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*LIZ NOWELL* will take up her new position as director of the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Brisbane, in mid-June. Photo of Nowell by Sia Duff; via the IMA's Facebook page.

Liz Nowell Appointed Director of IMA Brisbane

COSMIN COSTINAS has been named the artistic director of the 2020 Kathmandu Triennale. Photo by Kathy Zhang for ArtAsiaPacific.

Cosmin Costinas Named Artistic Director of 2020 Kathmandu Triennale

Japan-based financial services company Nomura Holdings, Incorporated has announced the establishment of the largest cash award in contemporary visual arts. Image via Nomura Interna

Nomura Holdings Launches USD 1 Million Art Award

EUGENE TAN has been appointed director of Singapore Art Museum, effective April 1. Courtesy Singapore Art Museum.

Eugene Tan Appointed Director of Singapore Art Museum

India Pavilion to Feature Group Exhibition for 58th Venice Biennale

Dubai-based businessman and Alserkal Avenue founder Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal (pictured) has announced the launch of the Alserkal Arts Foundation. Photograph by Mohamed Somji. C

Alserkal Arts Foundation Launches In Dubai

EDMUND CAPON has died, aged 78. Pictured: Capon with a calligraphy painting from his own collection in 1999. Photo by Jenni Carter / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Courtes

Obituary: Edmund Capon (1940–2019)

OKWUI ENWEZOR,
pictured in Venice in 2015 before his edition of the Venice Biennale,
titled “All the World’s Futures.” Photo by Giorgio Zucchiatti; courtesy
Venice Art Biennale.

Obituary: Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019)

NATASHA GINWALA (left) and DEFNE AYAS (right) have been named the artistic directors of the 13th Gwangju Biennale. Courtesy the Gwangju Biennale Foundation.

Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala Named Artistic Directors of 13th Gwangju Biennale

Otobong Nkanga And Emeka Ogboh Win 2019 Sharjah Biennial Prize

DAIDO MORIYAMA is the winner of the 2019 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. Photo by Sebastian Mayer.

Daido Moriyama Wins 2019 Hasselblad Award

Venice Biennale Releases Artist List for the 58th International Art Exhibition

In mid-February, Christian Silvain publicly accused Ye Yongqing of plagiarism, telling Belgian television channel RTBF that Ye has been copying his works since the early-1990s. Ima

Christian Silvain Accuses Ye Yongqing of Plagiarism

*ARATA ISOZAKI* was announced as the winner of the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize on March 5. Courtesy Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Arata Isozaki Named 2019 Pritzker Laureate