ArtAsiaPacific July/August Issue Spotlights Saodat Ismailova, Ellen Pau, and AI Art
The July/August 2026 edition of ArtAsiaPacific delves into the interplay of memory, technology, and geography. Featured on the cover is Uzbek filmmaker Saadat Ismailova, who discussed her work with Centre Pompidou curator Marcella Lista prior to her exhibition at Washington's Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. The magazine also highlights Ellen Pau's significant retrospective at SculptureCenter in New York, commemorating 40 years of her Videotage collective. Additionally, the issue discusses new artworks by Lotus L. Kang, Jen Liu, and Simon Liu, with a focus on AI presented by curator Sunny Cheung. Insightful essays and international exhibition reviews round out the content.
Key facts
- Saodat Ismailova has a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.
- Ellen Pau's midcareer retrospective is at New York's SculptureCenter.
- Videotage, co-founded by Ellen Pau in 1986, celebrates its 40th anniversary.
- Refik Anadol's DATALAND is the world's first museum dedicated to AI-generated art.
- Ding Yi has a solo debut in Venice at Fondazione Querini Stampalia.
- Cheng-Lan Foundation, led by Brian Yue and Claire Bi, supports artists from the 'global majority'.
- The Venice Biennale's central exhibition is titled 'In Minor Keys'.
- Ute Meta Bauer questions recent controversies overshadowing the Venice Biennale preview.
Entities
Artists
- Saodat Ismailova
- Ellen Pau
- Sang Woo Kim
- Lotus L. Kang
- Jen Liu
- Simon Liu
- Yuma Kishi
- Memo Akten
- Lee Bul
- Refik Anadol
- Ding Yi
- Brian Yue
- Claire Bi
- Ute Meta Bauer
Institutions
- ArtAsiaPacific
- Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
- Centre Pompidou
- SculptureCenter
- Videotage
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- M+
- DATALAND
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Cheng-Lan Foundation
- Venice Biennale
- Documenta
- Istanbul Biennial
Locations
- Washington, DC
- United States
- Hong Kong
- China
- New York
- Berlin
- Germany
- Los Angeles
- Venice
- Italy
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- Manila
- Philippines
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Milan