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The 2018 Art Symposium presented by the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association (HKAGA) and Asia Society Hong Kong Center will be held on Friday 16th to Saturday 17th November. The theme of the Symposium is “Looking Up: Remapping Hong Kong’s Art Scene in the Era of New Connectivity and Ruptures”. The Art Symposium has become one of the major events in the Hong Kong and international art calendars. >> Read more

Plans for the inaugural edition of ART SG, a new significant fair for Singapore and the Southeast Asia region continue to be put into place. The first edition will take place from 1 – 3 November 2019 (Preview 31 October) at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre >> Read more

The Stockmarket is wobbly, China growth is slowing, Beijing's regulatory regime is tightening, there is a lot of hidden bad debt (who knows how much in State Owned Enterprises), there is a property bubble and a trade war with the United States. >> Read more

Report by Sara Kramer The 13th edition of Contemporary Istanbul was held from 20 – 23 September 2018 at the Istanbul Congress Center. In spite of the fact that Turkey is facing its biggest economic crisis since 2001 and while the Turkish Lira has plunged to roughly one-fifth its value within the last year [1] ’Contemporary Istanbul’ […] >> Read more

The Focus Kazakhstan Berlin exhibition "BREAD & ROSES" examines the work of four generations of Kazakh woman artists, created from 1945 to the present. The exhibition with over 20 artists, and its related artist residency programme, offers a fresh perspective on both modern and contemporary Kazakh art and culture. >> Read more

“Miraculous 2018 (Flowers, Light & Art)” is the first large-scale crossover floristry art show in China that integrates floristry, >> Read more

The fifth edition of West Bund Art & Design will take place from 8 to 11 November, 2018, in Hall A of the West Bund Art Center and the newly constructed Hall N. Located directly across from Hall A, Hall N offers nearly 10,000 square meters of exhibition space. >> Read more

“Always the same thing. How boring! Pedants definitely!” said Oblomov, yawning. Basel is still the best art fair in the world. You knew that already. It runs as smoothly as Swiss Rail. No air-conditioning problems here! Yet there is a growing sense Art Basel is getting predictable. At first, I thought it was just me, […] >> Read more

(中文) 作为一名多媒体艺术家，施勇（1963年生于上海）的创作涉及行为艺术、装置、影像和雕刻，其不拘一格，风格迥异的作品背后往往体现了其对文化、经济，以及艺术界的深刻剖析。 >> Read more

The title, Everything Was Forever, Until it Was No More, is borrowed from Alexei Yurchak’s book of the same name. Yurchak discusses the collapse of the Soviet Union and one particular characteristic that defined it: the sense that although the Soviet system was felt to be permanent and immutable, its demise was at the same time perceived as completely natural. >> Read more