Art Asia Pacific

Founded in 1993, ArtAsiaPacific magazine stands as the premier English-language publication dedicated to contemporary art and culture across Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East. Released six times a year, AAP features articles, profiles, essays, and critiques penned by experts from around the globe. Their website provides the latest news updates, excerpts from current and past magazine editions, along with exclusive multimedia content. Since 2005, AAP has been releasing an annual Almanac edition each January, which reviews the previous year in the 67 nations and territories it covers. This edition includes news, reports on exhibitions and festivals, as well as country-specific insights. Notably, it features special sections like Five Plus One, which highlights five exceptional artists from the past year and one up-and-coming talent for the coming year, alongside Reflections, a collection of essays by esteemed curators and cultural figures. Additionally, AAP produces exhibition catalogs and artist monographs, which can be explored in the shop section on their website.

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Khaled Sabsabi Exhibition “Indefinitely Postponed” in Wake of Venice Biennale Controversy

1 week ago | artasiapacific.com | Annabel Preston

News Just over a month after Khaled Sabsabi was controversially dropped as Australia’s representative for the 2026 Venice Biennale, Monash University has announced its decision to “indefinitely” postpone Sabsabi’s upcoming exhibition at the Monash University Museum of Art (Muma) in Melbourne. The exhibition, titled “Stolon Press: Flat Earth,” was scheduled to open in May for a duration of 18 months.
Can Yıldırım and Lalin Mercan in “superanxiety”

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | Matt Hanson

Shows superanxietyKiralik DepoIstanbulJan 25–Mar 2, 2025With amplesardonic humor, the installation-savvy artist duo Can Yıldırım and Lalin Mercandebuted an array of multimedia works at Istanbul’s artist-run Kiralik Depo. Theexhibition deftly captured the sensory overload caused by today’s mediasaturation.
ArtAsiaPacific: Largest-Ever Art Central Celebrates Milestone Tenth Edition

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ArtAsiaPacific: Weekly News Roundup: February 28, 2025

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Zhichao Huang, 1941-2025

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | Annabel Preston

News Earlier this month, Chinese multidisciplinary artist Zhichao Huang (also known as Dennis Huang) passed away at the age of 84. He was best known for his eclectic and colorful compositions blending Eastern and Western painting styles, as well as small sculptures and ink paintings depicting pared-back or abstract forms. Huang was born in 1941 in Gulangyu, an island off the coast of Xiamen, but moved to Taiwan at 9 years old with his family.
Four Japanese Artists Win 75th Art Encouragement Prize

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | Annabel Preston

News On March 11, Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs presented the 2024 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize to four Japanese multidisciplinary artists—Takashi Ishida, Yoshiaki Kaihatsu, Chiharu Shiota, and Hiroshi Kanechiku. Now in its 75th edition, the annual award is divided into 12 categories—with four winners in each—and celebrates individuals who have made pioneering achievements in their respective fields in a given year.
Editor’s Letter: Connections and Resonances

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | Elaine W. Ng

Editor’s Letter: Connections and Resonances By Elaine W. Ng Detail of MARIA TANIGUCHI’s Untitled, 2023, acrylic on canvas, dimensions variable. Courtesy Silverlens, Manila/New York. As we embark on this year’s Hong Kong Art Week, ArtAsiaPacific’s March/April issue embraces the complexities and nuances that define contemporary artistic practice.
Ayoung Kim Wins 2025 LG Guggenheim Award

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | Annabel Preston

News On February 24, South Korean artist Ayoung Kim was announced as the recipient of the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award, which recognizes artists who have made pioneering contributions to the field. The prize was conceived as part of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative—a five-year collaboration focused on supporting artists who work at the intersection of art and technology.
Dancing with All: The Ecology of Empathy

1 month ago | artasiapacific.com | HG Masters

Shows Dancing with All: The Ecology of Empathy21st Century Museum of Contemporary ArtKanazawaNov 2–Mar 16, 2025In the Anthropocene, there is no nature without humans, no phenomenon on Earth unimpacted by our activities.
Reina Sugihara's “Respirare”

2 months ago | artasiapacific.com | Michele Chan

Shows Reina SugiharaRespirareEmpty Gallery, Hong Kong8 Dec, 2024–1 March, 2025Emerging from the shadows of Empty Gallery’s customarily dark sanctum, Reina Sugihara’s paintings—softly illuminated by spotlights—exuded a quiet primordial force. Her abstract biomorphic forms, rendered in tones ranging from earthy to carnal, resemble blistering encrustations.