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Radical Exposure
Yangon • In the Middle of the Myanma Spring
Let Us Vote!
Hong Kong Arts Organizations Accused Of Endangering National Security
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PUBLIC DOMAIN
Haig Aivazian on Eugène Delacroix
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Vax to the Future
Resuming Operations • Major auction houses have more or less resumed their pre-pandemic calendars, albeit with downsized sale series in favor of boosted online offerings. Uneven results for marquee auctions in March and April point to the market’s continued volatility.
Full Steam Ahead • Art fair organizers are braving continuing Covid-19 conditions as they reintroduce physical events where possible. Particularly strong sales for live regional fairs point to the enduring importance of in-person platforms.
BRIDGING BOUNDARIES
Maha Ahmed • DUBAI
Huang Hai-Hsin • NEW YORK/TAIPEI
Ana Chaduneli • RUSTAVI
THE END OF ALTERNATIVE • Looking back at Arrow Factory, Beijing’s hutong storefront space
Tackling Taboos AGUNG KURNIAWAN
Poetic Resistance ABDULLAH M. I. SYED
The Seismogenic Zone AYOUNG KIM
FINDING NEW LIGHT • PHOTO-ACTIVISM AND ARCHIVES ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
CANDICE LIN
MINOUK LIM
SARAH CHOO JING
MIKA TAJIMA
39 Casts of Delays • INSIDE BURGER COLLECTION
ONGOING
UPCOMING
ART DIRECTORY • 123 A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES AND GALLERIES IN ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE PACIFIC, AND AROUND THE WORLD.
The National 2021: New Australian Art • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Carriageworks, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Caitlin Franzmann to the curve of you
NGV Triennial
Yun Suknam Women of Resistance, Becoming Historic
Jam Wu Through the Walls
Theaster Gates China Cabinet
Luke Ching Glitch in the Matrix
Heman Chong Peace Prosperity And Friendship With All Nations
Dorian Sari Post-Truth
Tomoko Yoneda
Tiffany Sia Slippery When Wet
Pauline Shaw the blues
Art | Basel Hong Kong • Participating Galleries
Converging Perspectives
ZHANG XU ZHAN • Where Paper Becomes Flesh
CARL CHENG