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Winners of Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes Announced For 2015

Indian artist Nek Chand leaves behind his legacy Rock Garden

Indian artist and arts educator Shiv Singh passed away at age 77 on June 27, 2015. Image sourced from the ArtE Fraternity Facebook page.

Indian Sculptor Shiv Singh dies at age 77

Mikala Tai, who was appointed director of Sydney's 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art on June 9, and will assume her new role in September. Courtesy 4A Centre for Contemporary As

4A Centre For Contemporary Asian Art Appoints New Director

Kimsooja, who was honored with the 2015 Ho-Am Prize on June 1 in Seoul, in recognition of her contribution to arts and culture. Photo by Viktor Bentley. Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Gal

Kimsooja Wins Samsung’s Ho-Am Prize For The Arts

On May 27, Ryue Nishizawa (left) and Kazuyo Sejima (center) of Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA won the bid for Art Gallery of New South Wales's expansion project, titled the S

Architects Chosen for Art Gallery of New South Wales expansion

Vivian Li was announced as the new curator of Asian art at Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, on May 20. Courtesy Worcester Art Museum.

Worcester Art Museum Appoints New Curator of Asian Art

The Gulf Labor group is participating in the 2015 Venice Biennale at the invitation of curator Okwui Enwezor. Its banner in the Arsenale asks

Gulf Labor Members Denied Entry to UAE

Ping Lin, the new director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, who assumed her role on April 30, 2015. Courtesy Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Taipei Fine Arts Museum Appoints New Director

From left to right: Paul C. Ha, Jane Farver and Ute Meta Bauer. Image sourced from the MIT List Visual Arts Center Facebook page.

Curator Jane Farver dies at 68

Photo of Sabeen Mahmud posted on Facebook by Abro Khuda Bux on February 9, 2015.

Activist and arts advocate Sabeen Mahmud killed in Karachi

Tobias Berger, the newly appointed head of art for the Central Police Station Revitalisation Project. Photo by Ann Woo for ArtAsiaPacific.

Tobias Berger to Assume Role as Head of Art at the Central Police Station in May

Block 47 at Singapore's Gillman Barracks, which many of the current tenants will depart after their leases expire this May. Courtesy Gillman Barracks.

Exodus at Gillman Barracks

JULIUS SCHILLER, Coelum Stellatum Christianum, Image 38: Noah's Ark (1627). Courtesy Alserkal Avenue, Dubai.

Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue to Turn Boat into Floating Site of Artist Interventions at 56th Venice Biennale