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We are all blue dots on a map, crossing oceans and borders with greater agility than our embodied selves. You have arrived, the map tells you in a confident affirmation of geography (and self-worth), but sometimes, it "can't seem to find a way there".

YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION

This week's issue considers how we navigate diverse landscapes—from the urban to the oceanic—and, in the present moment, artistic ones, as New Delhi gives in to the frenetic buzz of the India Art Fair. We bring you a list of exciting artists and galleries to help you navigate the fair. How does a practice hold space for changing geographies? Artist Lim Tze Peng documented Singapore's rapid urban transformation in decades of outdoor drawing sessions, leaving behind an invaluable archive of the changing city from maritime chaos to sleek modernity.

How do you make your way through the ocean? South Korean artist Sung Hwan Kim traces long temporal arcs of migration in the Pacific, from Korea to Hawaii, shaped by economic and political circumstances. An exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, which is surrounded by increasingly warmer seas, highlights an urgent need for collective oceanic reflection.

Writing from the 16th Sharjah Biennial, 'to carry', informed by plural vocabularies of care and resistance, we wonder: What extended meanings does 'GPS' take on in contemporary society? The GPS, or global positioning system, tells us so much about where we are and how we get there—our place in the world.

Ranjana Dave

A lifetime in the city: Becoming Lim Tze Peng
A lifetime in the city: Becoming Lim Tze Peng
See See

India Art Fair 2025: STIR brings you its list of must-visit booths

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Think

Between art and artefact: OCEAN at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

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Think
Inspire Inspire

Maison&Objet 2025: Design in dialogue with commerce, feminism and 'Surrealism'

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Reflect

India Art Fair 2025

Date

6 - 9 Feb

LOCATION

New Delhi, India

India Art Fair 2025

For its biggest edition yet, the India Art Fair​ 2025​—in partnership with BMW India—convenes audiences to explore 120 exhibitors, including 78 galleries, presented alongside major regional and international art institutions.​ ​Curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, the Talks Programme, entitled Growing Focus, examines the increasing prominence of South Asia in global contemporary art, design, and culture, and the Special Programmes spotlight global cultural connections and creative dialogues.

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NEWS

Contemporary icons: Galleria Continua's participation at the India Art Fair 2025

Contemporary icons: Galleria Continua's participation at the India Art Fair 2025

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From Raza to Munshi: Aicon presents modern art pieces at the India Art Fair 2025

From Raza to Munshi: Aicon presents modern art pieces at the India Art Fair 2025

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Tracing Korean immigration narratives

Hawaii becomes a site for encounters between Korean and Hawaiian communities at the Seoul Museum of Art.

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Tracing Korean immigration narratives

Sung Hwan Kim's solo exhibition asks us to consider not just the stories we inherit but the ways we carry and reshape them.

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