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On November 13, Hong Kong’s M+ announced the establishment of the Sigg Prize, which recognizes outstanding artists in the Greater China region. The new prize emerged from and repla

M+ Launches New Sigg Prize

LISA HAVILAH has been named the new chief executive of Sydney’s Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Courtesy Carriageworks, Sydney.

Lisa Havilah to Head Up Sydney's Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

WEI YING (left) has been named winner of the 2018 Hyundai Blue Prize's Creativity Prize, while LONG XINGRU (right) received the Sustainability Prize. Photo by Elaine W. Ng for ArtA

Winners of the 2018 Hyundai Blue Prize Announced

Portrait of the late SADAHARU HORIO. Photo by Esther Chan for ArtAsiaPacific.<br>

Obituary: Sadaharu Horio (1939–2018)

MCH Group, will no longer support a number of regional art fairs, including Singapore’s Art SG, of which the Swiss conglomerate was initially an organizing partner. <br>

Art Basel Owner Pulls Out Of Art SG

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity is scheduled to open its doors on November 21, 2018. Image via Skyscrapercity forum user samrat_m.

Kolkata Centre for Creativity to Open November 2018

Portrait of *ALFREDO JAAR* at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art. Photo by Adam Kuehl. Courtesy SCAD. Image via SCAD.

Alfredo Jaar Wins 11th Hiroshima Art Prize

Egyptian-Armenian artist *CHANT AVEDISSIAN* died on October 24 at the age of 67. He was known for his use of painted stencils in works exploring the relations between history, poli

Obituary: Chant Avedissian (1951–2018)

It was reported on October 25 that YAYOI KUSAMA and TAKASHI MURAKAMI will be taking legal action against the presenters behind a series of exhibitions in China displaying objects i

Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami to Take Legal Action Against Exhibition of Fake Works

Since the suspicious disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in early October, various global institutions have distanced themselves from Saudi-funded programs,

Ahmed Mater New York Talk Canceled As Major Art Institutions Step Away From Saudi-Backed Initiatives

Two of the artists accused of sexual misconduct on social media in a recent wave of #MeToo revelations. Left, artist *JATIN DAS* via Youtube video by Flying Birds of India, and rig

#MeToo Accusations Shock The Indian Art World

HANDIWIRMAN SAPUTRA (left) and SYAGINI RATNA WULAN (right) have been named Indonesia's representative artists for the 2019 Venice Biennale. Portrait of Handiwirman Saputra via vide

Indonesia Announces Artists and Curators for 2019 Venice Biennale

*HAEGUE YANG* has been announced winner of the 2018 Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award in the visual arts category. Photo by Studio Haegue Yang. Courtesy Kukje Gallery, Seoul

Haegue Yang Wins Republic Of Korea Culture And Arts Award

WU TSANG has been named a 2018 MacArthur fellow. Courtesy the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Wu Tsang Awarded 2018 MacArthur Fellowship