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The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art is the latest body to speak out against the Aichi Triennale's closure of

CIMAM Calls For Reopening Of Aichi Censorship Exhibition

United States president Donald J. Trump has raised proposed tariffs on Chinese goods by a further 5 percent, with a 15 percent tax on Chinese art and antiques effective September 1

Chinese Art Hit By New US Tariffs

Bonhams has appointed WANG ZINENG head of Modern and Contemporary Art, Asia, with effect September 1. Courtesy Bonhams.

Bonhams Names Wang Zineng Head of Modern and Contemporary Art, Asia

Finkelstein Gallery, founded and directed by *LISA FEHILY*, is the first in Australia dedicated entirely to showing female contemporary artists. Photo credit Natalia Sikiric. Court

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST WOMEN-ONLY ART GALLERY OPENS IN MELBOURNE

ArtAsiaPacific Announces Winners of Second Young Writers Contest

Aichi Triennale artistic director *DAISUKE TSUDA* has issued a statement responding to artists' opposition to the closure of

Aichi Triennale Artistic Director Responds To Artists’ Condemnation Of Censorship

*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