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On November 25, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) announced its selection of Li Yi-Fan as the artist for the next Taiwan Pavilion collateral event at the 61st Venice Biennale, which will open in April 2026. Born in 1989, Li burst onto Taiwan’s contemporary art scene in the
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On November 26, the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in Adelaide appointed Jason Smith as its new director, replacing Rhana Devenport who ended her six-year tenure in July. Smith, who is currently director of Geelong Gallery in Victoria, will relocate to South Australia and assume his new role
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Highlights from museum and gallery shows across the mega city. HG Masters
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In its new grotto-style showroom, Sotheby’s struggled to find the light. HG Masters
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Taiwanese, Palestinian Artists Win Major Photobook Awards Paris Photo and Aperture Foundation have announced the recipients of their 2024 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards. Among the four winners of the top prizes for their respective photobooks are Taiwanese artist Tsai Ting Bang and Palestinian photographer Taysir Batniji. Tsai clinched the
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After the German parliament passed a controversial resolution on November 7, which curbs state funding for any art and cultural projects with “antisemitic aims and content,” its repercussions are already rippling through the country’s cultural landscape. Entitled “Never Again is Now: Protecting, Preserving, and Strengthening Jewish Life in Germany,
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Singapore’s leading international art fair returns for its third edition. Art SG
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Despite broader economic concerns, West Bund Art & Design and Art 021 in Shanghai, attracted large crowds and signaled cautious optimism. Louis Lu
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Elaine Kwok Departs Hong Kong’s Hauser & Wirth Swiss mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth has announced the departure of Elaine Kwok from her role as Asia managing partner in Hong Kong. An international arts professional and auctioneer, Kwok joined the gallery in 2022 to build and expand institutional and
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On November 5, Leon Francis Paroissien, the founding director of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and a potent force in the country’s cultural landscape, passed away after a long illness. He was 87 years old. Born in 1937 in Gisborne, Victoria, Paroissien began his professional path into
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*presented by NYUAD Art Gallery October 1 – December 8, 2024 Between the Tides: A Gulf Quinquennial New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Abu Dhabi Organized by the New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, “Between the Tides: A Gulf Quinquennial” is a non-comprehensive survey exhibition focusing on practices
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Nabuqi Geopoetics regarding a waterless seaKiang Malingue Hong Kong Sep 12–Oct 12 In his 1936 essay “The Storyteller,” Walter Benjamin lamented the loss of what he termed the “artisan form of communication.” Passed down through generations, stories once served as vessels for shared experiences and collective wisdom. But this
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The Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, South Korea, has announced American visual artist Joan Jonas as the winner of its 8th Nam June Paik Prize for her formative work across sculpture, installation, performance, and video art. A leading figure in the performance art movement of the late 1960s,
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Kitty Scott Named Chief Curator of 15th Shanghai Biennale The Shanghai Biennale has appointed Canadian curator and writer Kitty Scott as chief curator of the 15th edition slated for late 2025, making her the first woman to helm the international event since its launch in 1996. A seasoned art veteran,
