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A look at 'AYA', the cutting-edge multimedia art-driven experience in Dubai
Sep 09, 2023by Manu Sharma Sep 09, 2023
In a conversation with STIR, Rama Allen of HyperSpace discusses their ambitious entertainment venture.
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‘Coded Gestures’ is survey of invested labour performed by the human body
Jun 29, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 29, 2023
The exhibition Coded Gestures at NIKA Project Space, Dubai, showcases the conceptual works by Alexander Ugay, Minja Gu, Fatma Al Ali, Mona Ayyash and Khalid.
Richard Hassell: “How do we domesticate a high-rise building?”
May 25, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 25, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Richard Hassell who together with his partner Wong Mun Summ co-founded WOHA to make high-density projects livable.
In conversation with Refik Anadol on his AI generated installation 'Glacier Dreams'
Apr 28, 2023by Rahul Kumar Apr 28, 2023
Turkish-American new media artist Refik Anadol speaks with STIR at Art Dubai on his immersive AI generated installation Glacier Dreams, commissioned by Julius Baer.
'Shaped by Water': Lachlan Turczan and Google Design Studio's sensorial installation
Apr 25, 2023by Daria Kravchuk Apr 25, 2023
Creating a novel experience through the interplay of water, light, and sound at Milan Design Week 2023, the collaboration explored our connection with water.
NFTS, new media art, and artists: Clara Che Wei Peh unpacks Art Dubai Digital
Mar 24, 2023by Rahul Kumar Mar 24, 2023
STIR speaks with the curator of Art Dubai Digital, Clara Che Wei Peh about her vision, the trends in digital art and the future of NFTS and blockchain.
Art Dubai Bawwaba 2023 introspects on the value of skill in contemporary art
Mar 17, 2023by Rahul Kumar Mar 17, 2023
Through the theme of Against Disappearance, independent curator Vipasha Purichanon highlights the level of skill involved in creating works of art, at Art Dubai Bawwaba 2023.
Luke Edward Hall brings vintage Parisian glamour to Dubai with Josette restaurant
Mar 16, 2023by Jincy Iype Mar 16, 2023
With mirrored columns and silver-leafed ceilings, Josette "takes on the form of a woman: elegant, eccentric, commanding, accomplished, poised, mischievous, cultured, chic."
Art Dubai Commission explores the complex socio-political nuance behind food
Mar 07, 2023by Rose Lejeune Mar 07, 2023
At the recently concluded Art Dubai 2023, 10 artists presented performance pieces through the lens of food, allowing food to act both as metaphor and a literal site of exchange.
Inside artist Carlos Cruz-Diez's inimitable 'The Euphoria of Colour'
Jan 09, 2023by Shraddha Nair Jan 09, 2023
A posthumous solo exhibition at Galleria Continua Dubai, celebrates Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and his fascination with colour theory, through his works.
Immersive public art redefining our relationship to public spaces
Dec 30, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at public artwork from around the world that captivated viewers through light, augmented reality, scale, and more.
Mohammed Khalid’s 'Let me tell you something' recreates esoteric experiences
Dec 23, 2022by Sukanya Deb Dec 23, 2022
The Dubai-based artist’s first solo show looks at reclaiming lost luggage, staging of a silhouette, letters to a stranger, and clocked-in time that is constantly accounted for.
Dubai Design Week 2022: Imagining a future of circular sustainable design
Nov 26, 2022by Esra Lemmens Nov 26, 2022
Diving into the creative festival, which presented works of designers and studios working across disciplines as they attempted to Design with Impact.
Vinu Daniel feels at home with the brick
Oct 08, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Vinu Daniel of Wallmakers who tries not to be an architect; he says, "unlearning is as necessary as learning.”
Lines intersect in Hannes Zebedin’s sculptural installation ‘(Non)-Places’
Aug 26, 2022by 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.
A new survey-exhibition of the last 13 years of art by Taus Makhacheva
Aug 13, 2022by Sukanya Deb Aug 13, 2022
Jameel Arts Centre presents a significant exhibition of works that envision the idea of a collaborative and co-authored art history, rather than one of proprietorship and ownership.
Histovery opens an intimate portal to Notre-Dame at the National Building Museum
Jun 15, 2022by STIRworld Jun 15, 2022
Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition by Histovery unravels the cathedral’s 850-year-history in mixed reality experience at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.
Research vs. Creation: Separate practices or a continuum?
May 30, 2022by Rahul Kumar May 30, 2022
'Research as Practice' - an ongoing program by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art - focuses on the nuances of academic investigation in the context of visual arts.
Ramazan Can showcases works that respond to identity at Art Dubai
Apr 24, 2022by Rahul Kumar Apr 24, 2022
Straddling the old and new, quiet and bold, handmade and industrial, the Turkish artist presents works that respond to his research on his culture and history at Anna Laudel gallery.
Dubai Collection debuts with its first exhibit at the Etihad Museum, Dubai
Apr 18, 2022by Rahul Kumar Apr 18, 2022
When Images Speak, curated by Nada Shabout, explores the lesser represented works of Arab modernists, as part of the Dubai Collection initiative under the guidance of Carlo Rizzo.
The institution as a set of tectonic plates, as considered by Lantian Xie
Apr 17, 2022by Sukanya Deb Apr 17, 2022
Dubai-based artist Lantian Xie’s solo exhibition Volcano at Grey Noise, looked at institutional infrastructures and the manufactured nature of instruction.
