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Interior view of Art Stage Singapore, 2017. Image courtesy of Art Stage Singapore.

Art Stage Singapore Cancels 2019 Edition

The inclusion of JANI LEINONEN’s McJesus (2015, pictured) sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald in an exhibition at Israel's Haifa Museum of Art has drawn widespread condemnatio

‘McJesus’ Sculpture Sparks Outrage Among Israel’s Christian Minority

One and J. Gallery has filed a lawsuit in New York against Christie's for selling a Francis Bacon painting for a very low price. Image via Christie's Education, New York.

South Korean Gallery Sues Christie's For Selling Francis Bacon Painting In Bad Faith

MMCA Cheongju was launched on December 27, 2018. Courtesy the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.

MMCA Opens Fourth Location in Cheongju

Portrait of *TUSHAR JOAG*. Courtesy the artist and Chemould Prescott Road gallery, Mumbai.

OBITUARY: TUSHAR JOAG (1966–2018)

Over 270 members of the South Asian arts community have pledged to protect the fair treatment of the sexual harassment survivors who have spoken out about their experiences. Among

Over 270 Cultural Workers Sign Statement in Solidarity with Sexual Harassment Survivors

GREGORY BURKE has been named Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's new director. Courtesy Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Appoints Gregory Burke as Director

New York-based architecture firm WORKac has been named the designer of the Beirut Museum of Art, scheduled to open in 2023. Courtesy WORKac.

Beirut Museum of Art to Open 2023

*SUBODH GUPTA* stepped down from his position as guest curator of the 2018 Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa on December 14, a day after an anonymous post on Instagram account Scene

Subodh Gupta Steps Down As Curator Of Serendipity Arts Festival Following #MeToo Allegations

PATTY CHANG has been named a 2018 Anonymous Was A Woman grantee. Courtesy the artist.

Patty Chang Receives 2018 Anonymous Was A Woman Grant

ZACH BLAS and JEMIMA WYMAN's i'm here to learn so :)))))) (2017) is also among the blacklisted works at the 6th Guangzhou Triennial. Courtesy the artists and MU art space, Eindhove

AI and Biotechnology Works Censored at 6th Guangzhou Triennial

On December 7, the Angry Asian Girls Association led a protest against C/O Berlin’s exhibition of works by photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Image via the Angry Asian Girls Association

Women’s Rights Group Leads #MeToo Protest Against Nobuyoshi Araki

SIU WAI HANG's video installation Open Ta Kung Pao (2018) was announced the winning work of the 2018 Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize. Courtesy 2018 Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Pr

Siu Wai Hang Wins 2018 Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize

*REKO RENNIE*'s _VISIBLE INVISIBLE_, 2017, is the foundational artwork marking commencement of the construction of the new Housemuseum Galleries. Photo John Gollings.

Lyon Housemuseum’s New Art Gallery To Open In March 2019