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*HODA AFSHAR*, _Untitled #2_, from the series _In Turn_, 2023, pigment photographic print, 169 cm x 128 cm. Courtesy the artist.

Exhibitions of 2023: Hoda Afshar’s “A Curve Is a Broken Line”

Portrait of *TUAN ANDREW NGUYEN*. Photo by Harry Vu. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York.

The Artists of 2023: Tuan Andrew Nguyen

View of Taipei Dangdai at Nangang Exhibition Center, 2023. Courtesy Taipei Dangdai.

Cultural Currency: Stagnant Waters

Detail of *NADIM ABBAS*'s _Pilgrim in the Microworld_, 2023, mixed-media installation with construction sand, galvanized steel, pigment dyed water, dimensions variable. Courtesy th

Festivals of 2023: Taipei Biennial 2023

Installation view of *SUI JIANGUO*'s _The Garden in Data Cloud - 24 Moments_ (2022), 3D-printed photosensitive resin & steel pipe structure, 6 x 4 x 3m, 2022, at the 7th Guangzhou

Festivals of 2023: 7th Guangzhou Triennial

*NIRMALA DUTT*, _Great Leap Forward VI - Bakun_, 1998, silkscreen and acrylic on canvas, 107 x 97 cm. Courtesy National Gallery Singapore.

Exhibitions of 2023: Nirmala Dutt’s “Statements”

Installation view of *BHASHA CHAKRABARTI*'s _Tender Transgressions_, 2022-23. Photo by Shadman Sakib. Courtesy Dhaka Art Summit.

Festivals of 2023: Dhaka Art Summit

*MARTIN WONG*, _Bruce Lee in the Afterworld_, 1991, acrylic on canvas, 183 x 123 cm, at

Exhibitions of 2023: Martin Wong’s “Malicious Mischief”

Performance view of *JAYE RHEE*'s _Arizona Cowboy (as part of Far West, So Close)_, 2023, performance and Sound installation: approx. 10 min (performance); 8 min (sound), at the 12

Festivals of 2023: 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale

*KIM BEOM*, _Electric Noose_, 1992, barbed wire, wall outlet, 154.5 x 24.5 x 62 cm. Courtesy the artist and Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul.

Exhibitions of 2023: Kim Beom’s “How to Become a Rock”

*MELATI SURYODARMO*, _I'm a Ghost in My Own House_, 2023. Performance at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 2023. Photo by Tod Jones. Courtesy Ikon.

Exhibitions of 2023: Melati Suryodarmo’s “Passionate Pilgrim”

Portrait of *FARAH AL QASIMI*. Photo by Ally Caple. Courtesy François Ghebaly and Cooper Cole Gallery.

The Artists of 2023: Farah Al Qasimi

Curator *IWONA BLAZWICK* with Istanbul Biennial director *BIGE ORER*. Photo by Salih Ustundag. Courtesy the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.

Controversy: Self-Inflicted Problems

Still image from *BASMA ALSHARIF*'s _Ouroboros_, 2017, feature-length film: 77 min. Courtesy the artist and Imane Fares Gallery, Paris.

Big Story: Unfolding Catastrophes