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!

The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow • A Landmark Moment for Chinese Contemporary Art at SAMoCA@Jax

The Pangs of Promises

ArtAsiaPacific

CONTRIBUTORS

The Destroyer of Myths

Penang

NEWS ROUND UP

Art Businesses Reel from Market Downturn

Sacred Spaces of Solidarity

Close Scrutiny

New Digs • With the art market in the doldrums across Asia and internationally in the first half of 2024, buyers and sellers alike were looking for sparks. In Hong Kong, Sotheby’s and Christie’s both debuted new showrooms in the last three months—with Sotheby’s even testing the waters of luxury retail—to provide year-round opportunities for displays, shows, and new connections with clients.

It Takes Two to Tango • Can Hong Kong support two art fairs? Can the duopoly in Seoul keep up their collaborative momentum? And can Sydney maintain its hold on the Australasian art market? The September season kicked off with numerous events across the Asia-Pacific region that tested these questions.

SITUATED CONCERNS

SPEAK, MEMORY

CHAN HAU CHUN No Place Like Home

Redefining the Human Project ANICKA YI

JUST UNDER THE SKIN MANDY EL-SAYEGH

THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING PRATCHAYA PHINTHONG

UP CLOSE

WU JIARU The Assembly of Mythos

ITINERARY • HIGHLIGHTS AT MAJOR MUSEUMS, ART CENTERS, AND FESTIVALS FOR NOV–DEC, 2024.

15th Gwangju Biennale Pansori: A Soundscape of the 21st Century

Ayoung Kim Delivery Dancer’s Arc: Inverse

Wu Chia-Yun on the way home

Heidi Bucher And Pull Yesterday into Today

Art Labor Cloud Chamber

Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah & Vikrant Bhise We Will See

The Spirits of Maritime Crossing

Past Disquiet

Wu Tsang La gran mentira de la muerte

David Medalla In Conversation with the Cosmos

QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY

MA JIA Universal Industrial Language

PAN DAIJING Sensation Sessions