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How the Whitney Biennial 2026 reimagines the new American
Mar 11, 2026by Sunena V Maju Mar 11, 2026
The 82nd Whitney Biennial 2026 is a group show that reflects the ‘turbulent existential weather’ of the United States today.
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A Voyage through the Diamond Realm
Feb 27, 2026by De Beers Feb 27, 2026
The immersive installation by De Beers, featuring artist Lakshmi Madhavan, framed natural diamonds through art, nature and human expression at India Art Fair 2026.
Renewal, care and community in the outdoor projects at India Art Fair 2026
Feb 10, 2026by Srishti Ojha Feb 10, 2026
India Art Fair 2026 presented a series of special projects by artists from diverse backgrounds, created in collaboration with local and international institutions, galleries and events.
India Art Fair 2026 and more in Delhi: The STIR list of must-see exhibitions
Feb 04, 2026by Srishti Ojha Feb 04, 2026
As the India Art Fair 2026 draws art lovers from around the world to Delhi, we recommend the best exhibitions, fair booths and events the city has to offer in the coming weeks.
In Osaka, the placard is an object of resistance and a rhetorical framework
Jan 16, 2026by Avani Tandon Vieira Jan 16, 2026
This exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka searches for new forms of political articulation.
LIVinSET at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026 turns daily rituals into a cinematic experience
Jan 08, 2026by Aarthi Mohan Jan 08, 2026
A project conceived by Design Circus transforms the domestic interior into a cinematic set, blurring boundaries between object, narrative and mise-en-scène.
Many voices, many routes: Serendipity Arts Festival 2025
Jan 02, 2026by Srishti Ojha Jan 02, 2026
The 10th edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival in Panjim, Goa, showcased a commitment to interdisciplinary programming, drawing diverse audiences across its ten day span.
Courage and conscience at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025
Dec 26, 2025by Chintan Girish Modi Dec 26, 2025
The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, curated by Goa-based artist Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces, impresses with its thrust on friendship and solidarity.
Christiane Paul on creating a sustainable ecosystem for digital art
Dec 19, 2025by Lee Daehyung Dec 19, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, the digital art curator talks about the challenges and responsibilities of shaping a lasting digital art landscape for museums and artists.
Journeying Across the Himalayas returns with a diverse yet rooted sophomore edition
Dec 08, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Dec 08, 2025
The second edition of Journeying Across the Himalayas by the Royal Enfield Social Mission comprises an expanded showcase with immersive installations, talks and vibrant crafts.
Cultural memory and material intelligence to take centre stage at Design Mumbai 2025
Nov 22, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Nov 22, 2025
The upcoming edition of Design Mumbai will present design as an act of participation through a series of installations by renowned ateliers, brands and artists.
Art against authoritarianism: HKW’s Global Fascisms presents an urgent challenge
Nov 10, 2025by Srishti Ojha Nov 10, 2025
The group exhibition features artists working in new media, digital art, public art, performance and traditional mediums to analyse the rise of global fascism and imagine alternative futures.
Endurance and erosion: Restless Circle at Sharjah Art Foundation
Nov 07, 2025by Srishti Ojha Nov 07, 2025
Abu Dhabi-based artist Afra Al Dhaheri captures, interrogates and braids time in Restless Circle, exploring care, fatigue and the nature of progress.
Another World is Possible: Perspectives from the future
Oct 29, 2025by Lee Daehyung Oct 29, 2025
The future arrives as a viewpoint at this exhibition in Singapore’s ArtScience Museum.
The Ahmedabad Cultural Week reactivates an underlying cultural infrastructure
Oct 18, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Oct 18, 2025
The inaugural edition brought established institutions together to showcase a collective creative identity, transforming the city into a living museum.
The fifth Bergen Assembly: A call to learn from differences
Oct 13, 2025by Shaunak Mahbubani Oct 13, 2025
Collective practices and live acts shine in across, with, nearby convened by Ravi Agarwal, Adania Shibli and Bergen School of Architecture.
Witnessing conflict through form: Mona Hatoum meets Alberto Giacometti
Sep 29, 2025by Deeksha Nath Sep 29, 2025
An exhibition at the Barbican Centre places the 20th century Swiss sculptor in dialogue with the British-Palestinian artist, exploring how displacement, surveillance and violence shape bodies and spaces.
Humanity as practice: The 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Sep 23, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
Art & Bali brings Indonesian artists and culture to the global stage
Sep 08, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 08, 2025
The fair’s inaugural edition, with the theme Bridging Dichotomies, celebrates Balinese philosophy, Indonesian artists and Southeast Asian art with a sustainable twist.
WIELS’ ecocentric group show erodes the binary between magic and reality
Sep 01, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 01, 2025
Magical Realism: Imagining Natural Dis/order’ brings together over 30 artists to reimagine the Anthropocene through the literary and artistic genre.
