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QIU XIAOFEI, Untitled 1 (detail), 2010. Bronze, gold, socks, dimensions variable. Courtesy Meulensteen, New York.

New York: In a Perfect World . . .

LARESA KOSLOFF, Agility Drill, 2011. Production still. Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne/Sydney.

Sydney: Social Sculpture

HUANG KUI, Probability – 50%, 2010. Oil on canvas, 160 x 163 cm. Courtesy ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai.

Shanghai: Huang Kui

COCOY LUMBAO, Vanguard, 2007. Video still. Courtesy Osage Gallery, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Complete & Unabridged: Part II

KHVAY SAMNANG, Untitled 02, from the “Wedding” series, 2009. Digital C-print, 60 x 90 cm. Courtesy the artist and Sa Sa Bassac, Phnom Penh.

Siem Reap: Khvay Samnang

RANJANI SHETTAR, Lagoon, 2011. Lacquered wooden beads, glass beads, fishing line, pigments, 182.9 x 182.9 x 248.9 cm. Courtesy Talwar Gallery, New Delhi/New York.

New Delhi: Ranjani Shettar

HALE TENGER, Balloons on the Sea, 2011. Seven-channel video installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy Green Art Gallery, Dubai.

Dubai: Hale Tenger

FARHANSIKI, Holy Spot, 2010. Spray paint on canvas, 180 x 200 cm. Courtesy Primo Marella Gallery, Milan.

Milan: The Alleys of a City Named Jogya

MUHANNED CADER, Coded & Loaded, 2010. Pencil on paper, 105 x 110 cm. Courtesy the artist and Saskia Fernando Gallery, Colombo.

London: Contemporary Art from Sri Lanka 2011

HAROON MIRZA, Backfade_5, 2011. Mixed-media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London.

London: Haroon Mirza

MADHVI PAREKH, Durga, 2005. Acrylic on canvas, 152.4 x 182.9 cm. Collection of Asha and Rajeev Motwani. Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd.

San Jose: Roots in the Air, Branches Below

AI WEIWEI’S BLOG: WRITINGS, INTERVIEWS AND DIGITAL RANTS, 2006–2009. Text by Ai Weiwei. Edited and translated by Lee Ambrozy. Published by the MIT Press, Cambridge, 2011. Softcover

BOOK REVIEW: Joy and the Ability to Fly

GUAN WEI at his studio in Gequ village, Beijing, 2011, weeks before its demolition by the authorities. Photograph by Wenjei Cheng.

Where I Work: Guan Wei

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