and educator who pioneered Māori contemporary art, has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM), one of the country’s highest honors. Established in 1996, the NZOM lauds those “who in any field of endeavor, have rendered meritorious service to
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Japan’s DIC Museum Announces Relocation and Downsizing Plans
Four months after announcing the temporary closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, outside of Tokyo, to evaluate its future viability, the cash-strapped Japanese chemical giant DIC Corporation has decided to downsize and relocate the institution. Established in 1990 in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture, northeast Tokyo, the DIC
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Yoshio Taniguchi, 1937–2024
Yoshio Taniguchi, the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who won a major commission for the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, died of pneumonia on December 16, according to a statement from his company, Taniguchi & Associates. Taniguchi was a distinguished architect in Japan, designing notable museums
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Cole Lu’s “The Engineers”
At the Bangkok Art Biennale, Cole Lu harnesses fire and ash to explore where stories begin and how they grow through us. Christopher Whitfield
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Beyond the Bubble in Japan’s Art Market
The first edition of the Japan Art Market Survey reveals a year of measured steps. Louis Lu
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Hiroshima Art Prize Granted to Socially Engaged Artist
The Japanese city of Hiroshima, the first of two cities targeted by the United States’ atomic bombs in August 1945, has named US-based artist Mel Chin as the winner of the 12th Hiroshima Art Prize for his community-engaged art that fosters social transformation. Prompted by complex environmental and social issues,
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Rohini Devasher’s “One Hundred Thousand Suns”
In her latest solo exhibition, Rohini Devasher straddles the worlds of science and art, and translates complex data into a deeply personal visual syntax. MEERA MENEZES
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Weekly News Roundup: December 20, 2024
Whanki Museum Reopens After Major Refurbishment Following a ten-month-long renovation, the private Whanki Museum in Seoul’s Buam-dong hillside neighborhood has reopened its doors to the public. The institution, which is dedicated to the late Korean abstract artist Kim Whanki (1913–1974), had closed in February to revamp its 33-year-old
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Naomi Beckwith to Lead Scandal-Ridden Documenta 16
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding Documenta, Naomi Beckwith, deputy director and chief curator of New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, has been appointed as the artistic director of its 16th edition, slated to open in 2027. She is the first Black woman and second US-born curator to helm the major