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Members of the Erbakan Foundation outside the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center before they raided Contemporary Istanbul art fair on the evening November 3 to object to t

Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair Raided By Islamist Group

YOUNGJUNE HAHM, chief curator of Ilmin Museum of Art in Seoul, has been accused of sexual abuse in late October 2016, and will step down from his senior role.

Ilmin Museum Chief Curator to Step Down After Sexual Harassment Complaint

Berlin-based Syrian artist MARWAN KASSAB-BACHI died on October 23, 2016, at the age of 82. Photo by KZ, Berlin. Courtesy Europia, Paris.

Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934–2016)

Anicka Yi, who was announced the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize on October 20, 2016. Image source: Guggenheim.org

Anicka Yi wins 2016 Hugo Boss Prize

VASIF KORTUN, director of research and programs at SALT, Istanbul and Ankara, is set to leave his post by early 2017. Photo by Adam Golfer for ArtAsiaPacific.

Changes ahead for Turkish art institution SALT

HAMMAD NASAR is set to curate the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017. Photo by ArtAsiaPacific.

Hammad Nasar to curate UAE National Pavilion in 2017 Venice Biennale

RANA BEGUM winning artist of the Abraaj Group Art Prize 2017. Photo by Philip White. Courtesy the artist.

Female artists dominate the Abraaj Group Art Prize 2017

Thomas J. Berghuis. Photo: Kris McKay. © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York.

Thomas J. Berghuis Steps Down as Director of Indonesia’s First International Contemporary Art Museum

Image of Arts and Heritage Area in Sharjah, 2010. Photo by Alfredo Rubio.

Sharjah Biennial 13 To Expand Far Beyond the UAE

MANUEL RABATÉ, newly appointed director of Louvre Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.

Amid controversies, Louvre Abu Dhabi appoints new director Manuel Rabaté

JOSELINA CRUZ will curate an exhibition of works by Manuel Ocampo and Lani Maestro,

Joselina Cruz to Curate The Philippines Pavilion at 2017 Venice Biennale

Emirati artist Hassan Sharif passed away on September 18, 2016. He was 65 years old. Photo by Maaziar Sadr. Courtesy Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, and Alexander Gray Assoc

Hassan Sharif (1951–2016)

Zoe Butt will step down as executive director and curator of Sàn Art, where she has been since 2009, to assume role as artistic director of the new Factory Contemporary Arts Centre

Zoe Butt Moves to the Factory

(Left to right) Sandy Angus (Angus Montgomery), Neha Kirpal (India Art Fair) and Marco Fazzone (MCH–Design and Regional Art Fairs). Copyright Aissa Tripodi, Sara Barth, Basel.

MCH Group Enters India