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by Sunena V Maju Mar 31, 2023
The architect, professor and curator, talks to STIR about architectural responses to the refugee crisis, building for underrepresented communities, and his curational practice.
by Rahul Kumar Feb 02, 2023
STIR speaks with Diana Campbell Betancourt, chief curator of the Dhaka Art Summit 2023, investigating the theme and its cultural context, new initiatives to expect, and future of the summit.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 19, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR rounds up five architectural projects that displayed commitment towards community upliftment and helped reinvent a social identity.
by Urvi Kothari Dec 08, 2022
The exhibition at the Sharjah Art Foundation - suffused with humour, irony, colour, and sensory pleasure - deepens dialogue on art and its popularity on a South Asian level.
by Sukanya Deb Nov 25, 2022
Through his mediated exploration of light and time, the photographer looks at the traces of time and how a photograph can capture it while telling stories of migration and loss.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 29, 2022
With the exhibition Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories at South Asia Institute in Chicago, Pritika Chowdhry mines unsutured wounds carved by the 1947 partition of India.
by Sunena V Maju Sep 24, 2022
The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 respond to social issues and extend an architectural responsibility toward communities, culture and environment.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Aug 26, 2022
Absentee bodies are among the complex subjects on display as part of the work (Non)-Places at Graben, Vienna, that critiques the rifts between the haves and the have-nots.
by Anmol Ahuja Jul 25, 2022
Erected as a porous bamboo and wooden pavilion in Bangladesh, the restaurant pavilion by Two Fold Studio champions vernacularity, sustainability and essentiality in architecture.
by Zohra Khan Jun 27, 2022
Speaking with Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan, STIR discovers the journey of a community space designed for the Rohingya refugees to strengthen their collective identity.
by Zohra Khan Jan 28, 2022
Lauded for its exemplar 'architecture of humanity and protection', the Friendship Hospital by Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury has been adjudged as the new building of the year by RIBA.
by Zohra Khan Dec 23, 2021
Presenting STIR's round up on brick architecture that elevated the mundane and dissolved boundaries between vernacular and contemporary.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 25, 2021
The nominees were selected from the winners of the RIBA International Award for Excellence by a jury featuring Es Devlin, Jeanne Gang, Rosanna Hu, Gustavo Utrabo, and Odile Decq.
by STIRworld Jun 06, 2021
STIR presents exclusive interviews and features on the festival scheduled to take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the edition focused on ‘Language is Migrant’.
by Zohra Khan Jun 05, 2021
The Bangladesh-based architect discusses the importance of his practice that focuses on sustainable public space design for the poor and marginalised communities.
by Manu Sharma May 27, 2021
Bangladeshi artist Palash Bhattacharjee excavates language and memory with Link Road – a three-channel video installation at Colomboscope 2021, a contemporary arts festival.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 14, 2021
The interdisciplinary and intergenerational festival focusing on south Asian context uses Cecilia Vicuña’s literary work as the core of the curatorial framework for its upcoming edition.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 09, 2021
Artist Ayesha Sultana makes a departure towards colour and painting with her recent show, Bare Bones, at gallery Experimenter in Kolkata, India.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 26, 2021
Realised almost entirely in exposed brick, this country home by Spatial Architects is built as a rural retreat for a local family, and celebrates history, lineage, and ‘roots’.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 22, 2020
The sixth edition of ASIA NOW: Paris Asian Art Fair at Avenue Hoche focussed on Indian art scene with leading Indian artists on its list.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 30, 2020
Works by the Bangladesh-based artist Tayeba Begum Lipi, rooted in the troubled history of gender roles, bespeak the ideals of womanhood dovetailed with social hurdles.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 15, 2020
As the World Photography Day approaches, STIR looks at the diversity of Shahidul Alam’s works that forge a human relation built upon individual self-realisation and collective action.
by Utkarsh Aug 03, 2020
The Bangladeshi artist speaks about his trans-disciplinary practice while discussing the works The Place Where the Sun Has Another Name and Love Letter for the Last Sun.
by Utkarsh Jul 16, 2020
STIR explores the subject of isolation by delving into the works of three photographers. Part 1 of 3 looks at the project Days Untitled by Dhaka-based photographer Sadia Marium.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 25, 2020
The minimalistic aesthetic of contemporary Indian artist Shilpa Gupta’s art punctures the intransigence of borders and boundaries to open the world of shared histories and cultures.
by Rahul Kumar Jun 05, 2020
In an exclusive interview with STIR, Bangladeshi artist Manir Mrittik shares the fascinating connotations of historic masterpieces in his contemporary discourse.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 08, 2020
Contemporary Indian artist Asim Waqif is developing forms of architectural scale by growing deliberately controlled bamboo for an upcoming sculpture park by Samdani Art Foundation.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 03, 2020
Bangladeshi artist Dilara Begum Jolly explores the strength and grit of the feminist in her ongoing investigations through her artworks.
by Rahul Kumar Mar 13, 2020
STIR speaks to Nadia Samdani - Director, Dhaka Art Summit and co-founder, Samdani Art Foundation - and visiting experts Shireen Gandhy and Shanay Jhaveri, at the Summit.
by Rahul Kumar Feb 29, 2020
Curator Diana Campbell Betancourt explains her idea of 'Seismic Movements', picking four works reacting to the theme as she gives us a walkthrough at the Dhaka Art Summit 2020.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 27, 2019
The artistic oeuvre of the Bangladeshi visual artist is a collection of abandoned clothes by Rohingya refugees, sewn by the internal migrants settled in parts of Thakurgaon.
by Sukanya Garg Nov 26, 2019
London-based artist Rana Begum speaks to STIR about her recently concluded solo exhibition at Jhaveri Contemporary in Mumbai, India.
by Meghna Mehta Jun 25, 2019
The book ‘Timeless Houses’, takes us on a journey of architectural diversities exhibiting 17 residences designed by experts from four countries.
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