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*EL ANATSUI*, Ink Splash II, 2012, aluminum and copper, approximately 285 x 373 cm. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and Tate Modern, London.

Tate And Hyundai Motor Launch Research Center

The Singapore Art Museum announced on January 24 that the 2019 Singapore Biennale is titled

Theme And Title Announced For Singapore Biennale 2019

Ishara Art Foundation, which is dedicated to South Asian contemporary art, will open its new space in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue on March 18. Image via Alserkal Avenue's Facebook page

Ishara Art Foundation To Launch In Alserkal Avenue

CIMAM has published an open letter calling for the release of prominent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been imprisoned without charge since October 2017. Image via Am

Museum Group Calls For Release Of Turkish Philanthropist

Interior view of Art Stage Singapore, 2017. Image courtesy of Art Stage Singapore.

Art Stage Singapore Cancels 2019 Edition

The inclusion of JANI LEINONEN’s McJesus (2015, pictured) sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald in an exhibition at Israel's Haifa Museum of Art has drawn widespread condemnatio

‘McJesus’ Sculpture Sparks Outrage Among Israel’s Christian Minority

One and J. Gallery has filed a lawsuit in New York against Christie's for selling a Francis Bacon painting for a very low price. Image via Christie's Education, New York.

South Korean Gallery Sues Christie's For Selling Francis Bacon Painting In Bad Faith

MMCA Cheongju was launched on December 27, 2018. Courtesy the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.

MMCA Opens Fourth Location in Cheongju

Portrait of *TUSHAR JOAG*. Courtesy the artist and Chemould Prescott Road gallery, Mumbai.

OBITUARY: TUSHAR JOAG (1966–2018)

Over 270 members of the South Asian arts community have pledged to protect the fair treatment of the sexual harassment survivors who have spoken out about their experiences. Among

Over 270 Cultural Workers Sign Statement in Solidarity with Sexual Harassment Survivors

GREGORY BURKE has been named Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's new director. Courtesy Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Appoints Gregory Burke as Director

New York-based architecture firm WORKac has been named the designer of the Beirut Museum of Art, scheduled to open in 2023. Courtesy WORKac.

Beirut Museum of Art to Open 2023

*SUBODH GUPTA* stepped down from his position as guest curator of the 2018 Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa on December 14, a day after an anonymous post on Instagram account Scene

Subodh Gupta Steps Down As Curator Of Serendipity Arts Festival Following #MeToo Allegations

PATTY CHANG has been named a 2018 Anonymous Was A Woman grantee. Courtesy the artist.

Patty Chang Receives 2018 Anonymous Was A Woman Grant