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On October 29, the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in Sydney announced that director Michael Brand will depart in July 2025, ending his 12-year tenure. Brand oversaw AGNSW’s recent expansion, the Sydney Modern Project, which involved opening the new building Naala Badu and refurbishing its original building,
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Groundbreaking Saudi New Media Arts institute invites established artists and scholars to apply for three-month residency. Diriyah Art Futures
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Lebanon is known for its resilience, having recently endured the economic collapse of 2019 and the port explosion of August 2020, but the Israeli military’s aggressive military campaign of recent months has sent much of the economy and daily life into deep chaos and paralysis. Yet on October 22,
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The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa has announced that Tehran-born artist Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada at the 61st Venice Biennale, which is slated to open in April 2026. Canada is the first nation to select its forthcoming representative, with the announcement coming one month before the 60th
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Korea Artist Prize Unveils Shortlist On October 24, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) in Seoul and the SBS Culture Foundation announced the four finalists of the annual Korea Artist Prize, which is dedicated to supporting young artists whose work deals with social themes. The shortlist
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Rachel Youn Pleasure Circuit Soy Capitan Berlin Sep 11–Oct 26, 2024 Repetition breaks the spirit, even for fake flowers. At least, this was the case in Rachel Youn’s solo exhibition “Pleasure Circuit,” at the Berlin-based gallery Soy Capitan, which brought together five of Youn’s new kinetic sculptures
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On October 22, the Japanese nonprofit Fukutake Foundation announced the construction of the Naoshima New Museum of Art in the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a constellation of art museums and facilities across the Japanese islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima in the Seto Inland Sea. Slated to open in early
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Modernist sculptor Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), who was imprisoned in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Arts by United States President Joe Biden on October 21. The award is the most prestigious bestowed by the US government to honor individuals or
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After two years of operation, South Korea’s multimedia Arte Museum has announced that it will shutter its Hong Kong outpost, Arte M Hong Kong, and relocate to a new venue in the neighboring city of Shenzhen on December 31. Located in K11 HACC, a multipurpose art space in Quarry
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Lotus L. Kang Azaleas Commonwealth and Council Los Angeles Sep 21–Oct 26, 2024 The Korean cultural sentiment of han describes an emotional state between sadness and hope, reflecting the nation’s long history of meeting hardship with resilience. The concept permeated Lotus L. Kang’s solo exhibition at the
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2024 Asian Art Biennial Reveals Lineup On October 18, the Asian Art Biennial announced the full list of participants for its ninth edition, “How To Hold Your Breath,” which is set to open on November 16. Comprising 35 artists and collectives from more than 20 countries, the lineup includes Palestinian
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On Saturday, October 19, the Beijing-headquartered UCCA Center for Contemporary Art will open UCCA Clay, a museum dedicated to the medium of ceramics, with the inaugural exhibition “The Ways of Clay.” The ceramics museum marks the fourth venue to join the UCCA’s roster of contemporary Chinese arts institutions and
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With major back-to-back art fairs in London and Paris this October, many galleries and collectors have been making the cross-Channel trek while weighing up two rival art markets, anchored by the duopoly of Frieze and Art Basel, respectively. Along with the newly rebranded Art Basel Paris (October 18–20), the
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On October 10, Hong Kong’s M+ museum announced the six shortlisted artists for the third edition of its biennial Sigg Prize. The nominees are: Shanghai-based multimedia artist Bi Rongrong; Macau-born ceramicist Heidi Lau; Singaporean artist Ho Rui An; Taiwanese artist and filmmaker Hsu Chia-Wei; Berlin-based composer and performance artist
