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Curator *HELLA MEWIS*, reportedly kidnapped in Baghdad, is pictured here at the Impuls Festival 2016. Image via Facebook.

German Curator Kidnapped in Baghdad

Exterior view of Intercultural Theatre Institute at Emily Hill, Singapore. Image via Wikipedia.

Singapore Arts Groups To Lose Their Spaces

*ANN HUI* wins the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, the first time that the award is conferred to a female Hong Kong director. Image via Facebook.

Hong Kong Female Director Wins Golden Lion in Venice

ALEX SETON is the winner of the 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Courtesy the artist and The Sovereign Art Foundation.

Australian Sculptor Wins 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize

The artist-led Solidarity Against Silencing campaign condemns the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 recently passed in the Philippines. Image via SAS Facebook page.

Philippine Artists Resist Anti-Terror Law

The 2021 curators of the second Thailand Biennale, clockwise from the left: *YUKO HASEGAWA*, *VIPASH PURICHANONT*, *SEIHA KUROSAWA*, and *TAWATCHAI SOMKONG*. Courtesy the Thailand

Thailand Biennale Announces Curator and Theme for Second Edition

Detail of the 13th-century Deësis mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Image via Wikipedia.

What Will Happen to the Byzantine Mosaics in Hagia Sophia?

STPMJ's rendering image of _The Surface_, 2020, at MMCA Gwacheon. Courtesy MMCA.

Lotus leaf like structure wins MMCA Gwacheon Project 2020

Image of Carriageworks’ exterior via the venue’s Facebook.

Bailouts for Sydney Arts Space Carriageworks

Exterior view of Frieze London in 2019. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy Linda Nylind and Frieze.

London’s Frieze Art Fairs Forced to Cancel

*JYOTSNA BHATT*, who passed away on Saturday, is known for her innovative approach to ceramics. Image from the Jyoti Bhatt Archive, Asia Art Archive Collection. Courtesy the artist

Obituary: Jyotsna Bhatt (1940–2020)

Exterior view of M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong. Image via Facebook.

Third Wave of Closures for Hong Kong

*ROY LICHTENSTEIN*'s Nude with Joyous Painting (1994) made USD 46.2 million at Christie's relay-style auction ONE: A Global Sale of the 20th Century. Courtesy Christie's.

Christie’s Global Relay Auction Totals USD 420 Million

*JAMES MURDOCH* may become majority stockholder of MCH Group through his investment company Lupa Systems. Image via Wikipedia.

James Murdoch to become majority stakeholder of Art Basel