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A view of the Baku Bay from atop the Maiden Tower, a 12th-century architecture and UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Old City.

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Field Trip: Baku

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is an urban city of two million people along the shores of the Caspian Sea. The oil-rich city is the scientific, cultural and industrial center of Azerbaijan, ... Hanae Ko

Self portrait by Khin Maung Yin, the Burmese artist who led the county's modern art movement. Courtesy Gallery 65, Yangon.

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Influential Burmese artist Khin Maung Yin Dies at 76

On June 10, Khin Maung Yin, one of the most admired and influential leaders of Burma’s modern art movement, died at the age of 76 from throat cancer. The painter was famous for his color... Kitty van Leeuwen

Installation view of Su Xiaobai's lacquer paintings in “Painting and Being,” on view at Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, 2014.

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Roundup: Pedder Building

In May, Art Basel in Hong Kong brought with it the many collectors, curators, journalists and art enthusiasts who follow in its wake. Galleries across the city—some participating in the fair,... Siobhan Bent

Amar Kanwar, an Indian artist well known for his constantly evolving work “The Sovereign Forest” (2011– ), takes home the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change. Ph

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Indian Artist Amar Kanwar Wins Creative Time’s Leonore Annenberg Prize

On June 12, New Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar was named winner of the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change, an annual award that recognizes artists whose practice promotes social... Jacqueline Liu

Melissa Chiu, incoming director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Photo by Ashley Gilbertson. Courtesy the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC.

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The Hirshhorn Hires Melissa Chiu as New Director

Melissa Chiu, current Director and Senior Vice President for Global Arts and Cultural Programs at Asia Society Museum in New York, has been named as director of The Hirshhorn Museum and S... Susanna Chen

FUJIKO NAKAYA, Veil (2014) installation at the Glass House, New Canaan, 2014. Photo by Richard Barnes. Courtesy the Glass House.

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Out of the Mist: Fujiko Nakaya at the Glass House

Just as we arrived at the Glass House, the late architect Philip Johnson’s country home in New Canaan, Connecticut, the leaden sky opened up and threatened to drench us. We were there for &ld... Diego Hadis

Ma Desheng, founding member of the Stars Group and early advocate of reinvigorating ink painting, in front of one of his large-scale acrylic canvases. Photo by Andrew Cohen for Art

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"Life is Sweet, Sour, Bitter and Spicy": An Interview with Ma Desheng

Sylvia Tsai

*JOAO VASCO PAIVA*, _Forced Empathy_, 2011, single-channel digital video: 7 min 29 sec. Courtesy OCAT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai. <br>

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LandSeaSky at OCAT Shanghai

A traveling exhibition offered an alternative way to consider Shanghai’s morphing landscape. Chloé Roubert

Installation view showing the Utopian Tours section of the Korea Pavilion at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2014. Courtesy 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Korea Pavilion.

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Korea scoops 14th Venice Architecture Biennale

On June 7, Seoul-based architect Minsuk Cho received  this year’s prestigious Golden Lion award at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 for the Korean Pavilion.  The Editors

RANA BISHARA, Blindfolded History, 2002–12, glass sheets, unsweetened chocolate, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist.

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The Art of Resistance: Interview with Rana Bishara

Throughout extended periods of political conflict in Palestine, artistic practice has emerged as a critical tool. In the face of cultural annihilation, art helps bring the fight for survival to the... Helen Morgan