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*SANTIAGO SIERRA* is planning to immerse a British flag in blood for his work, _Union Flag_ (2021), at Hobart's Dark Mofo 2021. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Artist to Immerse British Flag in Blood for Australian Festival

*KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI*’s woodblock print _Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa)_, c. 1831, made USD 1.59 million at Christie’s New York. Courtesy Chri

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The South Roof Garden viewed from M+, overlooking Hong Kong Island. Photo by Virgile Simon Bertrand. Courtesy Herzog & de Meuron and M+, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Arts Sector Faces New Political Scrutiny

An exterior view of the Museum of Chinese in America, New York. Image via Wikipedia.

Museum Cancels Show after Artists Withdraw Over Chinatown Jail

A portrait of *WANG FUCHUN*. Photo by Charlotte Graham. Image via Twitter.

Obituary: Wang Fuchun (1942–2021)

Exterior view of M Woods Hutong. Image via Facebook.

M Woods Closes Following Death of a Worker on Site

Photo of Taiwan’s president *TSAI ING-WEN* and artist *YOSHITOMO NARA* with Tsai’s cat, Cookie. Image via Instagram.

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Installation view of Taipei Dangdai at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, 2020. Courtesy Taipei Dangdai.

Taipei Dangdai Cancels Art Fair Slated for July

A portrait of *FIONA HALL*. Courtesy Sydney Living Museums.

A forest of signs to liven Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks

The late businessman *LEE KUN-HEE*’s (pictured) art collection is propelling calls for changes to Korean tax laws in order to keep the artworks in the country. Image via Twitter.

Will Korea Change Its Tax Laws to Keep Samsung Collection?

A portrait of *TOKO SHINODA* at work in her studio. Image via Facebook.

Obituary: Toko Shinoda (1913–2021)

The unveiling ceremony for the donation of a YAYOI KUSAMA sculpture at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. Courtesy Gardens by the Bay, Singapore.

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The Wall: Community Art Building Mural (2020), led by Post-Art Project, is a collaborative work created by artists of different faiths and sexual orientations at New Delhi’s India

Increased Silencing of Artistic Expression Globally Amid Pandemic

A portrait of *ELIZABETH ANN MACGREGOR*. Photo by Anna Kucera. Courtesy Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia director to step down