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YASUFUMI NAKAMORI has been appointed senior curator of intenational art at London's Tate Modern. He will officially take up his post in October, 2018. Photo by Dan Dennehy. Courtes

Yasufumi Nakamori Appointed Senior Curator of International Art at Tate Modern

NATASHA WALSH is the recipient of the 2018 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. The artist is pictured here with Dear Frida (2018), one of the works in her winning portfolio.

Natasha Walsh Wins 2018 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship

UCCA To Open New Hebei Museum In Late 2018

CHOI HYO-JUN has been suspended from his position as director of the Seoul Museum of Art while investigations are being made into sexual harassment allegations levelled against him

Seoul Museum of Art Director Suspended Following Sexual Harassment Complaint

The winners of the 2018 Ateneo Art Awards were announced on August 26. Pictured here are (from left): Victoria T. Herrera, director and chief curator of Ateneo Art Gallery; Millet

Winners Announced for the 2018 Ateneo Art Awards

Indian printmaker and sculptor *KRISHNA REDDY* passed away on August 22, aged 93. Screen grab from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s The Artist Project video.

Obituary: Krishna Reddy (1925–2018)

Australian painter and member of the Antipodean Group *CHARLES BLACKMAN* passed away on August 20, aged 90. Image via The Blackmans' Facebook.

OBITUARY: Charles Blackman (1928–2018)

Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced on August 17 that the M+ Museum building contract with Hsin Chong Construction had been terminated. Image courtesy We

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Terminates M+ Museum Contract With Hsin Chong Construction

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled CARLOS CELDRAN guilty of “offending religious feelings” for his performance at a cathedral in September 2010. Image via the artist's

Filipino Cultural Activist Carlos Celdran Faces Imprisonment

A travel ban has been enforced by Iranian authorities against artist *PARVIZ TANAVOLI* due to an ongoing legal dispute with Tehran art dealer Maryam Goudarzi. Pictured: The artist

Artist Parviz Tanavoli Barred From Leaving Iran Over Legal Dispute With Tehran Dealer

SUSAN SANTOSO stepped down as Art Jakarta's artistic director in July. Santoso is pictured here with Lorenzo Rudolf, founder and president of Art Stage. Image via Art Stage's Faceb

Susan Santoso Steps Down as Art Stage Jakarta’s Artistic Director

Photographer and social activist SHAHIDUL ALAM was arrested on August 5 for supporting student-led protests in Dhaka. Image via Al Jazeera.

Shahidul Alam Arrested for Supporting Bangladesh Student Protests

Lindy Lee And Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran Win Melbourne Art Foundation Visual Arts Awards

Ai Weiwei’s Beijing Studio Demolished by Chinese Authorities