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Aun Gallery owners Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari, who spent more than two years in Tehran's Evin prison.

Imprisoned Iranian Gallerists Released on Bail

An exhibition by Chinese artist and activist *NUT BROTHER* protesting water pollution in an area of Shaanxi province has been shut down by Beijing authorities, but prompted the Yul

Exhibition Critiquing Water Pollution Shut Down In Beijing

SONG-MING ANG has been named Singapore's representative artist for the 2019 Venice Biennale. The exhibition will be curated by Michelle Ho. Courtesy the artist.

Song-Ming Ang Named Singapore's Representative Artist for 2019 Venice Biennale

*FUJIKO NAKAYA*, winner of this year's Praemium Imperiale prize in the sculpture category, pictured in the precincts of Togo Shrine, near her office in Tokyo, 2018. Copyright and c

Fog-Sculptor Fujiko Nakaya Among Winners Of 2018 Praemium Imperiale Prize

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands will the venue of the inaugural Art SG fair, set to launch November 2019. Courtesy Marina Bay Sands.

Art SG to Launch November 2019

The artist-curator team for the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Art Biennale. Left: artist SHU LEA CHEANG. Right: philosopher PAUL B. PRECIADO. Courtesy Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Shu Lea Cheang To Represent Taiwan at 2019 Venice Biennale

The AM Qattan Foundation unveiled its new building in Ramallah on June 28. The 7,730-square-meter space serves as a public arts hub as well as the Foundation's headquarters. Courte

AM Qattan Foundation Opens West Bank Cultural Center

INTI GUERRERO has been appointed artistic director of the non-profit foundation Bellas Artes Project, succeeding Diana Campbell Betancourt. Courtesy Inti Guerrero.

Inti Guerrero Appointed Artistic Director Of Bellas Artes Projects

DANIEL TSAL has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Lauren and Mitchell Presser Photography Award for a Young Israeli Artist. Image via the artist's Facebook.

Daniel Tsal Wins 2018 Lauren and Mitchell Presser Photography Award for a Young Israeli Artist

Art Dubai fair director Myrna Ayad will step down from her post in August this year. Photo Abbi Kemp. Courtesy Art Dubai.

Myrna Ayad To Step Down As Director Of Art Dubai

*MARINA TABASSUM* is the first architect to receive the Jameel Prize, recognized for her work _Prayer Hall, Bait ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka, Bangladesh_ (2012).

Mehdi Moutashar And Marina Tabassum Win Jameel Prize 5

*GEDE MAHENDRA YASA* won the People's Choice Award with the work After Paradise Lost #1 (2014).

Winners Announced for the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize 2018

*KEN AND JULIA YONETANI*, _Crystal Palace: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nuclear Nations (China)_, 2016, uranium glass, antique chandelier frames, electrical

Ken And Julia Yonetani’s Uranium Glass Chandeliers Banned From Shanghai Show

Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless has opened in Tokyo. All images courtesy teamLab.

Mori-TeamLab Digital Art Museum Opens In Tokyo