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Apichatpong Weerasethakul at Hong Kong. Courtesy Zicchieri Stefano.

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul named Principal Prince Claus Laureate

ALFREDO JAAR, (Kindness) of (Strangers), 2015, neon, 290 x 209 cm. Photo by Harry Schnitger. Courtesy Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin.

Çanakkale Biennial Cancels Upcoming 2016 Edition

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presenting Jack Persekian, founder and director of al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, with the Palestine Order of Merit for Culture, Sci

Palestine's leading arts advocate Jack Persekian awarded the Order of Culture, Science and Arts

MICHAEL ZAVROS, winner of the 2016 Mosman Art Prize with his painting Flora (2016). Courtesy Mosman Art Gallery.

Michael Zavros Wins 2016 Mosman Art Prize

ZAI KUNING in collaborationwith Mohamad Riduan, Dapunta Hyang – Transmission of Knowledge, 2015, rattan, waxed thread, stones, books, wax, dimensions variable. Commissioned and pre

Zai Kuning to Represent Singapore at 2017 Venice Biennale

HAROLD JOSEPH THOMAS, Tribal Abduction, 2016, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 134 x 214 cm. Courtesy Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.

Harold Joseph Thomas Wins 2016 Telstra Art Award

Inti Guerrero, who was named curator of the 2018 EVA International biennial in Ireland. Courtesy Inti Guerrero.

Inti Guerrero Named Curator of 2018 EVA International Biennial in Ireland

TEHCHING HSIEH, One Year Performance 1981-1982, document of performance. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist, Gilbert & Lila Silverman, and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.

Tehching Hsieh to Represent Taiwan at 2017 Venice Biennale

SYED HAIDER RAZA, celebrated modern Indian painter and one of the founders of the Progressive Artists Group, died on July 23, 2016. He was 94 years old. Photo by Chetan Nikam.

Syed Haider Raza (1922–2016)

LOUISE HEARMAN, Barry, oil on masonite, 69.5 x 100 cm. Copright the artist. Photo by AGNSW, Nick Kreisler. Courtesy Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Winner Announced for Archibald Portrait Prize 2016

Left to right: Suhanya Raffel, with artist Richard Bell and curator Russell Storer.<br>

Suhanya Raffel Leaves Art Gallery of New South Wales for M+

SAMSON YOUNG performing Nocturne, during Art Basel in Hong Kong in 2015. Young composed a musical piece with found video footage of night bombings using live foley techniques, an

Samson Young to Represent Hong Kong At 2017 Venice Biennale

MAMI KATAOKA, who was appointed artistic director of the 2018 Biennale of Sydney. Photo by Daniel Boud. Courtesy Biennale of Sydney.

Mami Kataoka Appointed Artistic Director of 21st Biennale of Sydney

Iranian filmmaker ABBAS KIAROSTAMI, who died on July 4, 2016, at the age of 76. Photo by and courtesy Laurent Thurin Nal / MK2. <br>

Abbas Kiarostami, 1940–2016