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*JIN SHIU* and *YI JOUNGMIN*, of the Okin Collective, died in an apparent double suicide. Courtesy National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.

Obituary: Jin Shiu (1975–2019) and Yi Joungmin (1971–2019)

Artist *SANMU CHAN*.<br>

Artist-Activist Sanmu Chan Detained In Connection With Hong Kong Protests

Aichi Triennale Artists Demand Removal of Works as Government Investigates Controversy

MIT Media Lab director JOI ITO (left)
published a short statement of apology regarding the organization’s and
his affiliations with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (right).

MIT Media Lab Director Apologizes For Epstein Connection

The Middle East Institute's new gallery in Washington, DC, will open to the public on September 14. Pictured: Rendering of the interior of MEI Art Gallery.

Middle East Institute Launches New Gallery

Ateneo Art Award Winners Announced

A fire involving construction materials broke out at the Singapore Art Museum, which is currently closed for renovation, on August 11. Courtesy Singapore Art Museum.

Fire Breaks Out At Singapore Art Museum

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has announced that the section of the 2019 Istanbul Biennial originally planned for the Istanbul Shipyards will be moved to Antrepo 5.

Istanbul Biennial to Shift Sites Due to Construction Delay

The celebrated artist and art historian *KAMAL BOULLATA* has died, aged 77. Portrait via the Arab American Institute’s webpage.

Obituary: Kamal Boullata (1942–2019)

YUNG MA is the curator of the 2020 Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy Seoul Museum of Art.

Yung Ma Appointed Artistic Director of the 2020 Seoul Mediacity Biennale

Aichi Triennale 2019 has closed the exhibition “After ‘Freedom of
Expression’?” at the Aichi Prefecture Museum of Art, Nagoya, in response
to threats over KIM SEO-KYUNG and KIM EUN

Aichi Triennale Shuts Down Exhibition About Censorship

JACOB FABRICIUS will be the artistic director of the 2020 Busan Biennale. Courtesy Busan Biennale.

Jacob Fabricius Appointed Artistic Director of 2020 Busan Biennale

*ROSLISHAM ISMAIL* passed away on July 23 in Kuala Lumpur. Image via Sharjah Art Foundation.

Obituary: Roslisham Ismail (1972–2019)

Left: installation view of CHEN SUNG-CHIH's Untitled—WZ, 2019, tempered glass and PVC glitter, dimensions variable, at the 2019 Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition. Courtesy the art

Project Fulfill Art Space Demands Apology from Estée Lauder Companies China Affiliate