ArtReview Asia Autumn 2026 Issue Features YoungEun Kim, Lin Htet Aung, Kazunori Hamana
The cover of the Autumn 2026 issue of ArtReview Asia showcases Korean artist YoungEun Kim, captured by photographer Lee Yun Ho in Gwangju during August 2026. This edition delves into the politics of visibility, featuring Kim's series For Future Listeners, which addresses themes of immigration and authenticity. Mark Rappolt emphasizes the challenges of gaining recognition in historical narratives. Additionally, profiles include Burmese artist Lin Htet Aung by Max-Crosbie Jones and a discussion on handmade techniques by Kazunori Hamana with Chris Fite-Wassilak. Adeline Chia investigates Taring Padi's political artwork, while Suraj Yengde analyzes Stephen Batchelor's collages. Pramodha Weerasekera explores Raqs Media Collective's exhibition in Ladakh, alongside reviews of shows in cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Key facts
- ArtReview Asia Autumn 2026 issue is out now.
- YoungEun Kim appears on the cover, photographed by Lee Yun Ho in Gwangju in August 2026.
- Kim's series For Future Listeners explores recorded and unrecorded sounds and histories of immigration and authenticity.
- Mark Rappolt writes that history is a struggle between those who have been heard and those who have not.
- Max-Crosbie Jones profiles Burmese artist Lin Htet Aung, whose films include empty TV studios in Myanmar.
- Japanese ceramic artist Kazunori Hamana is interviewed by Chris Fite-Wassilak about ceramics, farming and renovating abandoned buildings.
- Adeline Chia reports on Indonesian collective Taring Padi's political art gaining international currency.
- Pramodha Weerasekera visits Raqs Media Collective's first Indian solo exhibition in over a decade in Ladakh, northern India.
- The issue includes an interview with Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho about his street art origins.
- Exhibition reviews cover Youth Palace at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai; Asia Art Archive's 25th anniversary exhibition, Hong Kong; and the Pattani Biennale, plus Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Surakarta and Taipei.
- Book reviews include Kohei Toyonaga's Yukio Mishima Prize-winning Hakushimuruchi, Ibtisam Azem's The Sleep Thief, Meditations in Entropy, and a survey of Delhi architecture practice URBANA.
Entities
Artists
- YoungEun Kim
- Lee Yun Ho
- Lin Htet Aung
- Kazunori Hamana
- Eko Nugroho
- Stephen Batchelor
- Kohei Toyonaga
- Ibtisam Azem
- Mark Rappolt
- Max-Crosbie Jones
- Chris Fite-Wassilak
- Adeline Chia
- Suraj Yengde
- Pramodha Weerasekera
Institutions
- ArtReview Asia
- Taring Padi
- Raqs Media Collective
- Rockbund Art Museum
- Asia Art Archive
- Pattani Biennale
- URBANA
Locations
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Myanmar
- Ladakh
- India
- Shanghai
- China
- Hong Kong
- Pattani
- Thailand
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Surakarta
- Indonesia
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Delhi