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Unfinished Business
Now in its 15th edition, ArtAsiaPacific’s Almanac tracks the diverse cultural landscape from Asia and the Pacific to the Middle East.
Raising the Bar
The roles of artist, curator, and cultural worker inevitably intersect with the responsibilities of citizenship.
Kawsification
When the parodic, Sgt. Pepper-meets-The Simpsons canvas THE KAWS ALBUM (2005), by Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly (known globally as KAWS) sold for 14-times its presale estimates at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in March, hammering down at an astounding USD 14.8 million, many auction-watchers were shocked.
Ma Qiusha
The Chinese generation born in the 1980s had educational opportunities that their parents weren’t afforded due to decades of sociopolitical turmoil.
Myanmar
As Myanmar gears up for its general elections, slated for 2020, the nation faces numerous, bubbling conflicts.
Pakistan
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, has now served more than one year in office. His criticisms of India’s annexation of the contested Kashmir region resonated with many Pakistanis.
Uzbekistan
The new Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Tashkent, which had a soft launch in April, is part of Gayane Umerova’s overhaul of Uzbekistan’s art institutions as the executive director of the culture ministry’s Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF).
Tangled Trajectories
The year 2019 was one of revolutions, with a growing number of conflicts that cannot be easily resolved. Violence is escalating and ongoing, from the Yellow Vests protests in France to those on the streets of Hong Kong.
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