Art Dubai Digital proves to be a star attraction at the 15th edition of the fair
Apr 13, 2022by Rahul Kumar Apr 13, 2022
Bright Moments gallery showcased digital works of artist Jeff Davis at the debut edition of Art Dubai digital at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
Italian artist Loris Cecchini's art is extrapolated from natural phenomenon
Apr 11, 2022by Devanshi Shah Apr 11, 2022
The artist’s Aeolian Landforms and the site-specific Waterbones series are extracted from nature, the artworks being a study of a continuous dynamic phenomenon that feeds itself.
Nancy Adajania curates the 'Bawwaba' section at Art Dubai 2022
Apr 07, 2022by Rahul Kumar Apr 07, 2022
The 15th edition of Art Dubai hosted a specially curated Bawwaba section by cultural theorist and curator Nancy Adajania to include 10 solo presentations from the Global South.
Superflux debuts ‘The Library’ at Dubai’s Museum of the Future
Mar 09, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Mar 09, 2022
An interactive, varicoloured compendium of life on Earth, The Library manifests as a mammoth installation and an immersive ecological archive of our planet's biodiversity.
RIBA awards winners of international student competition at Expo 2020 Dubai
Feb 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Feb 28, 2022
In a hybrid ceremony at the Es Devlin-designed UK Pavilion, the winners of the ‘Reimagining Cities and Towns Post-COVID’ competition were honoured for their imaginative proposals.
'City Gazing Dubai' builds an astronomical experience of the overview effect
Feb 27, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 27, 2022
The light art installation City Gazing Dubai by VOUW Studio, suspended over DIFC Gate, forges a relationship between human progress, connection and sustainability.
The story of swagger buildings and "experience architecture"
Feb 25, 2022by John Jervis Feb 25, 2022
From towers and domes to wheels and vessels, these spectacular structures blow budgets, attract controversy and risk disaster. Yet, just occasionally, they triumph.
MENA Grad Show at Dubai Design Week championed global activism in design
Feb 15, 2022by Jincy Iype Feb 15, 2022
Tadeu Baldani Caravieri (Director) and Carlo Rizzo (Editor) of the Global Grad Show at Dubai Design Week 2021 discuss its impactful themes of healthcare, sustainability, ethics and more.
A look at some of the world's finest designers at Dubai Design Week 2021
Dec 20, 2021by Esra Lemmens Dec 20, 2021
Diving into the creative festival, which featured 250 activities, 430 UAE-based designers and 560 companies, a noted industry insider talks about some of her favourite findings.
The most impactful design and architectural events that made a comeback in 2021
Dec 09, 2021by Jincy Iype Dec 09, 2021
The year that was – STIR rounds up design and architectural fairs and festivals that made a powerful comeback after delays and challenges of the years devoured by the pandemic.
ANARCHITECT conjures a life-sized camera obscura at the Dubai Design Week
Nov 29, 2021by Zohra Khan Nov 29, 2021
Based on the idea that imagination is stimulated by dim light, the installation Context Reflections by ANARCHITECT invited visitors to contemplate their context.
Expo 2020 Dubai will be remembered for its architectural richness
Nov 04, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Nov 04, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits Expo 2020 Dubai where spectacle-driven architecture is the core of the new smart city of the future; shares his list of 20 must-see pavilions.
Sergei Tchoban on his double dome-inspired Russian Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai
Oct 16, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 16, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Sergei Tchoban about the architect’s Russian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, his interest in domed spaces, and the role materiality plays in his architecture.
Watering hope in a desert: the blooming of the Dutch Biotope at Expo 2020 Dubai
Oct 14, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 14, 2021
STIR speaks to Michiel Raaphorst, founding partner, V8 Architects and Marjan van Aubel who preach sustainability with their biophilic design for The Netherlands pavilion at Dubai Expo.
Roar’s cheery workspace interiors for Early Childhood Authority champions child’s play
Oct 12, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 12, 2021
Roar dots the new HQs for Abu Dhabi’s Early Childhood Authority with coloured, playful accents for a whimsical office where adults approach the world through the eyes of a child.
An aquatic abyss hosting a lost city, Deep Dive Dubai is the world’s deepest pool
Aug 26, 2021by Jerry Elengical Aug 26, 2021
Designed as a vast sunken cityscape replete with derelict streets and apartments in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, this 60m deep diving pool is 'an experience like no other'.
Expo 2020 Dubai: A look at five country pavilion designs
Jul 17, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 17, 2021
With Expo 2020 Dubai set to open its doors to public this October, STIR offers a glimpse into the unique features of five country pavilions - Singapore, India, UK, Morocco, and South Korea.
Sonia Mehra Chawla’s works explore ideas of cohabitation of all life forms on Earth
Jun 04, 2021by Rahul Kumar Jun 04, 2021
At a solo presentation titled (Un) Containable Life, at 1x1 Art Gallery in Dubai, artist Sonia Mehra Chawla showcases a transmedia practice that included her works from 2013-2020.
Engaging with art in UAE's open-air sculpture park, Jaddaf Waterfront Park
Apr 01, 2021by Priyanka Sacheti Apr 01, 2021
Home to striking large sculptures and installations, Jaddaf Waterfront Park brings together diverse communities of Dubai through the medium of public art and space.
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