ArtAsiaPacific's special annual issue, the Almanac, is a unique alphabetical tour d'horizon of the 67-odd countries covered in ArtAsiaPacific, spanning Afghanistan to Vietnam. The Almanac includes intelligent analysis of the art events of the past year as well as forecasts of the key trends of the year to come. The Almanac also invites influential art world figures to comment on the major cutural events that have shaped the past 12 months. The Almanac is a valuable resource for artists, curators, art professionals, collectors and the general public.
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ArtAsiaPacific Almanac
Notes on Renewal
KONG CHUN HEI • Thinking Through Space
NEWS
Big Story • A Season of Goodbyes
Public Domain • Global Discourse, Global Conversation?
Obituaries
Controversies • Fractures and Fault Lines
Career Moves • The Great Reshuffle
Infrastructure • Building Through Uncertainty
Awards • Honors That Elevate
Art Fair Report • Diminishing Returns
Auction Report • A Market Catching Its Breath
Looking Ahead • The Chrysalis Phase
2025 Timeline
ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
SHILPA GUPTA
AYOUNG KIM
HO TZU NYEN
SAODAT ISMAILOVA
GALA PORRAS-KIM
HAN MENGYUN ONE TO WATCH
CITY REPORTS
BRISBANE & CANBERRA • Hope as Practice
TOKYO • Living Memory
SEOUL • Beyond the K-Wave: An Art World at Crossroads
TAIPEI • Open-Call Pageantry at the Precipice
SHANGHAI • The Zone of Dissonance
MANILA • Introspections and Pauses
HONG KONG • Practicing Difference
SINGAPORE • Finding Its Feet: An Art Scene in Transition
BANGKOK • On the Side of Angels
DELHI • Worlds Within Worlds
ALMATY • Kazakhstan’s Cinema Reborn
RIYADH • A Generator of Imagination
ISTANBUL • Resurgent Intelligentsia
LOS ANGELES • Mapping the Aftermath
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