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Andrew Bolton, who is the curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, will assume the title of Wendy Yu Curator in Charge. Photo by Don Pollard.

Wendy Yu Endows Lead Curatorial Position at Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

*THU-VAN TRAN* was the only artist of Asian descent on the shortlist for the 2018 Marcel Duchamp Prize. Image of the artist and installation for the 2016 exhibition

Nominees Announced for the 2018 Marcel Duchamp Prize

Bernard Charnwut Chan, who serves as convener of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's Executive Council, has been appointed chairman of the board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Ltd. Image via

Hong Kong Palace Museum Board Members Appointed

Obituary: Napoleon Abueva (1930–2018)

Obituary: Napoleon Abueva (1930–2018)

Michelle Kuo has been appointed the Marlene Hess Curator of Painting and Sculpture. Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Michelle Kuo Joins MoMA As Curator

*FAHMI REZA*'s caricatures criticize government corruption and censorship under Prime Minister Najib Razak. Image via the artist's Twitter account.

Malaysian Artist Fahmi Reza Jailed For Mocking Prime Minister

To protest the National Gallery of Victoria's (NGV) use of services by Wilson Security, whose employees have inflicted violence upon detainees in Australia’s offshore detention fac

National Gallery Of Victoria Drops Security Firm Linked To Human Rights Abuses

Kuwaiti artists *ASEEL AL-YAQOUB* (left) and *ALIA FARID* (right) have been awarded the first artist commission for the Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai. Courtesy the artists.

Art Jameel Announces Winners Of First Artist Commission

Beijing-based artist *XIA HANG* is known for creating sculptures by assembling metal components, as seen in the stainless steel work _Rangerer_ (2017). Courtesy the artist.

Xia Hang To Complete Sculpture Commission For Australian Property Developer

HWANG HYUN-SAN has stepped down from his position as chairman of the Arts Council Korea due to health reasons. Image via MBC Prime.

Hwang Hyun-san Steps Down As Chairman Of Arts Council Korea

HEAMI LEE, ALLIE WIST, REBECCA BARTOSHESKY and CC BUCKLEY, Flooded, 2016, c-print, dimensions variable. Courtesy Honolulu Biennial Foundation.

Honolulu Biennial Foundation Launches New Program Initiative

Syrian-Lebanese painter FATHALLAH ZAMROUD passed away at the age of 49 on February 3. Courtesy the artist and Ayyam Gallery, Beirut.

Obituary: Fathallah Zamroud (1968–2018)

University of New South Wales Appoints Paul Gladston as Judith Neilson Chair of Contemporary Art

SOHRAB MOHEBBI was announced curator of New York’s SculptureCenter on Feburary 15. Courtesy Mark Poucher.

SculptureCenter Appoints Sohrab Mohebbi as Curator