ArtAsiaPacific

For over 20 years, ArtAsiaPacific has been at the forefront of the powerful creative forces that shape contemporary art from Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. Covering the latest in contemporary visual culture, ArtAsiaPacific is published in Hong Kong, with over 30 editorial desks worldwide. Our annual issue, the Almanac, is an alphabetical tour d'horizon of the 67-odd countries covered in ArtAsiaPacific, spanning Afghanistan to Vietnam. The Almanac also invites influential art world figures to comment on the major cutural events that have shaped the past 12 months. Now also available on the iPhone!

Editor’s Letter

ArtAsiaPacific

CONTRIBUTORS

Ella Witj on Doris Salcedo

Ho Chi Minh City

NEWS ROUNDUP

Continuing Fallout in the Arts over Palestine

Australian Arts in Crisis

Sunny Optimism in Shadowy Times

A Tale of Two Cities

New Narratives

PREVIEWS

STIRRINGS STILL

PREPARING FOR A WORLD OF TARIFFS

Means and Ends

Re-figuring Histories

THE MUSICAL EYE

AS THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU: ANGELA GOH’S DIVINE CHOREOGRAPHY

JANE JIN KAISEN, SHUANG LI, RAQS MEDIA COLLECTIVE

On Uncertainty and Anne Truitt

ITINERARY • HIGHLIGHTS AT MAJOR MUSEUMS, ART CENTERS, AND FESTIVALS FOR MAY–JUN 2025.

Pierre Huyghe Liminal • Leeum Museum of Art

Sharjah Biennial 16 to carry • Various locations

Ho Tzu Nyen Three Stories: Monsters, Opium, Time

Figure as Monument: Alberto Giacometti in Langtou • ChunYangTai Arts and Cultural Center

Yee I-Lann Mansau-Ansau • Singapore Art Museum

Shilpa Gupta • Centre for Contemporary Art at Bikaner House

Arpita Singh Remembering • Serpentine Galleries

Kelly Akashi • Lisson Gallery

Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei • Seattle Art Museum

BOOK REVIEWS

Camps and Conflagrations

CHRISTINE SUN KIM • The Street, the Sidewalk, and the Sign