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ADEELA SULEMAN's contribution to the 2019 Karachi Biennale, Killing Fields of Karachi (2019), has been destroyed and removed from the event. Image via Nazish Brohi's Twitter.

Work About Extrajudicial Killings Destroyed at Karachi Biennale

DORIS SALCEDO is the winner of the inaugural Nomura Art Award. Portrait by Daniel Mordzinski. Courtesy the artist and Nomura Art Prize.

Doris Salcedo Wins Nomura Art Award

CHARLES F. STEWART is the new chief executive officer of Sotheby's auction house. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Charles F. Stewart Appointed as Sotheby’s CEO

Installation view of “On Water, Rosemary and Mercury,” at Home Works 7, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, 2015. Photo by Marwan Tahtah. Courtesy Ashkal Alwan.

Beirut Arts Programs Halted Amid Protests

EYAL WEIZMAN (left), HIWA K (center), and SIMON DENNY (right) are among 300 figures who are boycotting cultural events and institutions backed by the Turkish government. Portrait o

Cultural Figures Call For Boycott Of Turkish Cultural Institutions In Wake Of Syria Invasion

Junya Ishigami's Water Garden Receives Inaugural Obel Architecture Award

General view of Art Basel Hong Kong in 2019. Courtesy Art Basel.

Art Basel Hong Kong Reveals Gallery Lineup for 2020

<b>CLARA CHEUNG</b>, artist and co-founder of nonprofit platform C&G Artpartment, is one of several artists and cultural workers who have announced their participation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Cultural Workers Run in 2019 District Council Elections

MELISSA CHIU will curate the third edition of the Honolulu Biennial. Photo by Greg Powers. Courtesy the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC.

Melissa Chiu To Curate 2021 Honolulu Biennial

HUANG YONG PING passed away in Paris on October 19. Courtesy kamel mennour, Paris / London.

Obituary: Huang Yong Ping (1954–2019)

Google is fighting the Delhi High Court's order that it remove from its search engine links to Instagram posts accusing *SUBODH GUPTA* of sexual misconduct. The artist is suing the

Google Resists Order To Wipe #MeToo Posts In Subodh Gupta Defamation Case

Contemporary Istanbul chairperson *ALI GÜRELI* has released a statement defending Turkey's military assault on Kurdish-controlled areas of northeast Syria. Courtesy Step Istanbul.

Contemporary Istanbul Chair Defends Turkish Military Offensive In Syria

Desert X board members *ED RUSCHA*, *YAEL LIPSCHUTZ*, and *TRISTAN MILANOVICH* have resigned in protest against the biennial's plans to launch a new edition in Al-Ula (pictured), S

Desert X Board Members Resign Over Saudi Arabia Launch

Artist and activist *CARLOS CELDRAN* died on October 8 at the age of 46. Courtesy the artist.

Obituary: Carlos Celdran (1972–2019)