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The Letter Writing Project, 1998, interior view of one of three writing stations, 289 x 170 x 231 cm. Collections of Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Yageo Foundation, Tai

Lee Mingwei: Threads of Connection

“I Am Turkish, I Am Honest, I Am Diligent,” 1998–2006, detail of installation at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, 2005. Photo by the artist.All images in this article,

Esra Ersen: Empathy Machine

CEVDET EREK, Room of Rhythms, 2010–12, mixed-media installation, commissioned and produced by Documenta 13 with the support of SAHA, Istanbul, and the assistance of MIAM, Istanbul

Documenta 13

GRAHAM FLETCHER, Untitled (Lounge Room Tribalism), 2009, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm. Private Collection. Photo by Alex North. Courtesy Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland.

Auckland: Graham Fletcher

JUN YANG, Paris Syndrome, 2008, single-channel video installation at Artspace, Sydney, 2012. Photo by Silversalt Photography. Courtesy Artspace, Sydney.

Sydney: The Other's Other

JOANA HADJITHOMAS and KHALIL JOREIGE, Postcards of War, from the

Tokyo: Arab Express

HUNG TUNG-LU, 2Laya–133Hz, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 140 x 190 cm. Courtesy IT Park, Taipei.

Taipei: Hung Tung-Lu

WOLFGANG TILLMANS, Summer, 2004, C-print, 40 x 30 cm. Copyright the artist. Courtesy Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai.

Shanghai: Boy

QIAN WEIKANG, Ventilating the Site, 1995/2012, installation, with curtain and spring balance. Courtesy OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen.

Shenzhen: Accidental Message

FENG ZIKAI, Life, c. 1929, album leaf, ink on paper, 29.2 x 40.7 cm. Collection of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. Courtesy Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Imperishable Affection

Phnom Penh: Svay Sareth

Singapore: CUT 2012

WEI DONG, Nosy #1, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 102 x 101 cm. Courtesy the artist and Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong.

Arsenale 2012 — Kyiv Biennale

ENTANG WIHARSO, Expanded Dream #2, 2011, mixed media, 250 x 92 x 80 cm. Photo by Bernd Borchardt. Courtesy the artist and Arndt, Berlin.

Berlin: Entang Wiharso