Plus, the Seoul Museum of Art readies two new branches, and updates from the Gulf.
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- Portuguese gallery Duarte Sequeira is moving to a new location in Seoul, in the Hannam-dong area, after operating spaces in Gangnam and near Deoksugung Palace. The new venue includes two exhibition areas and an outdoor terrace for sculptures. (Instagram)
- Asia Week New York returns from March 13 to 21 with a focus on contemporary art at its participating galleries. (The Asia Pivot)
-Dib Bangkok, a new contemporary art museum, is set to launch in December in the Thai capital in a repurposed 71,000-square-foot warehouse from the 1980s. The project is being spearheaded by Purat (Chang) Osathanugrah, an art collector who is also the president of Bangkok University, director of Shiseido Thailand, and CEO of Oventure Group. His father, Petch Osathanugrah, whose renowned art collection forms the museum's foundation, was the CEO of Osotspa. (The Asia Pivot)
- The 161-acre Khao Yai Art Forest recently opened in Thailand. It was founded by the Thai-Korean philanthropist and art patron Marisa Chearavanont, who opened the Bangkok Kunsthalle last year. Also new to the nation's cultural landscape this year is Museum Pier, which was founded by collecting couple Kornkamol and Piriya Vachajitpan to showcase modern and contemporary Thai art in Bangkok. (Artnet News)
- Qatar Museums announced its spring programming, which includes the third edition of the Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar, highlighting photographers from West Asia and North Africa (WANA), and the first large-scale presentation of Latin American art in the WANA region. (Press release)
- Later this month, a 1984 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting will headline Christie's 20th- and 21st-century evening sale in Hong Kong during Art Basel with a high estimate of HK$125 million (about $16 million). (Artnet News)
- On May 5, Bonhams Hong Kong will present two themed sales to celebrate the 80th birthday of Jules Speelman, a leading collector and dealer of Asian art. Last June in Paris, an auction of works from his collection made €15.2 million, more than three times its presale estimate. (Press release)
- Ming Fay, the New York artist celebrated for his expansive sculptural gardens and public art installations, died at the age of 82 on February 23. (Press release)
- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, in partnership with the SBS Foundation, awarded Yang Jung-uk the 2024 Korea Artist Prize. (Press release)
- Chengdu-based architect Liu Jiakun was awarded the 2025 Pritzker Prize, the highest honor in architecture. In a career spanning over 40 years, Liu has completed more than 30 projects across China, including academic and cultural institutions, civic spaces, commercial buildings, and urban planning initiatives. (Artnet News)
- After five years at the helm of the Today Art Museum in Beijing, Jessica Ran Zhang will depart on March 26, while continuing to hold the position of honorary director. (The Asia Pivot)
- On March 27, Hong Kong mega-collector Adrian Cheng's K11 brand will open K11 HACC (K11 Hybrid Art and Cultural Centre) in Shenzhen, which will be its first standalone museum space. (Its previous cultural spaces have all been in conjunction with retail projects.) Designed by architect David Chipperfield, K11 HACC will debut with a Lu Yang solo show. The museum has established a K11 Curator Prize, aimed at celebrating curators who excel in digital and interactive art. (Press release)