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ArtAsiaPacific

Almanac 2020
Magazine

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!

artasiapacific foundation

ArtAsiaPacific Almanac • Almanac 2020 Vol. XV

Contributors

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

STRANGELY TOGETHER

Tavares Strachan: Beyond the Horizon • A conversation between curator Neville Wakefield and multidisciplinary artist Tavares Strachan that took place in the shadow of the American Museum of Natural History in the dog days of a New York summer.

RAISING THE BAR

AGE OF AQUARIUS

STANDING TALL

IN MEMORIAM

SYSTEM FAILURES

THE EBB AND FLOW

ON THE MAP

AT THE CREST

ART CARAVAN

2019 TIMELINE

KAWSIFICATION

TRENDING NOW

TOPSY TURVY

HISTORY BECOMES US

Ma Qiusha

Ho Tzu Nyen

Siah Armajani

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Candice Lin

Phan Thao Nguyen • One to Watch

20/20 VISION

AFGHANISTAN

ARMENIA

AUSTRALIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BHUTAN

BRUNEI

CAMBODIA

CHINA

EAST TIMOR

GEORGIA

HONG KONG

INDIA

INDONESIA

IRAN

IRAQ

ISRAEL

JAPAN

JORDAN

KAZAKHSTAN

KOREA, NORTH

KOREA, SOUTH

KUWAIT

KYRGYZSTAN

LAOS

LEBANON

MACAU

MALAYSIA

MALDIVES

MONGOLIA

MYANMAR

NEPAL

NEW ZEALAND

OMAN

PAKISTAN

PALESTINE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PHILIPPINES

QATAR

SAUDI ARABIA

SINGAPORE

SRI LANKA

SYRIA

TAIWAN

TAJIKISTAN

THAILAND

TURKEY

TURKMENISTAN

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UZBEKISTAN

VIETNAM

YEMEN

AGAINST THE ODDS

Li Zhenhua • Li Zhenhua is a Beijing- and Zurich-based artist, curator, and producer. He is a founder and director of Laboratory Art Beijing, co-founder of Shanghai’s Chronus Art Center, and curator for Art Basel Hong Kong’s Film program.

Tom Tandio • Tom Tandio is a businessman and an art collector who has been closely involved in both national and international exhibitions. He currently the fair director of Art Jakarta.

Han Nefkens The Art of Saying No • Han Nefkens is a writer and founder of the Barcelona-based Han Nefkens Foundation.

Clara Cheung • Clara Cheung is an artist-curator and the founder of the independent art space C&G Artpartment in Hong Kong. She is a Wan Chai District Councilor from 2020 to 2024.

Jason Wee • Jason Wee is an artist, writer, and curator working between contemporary art, architecture, poetry, and photography. Wee is the founder and director of Grey Projects, an artists’ space, library, and residency that focuses on curatorship, new writing, design propositions, and art.

NO TURNING BACK THE TIDES

Sharjah Biennial 14 • Leaving the Echo Chamber

16th Istanbul Biennial • The Seventh Continent

7th Asian Art Biennial • The Strangers from beyond the Mountain and the Sea

Singapore Biennale 2019 • Every Step in the Right Direction

58th Venice...


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 206 Publisher: ArtAsiaPacific Holdings Ltd Edition: Almanac 2020

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  • Release date: January 3, 2020

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Languages

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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!

artasiapacific foundation

ArtAsiaPacific Almanac • Almanac 2020 Vol. XV

Contributors

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

STRANGELY TOGETHER

Tavares Strachan: Beyond the Horizon • A conversation between curator Neville Wakefield and multidisciplinary artist Tavares Strachan that took place in the shadow of the American Museum of Natural History in the dog days of a New York summer.

RAISING THE BAR

AGE OF AQUARIUS

STANDING TALL

IN MEMORIAM

SYSTEM FAILURES

THE EBB AND FLOW

ON THE MAP

AT THE CREST

ART CARAVAN

2019 TIMELINE

KAWSIFICATION

TRENDING NOW

TOPSY TURVY

HISTORY BECOMES US

Ma Qiusha

Ho Tzu Nyen

Siah Armajani

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Candice Lin

Phan Thao Nguyen • One to Watch

20/20 VISION

AFGHANISTAN

ARMENIA

AUSTRALIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BHUTAN

BRUNEI

CAMBODIA

CHINA

EAST TIMOR

GEORGIA

HONG KONG

INDIA

INDONESIA

IRAN

IRAQ

ISRAEL

JAPAN

JORDAN

KAZAKHSTAN

KOREA, NORTH

KOREA, SOUTH

KUWAIT

KYRGYZSTAN

LAOS

LEBANON

MACAU

MALAYSIA

MALDIVES

MONGOLIA

MYANMAR

NEPAL

NEW ZEALAND

OMAN

PAKISTAN

PALESTINE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PHILIPPINES

QATAR

SAUDI ARABIA

SINGAPORE

SRI LANKA

SYRIA

TAIWAN

TAJIKISTAN

THAILAND

TURKEY

TURKMENISTAN

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UZBEKISTAN

VIETNAM

YEMEN

AGAINST THE ODDS

Li Zhenhua • Li Zhenhua is a Beijing- and Zurich-based artist, curator, and producer. He is a founder and director of Laboratory Art Beijing, co-founder of Shanghai’s Chronus Art Center, and curator for Art Basel Hong Kong’s Film program.

Tom Tandio • Tom Tandio is a businessman and an art collector who has been closely involved in both national and international exhibitions. He currently the fair director of Art Jakarta.

Han Nefkens The Art of Saying No • Han Nefkens is a writer and founder of the Barcelona-based Han Nefkens Foundation.

Clara Cheung • Clara Cheung is an artist-curator and the founder of the independent art space C&G Artpartment in Hong Kong. She is a Wan Chai District Councilor from 2020 to 2024.

Jason Wee • Jason Wee is an artist, writer, and curator working between contemporary art, architecture, poetry, and photography. Wee is the founder and director of Grey Projects, an artists’ space, library, and residency that focuses on curatorship, new writing, design propositions, and art.

NO TURNING BACK THE TIDES

Sharjah Biennial 14 • Leaving the Echo Chamber

16th Istanbul Biennial • The Seventh Continent

7th Asian Art Biennial • The Strangers from beyond the Mountain and the Sea

Singapore Biennale 2019 • Every Step in the Right Direction

58th Venice...


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