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*HUMA BHABHA*, whose practice is characterized by the assemblage of found materials into sculptures, will create the sixth site-specific installation in the Roof Garden of the Metr

Huma Bhabha Installation Commissioned For The Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s Roof Garden

Aun Gallery is Tehran's first privately owned contemporary art space. Courtesy Cyrus Vafadari.

Iranian Gallerists Sentenced to Prison

London's Serpentine Gallery will be launching their first pavilion outside of the United Kingdom. Designed by Jiakun Architects, the structure will be unveiled in May in Beijing's

London’s Serpentine Enters Beijing With New Pavilion

Zhang Wenjia has joined Phillips as the auction house's regional director in China. Courtesy Phillips.

Zhang Wenjia Appointed As Phillips Regional Director In China

Turkish-born artist *NIL YALTER* is this year's winner of the Prix AWARE outstanding merit award, which recognizes a woman artist who has sustained a practice for over 30 years. Co

Nil Yalter Wins Prix Aware 2018 Outstanding Merit Award

Portrait of *SONG SANGHEE*. Courtesy the artist and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.

Song Sanghee Wins Korea Artist Prize 2017

The former culture minister of South Korea, Cho Yoon-sun (center), has received a prison sentence for her involvement with a blacklist that was designed to impede the careers of cu

Former South Korean Culture Minister Jailed For Artist Blacklist

The Omani governate of Musandam lies northeast of the United Arab Emirates, while Qatar is a peninsular state taht borders Saudi Arabia. Image via the CIA World Factbook.

Qatar and Omani Border Absent in Louvre Abu Dhabi Map

*DENNIS OPPENHEIM*'s _Chamber_, a sculpture that has been standing on a Busan beach since 2011, has been destroyed by public officials in the city's Haeundae district. Image via Bu

Korean Public Officials Destroy Dennis Oppenheim Sculpture

Palestinian artist MOHAMMED

Palestinian Artist Mohammed Yossef Arrested by Israeli Authorities

Another private museum has opened in Shanghai. The Powerlong Art Museum opened its doors to the public with two inaugural shows, showcasing works from the collections of Xu Jiankan

Powerlong Art Museum Opens In Shanghai

TOYO TSUCHIYA, Japanese-born artist and photographer, passed away on November 23, 2017, at the age of 69 in New York. Image via the artist's Facebook.

Obituary: Toyo Tsuchiya (1948–2017)

Mali Wu and Francesco Manacorda will co-curate the 11th Taipei Biennial and examine our relationship with nature. Courtesy Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Mali Wu And Francesco Manacorda Named Co-curators Of The 2018 Taipei Biennial

Under the patronage of the Saudi monarch Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and with financial backing from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, al

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center For World Culture Prepares For Summer Launch