Jacopo Benassi’s Libero! is a punk-infused rebellion against images
Aug 25, 2025by Hili Perlson Aug 25, 2025
In Genoa, the Italian artist disrupts the photographic image’s dominance.
Roots, seeds and slow activism at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025
Aug 12, 2025by Vamika Sinha Aug 12, 2025
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival takes a slower, deeper curatorial approach, integrating within its home city more than ever before.
Look at the Sun: On the work of James Turrell, Kimsooja and Lee Eunsun
Aug 08, 2025by Lee Daehyung Aug 08, 2025
The three contemporary artists counter digital acceleration with art that demands stillness and introspection.
No Trespassing at Ishara Art Foundation revels in the aesthetics of the street
Aug 06, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 06, 2025
The Dubai exhibition brings street aesthetics into a white cube space to create site-specific installations that blur distinctions between the street and the gallery.
A group exhibition traces the complex history of colonial-era plantations
Jul 04, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jul 04, 2025
KADIST and ILHAM present 27 artists and collectives who reflect on the violent setting of the plantation and its role as a model for Western capitalism.
An intimate record of temporality: Rules of Freedom, Freedom of Rules
Jul 02, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 02, 2025
A retrospective on the conceptual artist at Tai Kwun Contemporary in Hong Kong showcases text-centric work that documents the mundane aspects of the day.
The home and the world: Rashid Johnson’s multivalent Black selfhood
Jun 24, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Jun 24, 2025
The artist’s mid-career survey at the Guggenheim, New York, presents a plural imagination of medium, community and self.
At the Hayward Gallery, Yoshitomo Nara asks you to feel what cannot be seen
Jun 13, 2025by Zohra Khan Jun 13, 2025
A travelling retrospective of the celebrated Japanese artist’s work comes to London, spanning four decades of practice.
Italian feminist artist and poet Tomaso Binga’s triumphant Naples retrospective
Jun 09, 2025by Hili Perlson Jun 09, 2025
Madre Museum examines how Binga carved out a space of autonomy and introspection for women.
Indulging in the art of telling with the AI-assisted explorations of studio Tellart
Jun 06, 2025by Jincy Iype Jun 06, 2025
STIR interviews Maia Garau and Tristan Hupe-Guimarães of Tellart, reflecting on how the experiential design studio operates from the intersection of culture, nature and technology.
Stephanie Comilang recounts histories of migration with An Apparition, A Song
Jun 06, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 06, 2025
STIR speaks to the artist and filmmaker on her solo exhibition at CARA, New York, and the themes of displacement, indigenous labour and science fiction prevalent in her work.
London Design Biennale 2025 to paint the Somerset House in Surface Reflections
May 30, 2025by Anushka Sharma May 30, 2025
Talks, installations, screenings and interactive pavilions await as London hosts a city-wide dynamic celebration of design, innovation and the forces that guide them.
Delaine Le Bas on language and power, and making interactive art
May 30, 2025by Srishti Ojha May 30, 2025
The British artist’s new exhibition, Fabricating My Own Myth – Red Threads & Silver Needles, at Newcastle Contemporary Art highlights the political power of presence.
In ‘The Desert’ at HH Art Spaces, CCXX dwells on traces of imagined worlds
May 21, 2025by Mustafa Khanbhai May 21, 2025
The artist’s new series of abstract sculptures places error and intention in a tense dialogue in an exhibition at HH Art Spaces, Goa.
BENTO: A Belgian studio mapping mycelium recipes for a sentient, regenerative future
May 14, 2025by Almas Sadique May 14, 2025
In conversation with STIR, BENTO's Corentin Dalon shares anecdotes about the studio's beginnings, experimental adventures, traditional inspirations and speculative aspirations.
Samson Young’s ‘Intentness and songs’ at SFMOMA mobilises AI as a creative tool
May 13, 2025by Manu Sharma May 13, 2025
STIR speaks with curatorial associate Karen Cheung about Samson Young’s 2024 multimedia installation, and its use of algorithmic forms to process human intimacies.
‘GLISTEN’: Lisa Reihana fuses time and tradition at National Gallery Singapore
May 09, 2025by Manu Sharma May 09, 2025
NGS curator Qinyi Lim offers deeper insight into the installation in a conversation with STIR.
Transient borders: Yukinori Yanagi at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan
May 08, 2025by Eleonora Ghedini May 08, 2025
Icarus is the Japanese artist’s first major retrospective to date in Europe and reveals a topicality with the current geopolitical and environmental crisis.
Art Dubai 2025 honours collective identity, spotlighting eco-social urgencies
May 07, 2025by Samta Nadeem May 07, 2025
This year’s edition of Art Dubai platformed multivocal histories and cultures with a roster of artists from the Middle East, South Asia and their diasporas. STIR distils key insights from the fair and its collateral events.
Local voices, global reach: Latin American art fairs gain ground
Apr 28, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
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