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Kaldor Public Art Projects' John Kaldor (right) and Museum of Old and New Art's David Walsh (left) jointly announce arrival of New York-based performance artist Marina Abramović to

Marina Abramović at Sydney’s Kaldor Public Art Projects and Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art

Artis Receives USD 1 Million Anonymous Donation

Christine Tohme (left), one of the 2015 Audrey Irmas Award winners for curatorial excellence, during the opening of Home Workspace, 2011. Photo by Houssam Mchaiemch. Courtesy Ashk

Christine Tohme to Receive Audrey Irmas Award

Interior of Brett Whiteley Studio in Sydney. Courtesy Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Brett Whiteley Studio Comes Under New Ownership Boosted With Extra Funding

JANG MIN-SEUNG, Pitch-dark, 2014, single-channel video. Courtesy Hermès Foundation, Seoul.

Jang Min-Seung Wins 2014 Hermès Foundation Missulsang

TOMIE OHTAKE passed away on February 12, 2015, at age 101. In this photo from 2006, she is being awarded the Brazilian Order of Cultural Merit. Copyright and courtesy Palácio do Pl

Japanese-Brazilian Artist Tomie Ohtake Dies at Age 101

Michael Lynch, CEO of Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, stepped down on February 10, 2015. Courtesy West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.

Michael Lynch Resigns As CEO Of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

(Left to right) Farah al-Nakib, Kristine Khouri, Ala Younis and Sulayman al-Bassam, during a talk for Global Art Forum 8 in 2014. Courtesy Art Dubai.

Technology in the Arts is Theme for Global Art Forum 2015

Indian sculptor *MRINALINI MUKHERJEE* passed away on February 2, 2015, at age 65 in New Delhi. Pictured here at 2014 Gwangju Biennale with her work Arboreal Enactment (1991-92). Ph

Indian Sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee Dies at 65

The Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, which held the first international forum of the Arab world. Photo by Céline Meunier. Courtesy Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris.

Inside/Outside: Thinkers And Doers Renew The Arab World In Paris

Exterior of the United Arab Emirates national pavilion in Venice. Courtesy National Pavilion UAE.

Theme and Participating Artists of UAE National Pavilion at 56th Venice Biennale Announced

Clara M. Kim, newly appointed curator of Spotlight, a specialist portion of Frieze Masters 2015. Courtesy Frieze London.

Clara M. Kim Appointed Curator of Spotlight at Frieze Masters

FX HARSONO with his installation Pistol Crackers, 1977–2013, as part of “Concept Context Contestation, Art and the Collective in Southeast Asia,” at Bangkok Art And Cultural Center

Indonesian Artist FX Harsono Wins Freedom of Art Award

Sara Raza, Guggenheim Museum's newly appointed UBS MAP Global Art Initiative curator for Middle East and North Africa. Photo by and courtesy Ala Ebtekar.

Sara Raza Appointed Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, Middle East and North Africa