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Portrait of curator James Elaine, the founder of the nonprofit gallery Telescope in Beijing, China. Courtesy James Elaine.

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Interview with James Elaine

Curator James Elaine has been seeking out emerging artists for over 25 years—first on behalf of the Drawing Center in New York and then for the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where he implemen... Jennifer S. Li

SHIRIN ALIABADI, Miss Hybrid 5, 2008, Lambda print on photographic paper, 100 x 78 cm / 150 x 110 cm. Copyright the artist. Courtesy The Third Line Gallery.

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Untitled Selection: Shirin Aliabadi

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Introductory talks for 89Plus given by American designer and architect Matthew Claudel (left) and Singapore-based artist and writer Ho Rui An (right) as part of O.P.E.N., at 72-13

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Report of the 89Plus Project at The O.P.E.N.

The year 1989 is considered a pivotal moment in global history; it marked the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War and the birth of the World Wide Web.  Melanie Pocock

Tony Albert at the ANZAC War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, 2013. Courtesy City of Sydney.

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Sydney Artist Tony Albert Wins Basil Sellers Art Prize For His Attack On Racism In Sports

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Hauntological trajectories in “When Does An Exhibition Begin And End?”

“The time is out of joint.” Derrida opens Spectres of Marx (1993) with the above line, taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, wherein the troubled prince is communing with the ghost of ... Amanda Lee Koe

Magnus Renfrew, the newly appointed deputy chairman, Asia, and director of fine arts, Asia, for Bonhams. Courtesy Bonhams Auctioneers, London.

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Magnus Renfrew Appointed Bonhams Deputy Chairman, Asia, and Director of Fine Arts, Asia

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Untitled Selection: Se Young

Ann Woo

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Japanese Conceptual Artist On Kawara: 1933–2014

On July 10, the passing of On Kawara, a Japanese-born painter and conceptual artist, was confirmed by David Zwirner, the gallery which represented the artist since 1999, with an announcement posted... Susanna Chen

Portrait of Nasir Nasrallah. Photo by Ammar al-Attar. Courtesy the artist.

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All the Small Things: Interview with Emirati Artist Nasir Nasrallah

If you happen to be in Sharjah and stumble upon a card with a curious rabbit illustration at a café or ATM machine, flip it over and check for the question you get on the other side.  Sylvia Tsai

Vikki McInnes (left), Geoff Newton (center) and Vasili Kaliman (right), the three organizers of Spring 1883 at Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, 2014. Photo by Warwick Baker.

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Spring 1883: New Art Fair To Launch in Melbourne

Three young Australian gallerists will launch a new art fair in Melbourne this August as a direct rival to the long established Melbourne Art Fair (MAF), which will run concurrently during the same... Michael Young

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Christopher Y. Lew Appointed Associate Curator of New York’s Whitney Museum

On July 9, the Whitney Museum of American Art announced the appointment of Christopher Y. Lew as its new associate curator. Assuming the role this summer, Lew will contribute to the Whitney’s... Jacqueline Liu

Jumaldi Alfi at Edwin's Gallery booth during Art Basel Hong Kong in May, 2014. Photo by Ann Woo for ArtAsiaPacific.

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The Fluidity of Time: Interview With Jumaldi Alfi

Looking at the paintings of Indonesian artist Jumaldi Alfi feels like stepping into a stream of his subconscious. One enters a dreamy space with floating images of rocks and horses grounded by a ba... Sylvia Tsai

_Who Cares? 16 Essays on Curating in Asia_, edited by Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya and Michael Lee. Published by Para Site Art Space, Hong Kong, 2010. Photo by Jen Kwok for _ArtAsiaPa

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Book Blog: Who Cares? 16 Essays on Curating in Asia

South Asia is described by many in the art world as being “the next big thing.” With more and more artists and museums popping up, increased attention has been focusing on the rapidly e... Jacqueline Liu