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ArtAsiaPacific is the leading English-language magazine focusing on contemporary art and culture from Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. AAP is published six times a year, with an annual Almanac edition that recounts the past year in countries from across Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information on our publication, distribution and current activities, please feel free to write us at [email protected].

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco named scholar Soyoung Lee as the institution’s next director and CEO.Read the full...
15/01/2025

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco named scholar Soyoung Lee as the institution’s next director and CEO.

Read the full story via the link in the comments.

The ten-day-long Singapore Art Week (January 17–26) spans more than 130 events—from public festivals to art fairs and ga...
15/01/2025

The ten-day-long Singapore Art Week (January 17–26) spans more than 130 events—from public festivals to art fairs and gallery shows. Now in its 13th year, Singapore Art Week will present a series of exciting art programs across the city.

Follow the link in the comments below to read AAP editors’ picks for what to see during the week.

This trailblazing monograph, reissued three decades after it was first published, captures an English family in all its ...
10/01/2025

This trailblazing monograph, reissued three decades after it was first published, captures an English family in all its majestic complications.

Read AAP's managing editor Oliver Clasper's full review of Richard Billingham’s “Ray’s a Laugh” via the link in the comments.

Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2025 runs from January 9–12 with more than 30 exhibitions held across leading commercial spaces a...
09/01/2025

Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2025 runs from January 9–12 with more than 30 exhibitions held across leading commercial spaces and private museums.

Read AAP's editors' highlights from exhibitions around India's megacity via the link in the comments.

On January 7, the Taiwanese artist, art historian, and cultural critic Lin Hsin-yueh, who held solo exhibitions at the T...
09/01/2025

On January 7, the Taiwanese artist, art historian, and cultural critic Lin Hsin-yueh, who held solo exhibitions at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2013) and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung (2019), passed away at the age of 86.

Read about his life and works via the link in the comments.

Kim Lim's long overdue survey "The Space Between. A Retrospective" National Gallery Singapore highlights how the artist ...
08/01/2025

Kim Lim's long overdue survey "The Space Between. A Retrospective" National Gallery Singapore highlights how the artist effortlessly merges the universal and the personal to elevate simplicity into profound expression.

Read the full review by Yvonne Wang via the link in the comments below.

The Iraqi multidisciplinary artist Dia Al-Azzawi was announced as a recipient of the 2024 Great Arab Minds Award in the ...
06/01/2025

The Iraqi multidisciplinary artist Dia Al-Azzawi was announced as a recipient of the 2024 Great Arab Minds Award in the Literature and Arts category.

Read about the artist and the award via the link in the comments.

What is the relationship between performance art and the moving image? The daylong symposium “Avant-Garde Now: Performin...
06/01/2025

What is the relationship between performance art and the moving image? The daylong symposium “Avant-Garde Now: Performing for the Camera” at M+, WestK on December 7, 2024, through the works of four leading artists active in the field from across Asia.

Read a full recap of the performances and screenings by Eisa Jocson, Melati Suryodarmo, Kawita Vatanajyankur, and Florence Lam via the link in the comments.

The Hanoi-based nonprofit art organization Vietnam Art Collection (VAC) opened its third space, VAC Shanghai, in the Ch...
03/01/2025

The Hanoi-based nonprofit art organization Vietnam Art Collection (VAC) opened its third space, VAC Shanghai, in the Chinese megacity.

Read the story via the link in comments.

Art Dubai 2025 participants, a new museum blueprint in South Korea, the lineup for the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, ...
03/01/2025

Art Dubai 2025 participants, a new museum blueprint in South Korea, the lineup for the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, and plans for the Dib Bangkok Museum of Contemporary Art.

Read the weekly news roundup for January 3, 2025, via the link in the comments.

The ArtAsiaPacific Almanac 2025 (Volume XX) is now out. Read about the highlights from 2024 in news, exhibitions, festiv...
03/01/2025

The ArtAsiaPacific Almanac 2025 (Volume XX) is now out. Read about the highlights from 2024 in news, exhibitions, festivals, artists, and preview major events for 2025.

Access the full issue online and in print:
https://artasiapacific.com/magazine/almanac-2025

On December 19, 2024, the National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta canceled a solo exhibition by Yogyakarta-based artist...
02/01/2025

On December 19, 2024, the National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta canceled a solo exhibition by Yogyakarta-based artist Yos Suprapto after he refused to take down several paintings depicting Joko Widodo, the country’s president from 2014 until 2024.

Read the full story via the link in the comments.

Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibition Gropius Bau in Berlin, "DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG (Happiness is not always fun),"...
02/01/2025

Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibition Gropius Bau in Berlin, "DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG (Happiness is not always fun)," highlights the evolution of his practice through works with particular relevance to Germany.

Read the full review via the link in the comments.

Fred Graham, a celebrated sculptor and educator who pioneered Māori contemporary art, has been named a Companion of the ...
31/12/2024

Fred Graham, a celebrated sculptor and educator who pioneered Māori contemporary art, has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM), one of the country’s highest honors.

Read about the artist and the honor via the link in the comments.

At the Bangkok Art Biennale, Cole Lu harnesses fire and ash to explore where stories begin and how they grow through us....
30/12/2024

At the Bangkok Art Biennale, Cole Lu harnesses fire and ash to explore where stories begin and how they grow through us.

Read the full review by Christopher Whitfield via the link in the comments.

Yoshio Taniguchi, the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who won a major commission for the expansion of the M...
30/12/2024

Yoshio Taniguchi, the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who won a major commission for the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, died on December 16.

Read about his life and works via the link in the comments.

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Art and the Environment in Southeast Asia Presented by National Gallery Singapore
Art and the Environment in Southeast Asia Presented by National Gallery Singapore

National Gallery Singapore presents the first of a three-part online course Art and the Environment in Southeast Asia. Developed by a team of curators and educators, the courses explore how artists in the region have engaged with multifaceted conceptions of the environment from the 19th century to the present. Learners can enrol anytime for free. Learn more: https://artasiapacific.com/ideas/new-online-course-on-art-and-the-environment-in-southeast-asia *This post is presented by National Gallery Singapore

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ArtAsiaPacific is the leading English-language magazine focusing on contemporary art and culture from Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. AAP is published six times a year, with an annual Almanac edition that recounts the past year in the 67 countries from Turkey to Tonga. For more information on our publication, distribution and current activities, please feel free to write us at [email protected].