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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].

Bana Kattan, curator and associate head of exhibitions at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, has been appointed to curate the UAE...
08/10/2025

Bana Kattan, curator and associate head of exhibitions at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, has been appointed to curate the UAE Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
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Joan Yiquan Chen

The Bangkok Art Biennale has announced its first roster of participating artists, along with the theme, curators, and ve...
08/10/2025

The Bangkok Art Biennale has announced its first roster of participating artists, along with the theme, curators, and venues for its fifth edition, scheduled to take place from October 29, 2026 to February 28, 2027.
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Arphy Li

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has appointed artist Nilbar Güreş and curator Başak Doğa Temür as the Turki...
30/09/2025

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has appointed artist Nilbar Güreş and curator Başak Doğa Temür as the Turkish Pavilion’s representatives for the 61st Venice Biennale.
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YUQIAN FAN

Almaty’s Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan has abruptly canceled an exhibition of Taiwanese artists jus...
30/09/2025

Almaty’s Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan has abruptly canceled an exhibition of Taiwanese artists just days ahead of the opening, drawing criticism from Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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THE EDITORS

In a world increasingly reshaped by regional tensions, postcolonial legacies, and covert battles for data sovereignty, “...
30/09/2025

In a world increasingly reshaped by regional tensions, postcolonial legacies, and covert battles for data sovereignty, “The Geopolitics of Infrastructure” at M HKA challenged us to reconsider the material and immaterial forces that govern our lives.
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In a world increasingly reshaped by regional tensions, postcolonial legacies, and covert battles for data sovereignty, this urgent exhibition challenged us to reconsider the material and immaterial forces that govern our lives. Di Liu

QAGOMA launches a playful sculptural commission, Billy Tang named artistic director of London's Yan Du Projects, China w...
26/09/2025

QAGOMA launches a playful sculptural commission, Billy Tang named artistic director of London's Yan Du Projects, China welcomes first museum dedicated to women’s art, and more.
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THE EDITORS

Cai Guo-Qiang’s recent firework performance in Tibet’s Shigatse region has sparked public concern and widespread critici...
26/09/2025

Cai Guo-Qiang’s recent firework performance in Tibet’s Shigatse region has sparked public concern and widespread criticism over its impact on the plateau’s fragile ecosystem, prompting a local government investigation in China.
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Yuqian Fan

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) has acquired works by three Asian artists Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957), Qiu X...
26/09/2025

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) has acquired works by three Asian artists Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957), Qiu Xiaofei (b. 1977), and Matthew Wong (1984–2019).
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Joan Yiquan Chen

Hong Kong’s Hanart TZ Gallery has announced the passing of Qiu Shihua, a pioneering figure in contemporary Chinese lands...
25/09/2025

Hong Kong’s Hanart TZ Gallery has announced the passing of Qiu Shihua, a pioneering figure in contemporary Chinese landscape painting.
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Arphy Li

Oslo’s Munch Museum has announced New York-based Palestinian artist Samia Halaby as the winner of its annual Munch Museu...
25/09/2025

Oslo’s Munch Museum has announced New York-based Palestinian artist Samia Halaby as the winner of its annual Munch Museum Award.
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YUQIAN FAN

Choi Byung-so, an influential Korean artist known for his black, tactile works on newspapers, passed away on September 1...
25/09/2025

Choi Byung-so, an influential Korean artist known for his black, tactile works on newspapers, passed away on September 11 at the age of 82.
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The Editors

Hong Kong’s M+ museum has announced South Korean artist Ayoung Kim’s speculative fiction film as its latest commission f...
17/09/2025

Hong Kong’s M+ museum has announced South Korean artist Ayoung Kim’s speculative fiction film as its latest commission for the M+ Facade overlooking Victoria Harbour.
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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].