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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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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
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The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) has announced the appointment of artist and filmmaker Anton Vidokle, curator and art historian Hallie Ayres, and film curator Lukas Brasiskis as artistic directors of the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. All three are associated with the publication e-flux, with Vidokle being its co-founder, Ayres
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Mire Lee Open Wound Tate Modern London Oct 8–Mar 16, 2025 To coincide with Frieze London, Tate Modern unveiled its ninth Hyundai Commission, titled Open Wound, a visceral, large-scale, site-specific installation that filled Tate Modern’s 3,400-square-meter Turbine Hall. And of course it didn’t take long for
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Flooding Damages Artworks at Taiwan’s Juming Museum The private Juming Museum in New Taipei, dedicated to the late sculptor Ju Ming (1938–2023), sustained considerable damage to artworks by the artist as well as several loaned from overseas for the exhibition “Fang Wu – Asian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition” (2024) due
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The English capital is overrun every year with contemporary art events, as the sibling art fairs Frieze London and Frieze Masters (both October 9–13) take over Regent’s Park. The 21st-century-focused Frieze London 2024 features more than 160 galleries from 43 countries, while the more classically oriented Frieze Masters
