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All photos: ART iT Open to the public from Oct 14-17 in London, this year’s Frieze Art Fair was a more sober affair than years past, with fewer visitors from the US and some continental collectors apparently electing to skipView More >

The Grand Palais, Paris, one of FIAC’s principle venues. All photos: ART iT. The 34th edition of France’s FIAC art fair opened to the public in Paris Oct 21 amid escalating resentment towards France’s Sarkozy regime and nationwide strikes affectingView More >

Paris-based curator Akiko Miki has been selected as artistic director for next year’s 4th Yokohama Triennale, it was announced Oct 1. Miki is chief curator at the contemporary art center Palais de Tokyo. While she has yet to determine anView More >

Anne Collier – Woman with a Camera (35mm) (2009), slide projection. © Anne Collier, courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, New York. Taking the theme “10,000 Lives,” this year’s 8th Gwangju Biennale is directed by Massimiliano Gioni, a curator at the NewView More >

junya.ishigami+associates – Architecture as air: study for château la coste (2010), installation view in the Arsenale, 12th Venice Architecture Biennale. All images: Photo Yasuhiro Takagi for ART iT. Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has been awarded the Golden Lion for BestView More >

Yayoi Kusama – Inochi no ashiato (2010), installation view at the Aichi Triennale 2010, Nagoya. On August 21, the inaugural Aichi Triennale officially opened to the public in Nagoya. Taking the theme “Arts and Cities” and directed by Akira Tatehata,View More >

Considered one of Japan’s premier international contemporary art events, the Yokohama Triennale will be returning for a fourth edition in 2011, it has been confirmed. In an August 18 press conference, the City of Yokohama unveiled initial plans for theView More >

Yasuhiro Suzuki – Ship of the Zipper (2010) Megijima, rendering. Courtesy the Setouchi International Art Festival. (Naoshima) On July 19, Japan’s newest art festival opened to the public. Sprawling across seven islands in the Seto Inland Sea as well asView More >

Still from Blow (2009), video installation, © Tabaimo, courtesy the artist and Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo. The Japan Foundation revealed on June 5 that the media artist Tabaimo will represent Japan at next year’s 54th Venice Biennale. Known for hand-drawn animationsView More >

Exterior view of Art Basel 41 at Messe Basel, with Heimo Zobernig’s Art Public installation Black Cube (2010) visible at middle-right. Courtesy Art Basel. (Basel) Since the start of this year, art professionals have been cautiously optimistic that the marketView More >