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Jun 20 2014
Myanmar

Influential Burmese artist Khin Maung Yin Dies at 76

by Kitty van Leeuwen
Influential Burmese artist Khin Maung Yin Dies at 76

On June 10, Khin Maung Yin, one of the most admired and influential leaders of Burma’s modern art movement, died at the age of 76 from throat cancer. The painter was famous for his colorful paintings and portraits, as well as his eccentric character. In a 2010 biography, author Ma Thanegi describes Khin Maung Yin as: “more artist than man. He dismisses luxury or material possessions as superfluous.” Khin Maung Yin is considered to have led Burma’s modern art movement, together with artists including Win Pe and Paw Oo Thet and Khin One.

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Jun 16 2014
USA

The Hirshhorn Hires Melissa Chiu as New Director

by Susanna Chen
The Hirshhorn Hires Melissa Chiu as New Director

Melissa Chiu, current Director and Senior Vice President for Global Arts and Cultural Programs at Asia Society Museum in New York, has been named as director of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, after museum’s previous director, Richard Koshalek, announced his resignation over a funding controversy one year ago.

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Jun 10 2014
Australia

Pioneering Australian Artist Gordon Bennett Dies at 58

by Sally Brand
Pioneering Australian Artist Gordon Bennett Dies at 58

Australian artist Gordon Bennett passed away on June 3, 2014, from natural causes at the age of 58. His sudden death came just one week after the opening of the 8th Berlin Biennale, where a series of Bennett’s never-before exhibited drawings from the early 1990s are being featured. Despite his own claims otherwise, Bennett will always be remembered as a hero of Australian art. His practice took aim at race relations, power imbalances, dominant histories and social conventions, producing some of the most iconic images of Australian art history over the past three decades.

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Jun 18 2014
India

Indian Artist Amar Kanwar Wins Creative Time’s Leonore Annenberg Prize

by Jacqueline Liu
Indian Artist Amar Kanwar Wins Creative Time’s Leonore Annenberg Prize

On June 12, New Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar was named winner of the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change, an annual award that recognizes artists whose practice promotes social consciousness and an engagement with causes that advance equity and justice. The internationally acclaimed artist and social activist is known for his intricate video essays, which are developed from documentary practices and explore critical socio-political issues of the Indian subcontinent.

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Jun 13 2014
Korea, North Korea, South

Korea scoops 14th Venice Architecture Biennale

by The Editors
Korea scoops 14th Venice Architecture Biennale

On June 7, Seoul-based architect Minsuk Cho received  this year’s prestigious Golden Lion award at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 for the Korean Pavilion. 

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