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Portrait of *VENUS LAU*, the next director of Museum MACAN in Jakarta. Courtesy Museum MACAN.<br>

New Director of Jakarta’s Museum MACAN

Left to right: *ELISAPETA HINEMOA HETA*, photo by Jasmax; *TALOI HAVINI*, photo by Zan Wimberley; *LATAI TAUMOEPEAU*, photo by Rhett Wyman. Courtesy TBA 21 and Ocean Space, Venice.

Weekly News Roundup: February 2, 2024

Participating Artists of 60th Venice Biennale Announced

Exterior of the Rubin Museum of Art on 17th Street in New York City. Photo by Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia.

The Rubin Museum of Art to Close Its New York Building

Left: *YU HONG*, _Make a Wish_, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 340 x 140 cm. Courtesy Lisson Gallery, London/Shanghai. Right: Portrait of *MF HUSAIN* c. 1970, gelatin silver print on pap

Solo Showcases in Venice for Leading Chinese Painter and Iconic Indian Modernist

Left: Portrait of *MARIA MADEIRA*. Photo by Dennis Phillip Irwin. Right: Portrait of curator *NATALIE KING*. Photo by Luke Walker. <br>

Timor-Leste Presents Inaugural Pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale

Former CEO of the Royal Commission of AlUla, *AMR AL-MADANI*. Courtesy the Royal Commission of AlUla.<br>

CEO of AlUla Heritage and Culture Project Arrested for Corruption

From left to right: Installation view of *TALOI HAVINI*'s _Habitat_, 2017, three-channel HD video with color: 16 min 9 sec, and surround sound: 10 mins 40 sec. Photo by Stuart Whip

Artes Mundi 10 Announces Winner

*teamLab*, _Bubble Universe: Physical Light, Bubbles of Light, Wobbling Light, and Environmental Light - One Stroke_, 2023 (work in progress), interactive Installation, LED, sound.

Weekly News Roundup: January 26, 2024

*JOE CHIALO*, Berlin Senator for Cultural and Social Cohesion. Courtesy Berlin Senate Press Office.

Berlin Nixes Antisemitism Clause

Exterior of Hauser & Wirth's new street-level gallery on Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.

New Hauser & Wirth Space Opens in Hong Kong

New Para Site board members: (left to right) *ADELINE OOI*, photo by Tara Sosrowardoyo, and *YUKI TERASE*. Courtesy Para Site, Hong Kong.<br>

Para Site Names New Board Members With Deep Hong Kong Ties

Still from *YUAN ZHANG*'s _Beijing Bastards_, 1993, HD video with color and sound: 85 mins. Courtesy M+.

Hong Kong Censors Underground Film’s Title, Allows Screening

From left to right: portrait of *MANU PAREK*, *MADVHI PAREKH*, and *KARISHMA SWALI* in conversation at the artists' studio, 2023. Courtesy Chanakya Foundation.

Weekly News Roundup: January 19, 2024