Ai Weiwei on censorship and hypocrisy, and his first visit to India
Feb 16, 2026by Samta Nadeem, Srishti Ojha Feb 16, 2026
STIR spoke with the renowned contemporary artist on the occasion of his first solo exhibition in India.
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by Samta Nadeem, Srishti Ojha Feb 16, 2026
STIR spoke with the renowned contemporary artist on the occasion of his first solo exhibition in India.
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by Aarthi Mohan Mar 14, 2025
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by Ranjana Dave Jan 23, 2025
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by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 16, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Yung Ho Chang who together with Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi, the co-founders of SOHO China, brought modern architecture into the country.
by Anmol Ahuja Apr 08, 2023
Titled ‘Making Sense’, Ai Weiwei’s multimodal exhibition assembles and subverts the ordinary, viewing it through the lenses of design, architecture, and making.
by Manu Sharma Feb 18, 2023
Co-curators Hadas Maor and Tal Michael Haring discuss with STIR the ambitious augmented reality project titled Seeing the Invisible.
by STIRworld Jun 28, 2022
Ai Weiwei's Arch is a 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture that signifies freedom of expression.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 22, 2021
Berlin-based artist Karolin Schwab creates immersive installations to let the audience experience a slight shift in nature in order to underline the harmony between the two.
by John Jervis May 11, 2020
John Jervis writes about the people and ideas that shaped the world’s most successful art gallery, and how it will need to find a new approach in a world of reduced tourism.
by Georgina Maddox Feb 11, 2020
As some styles and developments brought in a quiet revolution in the world of art, STIR takes a look at the 10 important trends and changes in the last 10 years.
by Shraddha Nair Jan 04, 2020
The documentary film by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei takes the audience to 23 countries as it delves into the reality of the refugee crisis we face today.
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