•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 14, 2025
Juergen Benson-Strohmayer speaks to STIR about his studio’s urban interventions in Kumasi, highlighting porous, ephemeral ways of building and engaging with local contexts.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 26, 2025
STIR lists the best of projects curated by Carlo Ratti for his exhibition, national participations, special projects and collateral events as a guide to navigating this year’s expansive biennale.
by Almas Sadique Apr 25, 2025
In conversation with STIR, Dominique Petit-Frère, co-founder of Limbo Accra, discusses the studio’s overarching motivations, ethos, intent and disparate outputs.
by Almas Sadique Apr 07, 2025
Marta Foresti continues the Collective's enduring exploration of the costs, difficulties and racial biases effacing visa acquisition for the EU at the Prada Frames symposium, Milan.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 03, 2025
A conversation between STIR and curator Rachele de Stefano discussed key offerings of the upcoming edition of the biennial architecture exhibition by ECC-Italy.
by Kwame Aidoo Jan 28, 2025
Almost 70 years after Ghana’s independence, modernist artists from the colonial epoch are given the centre stage in the nation’s capital.
by Diana Baldon Jan 27, 2025
This transdisciplinary exhibition explores humanity’s urgent need for oceanic reflection.
by Kwame Aidoo Jan 13, 2025
The Ghana-based artist speaks to STIR about his open studio exhibition Beyond Rubber, on view at Afrobutylism Studio in Accra.
by Niren Tolsi Dec 30, 2024
The solo exhibition by the Ghanaian artist at Zeitz MOCAA centres on Asante customs and memorialises traditions in Ghana through textile design, film and photography.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 25, 2024
STIR reflects on the nature of reuse and repair in architecture through the projects that STIRred 2024 with their nuanced handling of material and maintenance.
by Manu Sharma Dec 10, 2024
Exhibition facilitator Ashley Janke of Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 discusses Akomfrah’s decolonial approach to filmmaking in an interview with STIR.
by Kwame Aidoo Oct 26, 2024
The Museum of Science and Technology, Accra presents a solo show by the Ghanaian artist, consisting of visual compositions drawn from the artist’s everyday mobile practice.
by Kwame Aidoo Sep 13, 2024
To reimagine a universe without humans at the centre, Constellations Part 2 assembles three curators and 25 artists at Accra’s Gallery 1957.
by Samta Nadeem Aug 23, 2024
For the 20th Edinburgh Art Festival, X Muse paves the way for contemplations on art through works by El Anatsui, Hayley Barker, Charles Jencks and Cornelia Parker among others.
by Kwame Aidoo Aug 03, 2024
The National Museum of Ghana exhibition highlights the artist’s unbridled cognisance across temporalities through speculative historic and syncretic storytelling.
by Kwame Aidoo Jun 28, 2024
Unlimited III: The African Family at Gallery 1957 in Ghana showcases works by 14 artists on the theme of the African family.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 16, 2024
Speaking with STIR, DeRoché Strohmayer studio discusses the process of enhancing an existing surf club into a vibrant community space in a fishing village in Ghana.
by Ayesha Adonais May 03, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Tracing the transformative landscape of art from Africa across four inaugural pavilions at the Biennale.
by Kate Meadows Apr 07, 2024
The artist, who uses formal and idiosyncratic approaches in her research, speaks to STIR about her solo exhibitions at Kai Matsumiya in New York—Independence Day 1934-1975 and Lithium Balance.
by Devanshi Shah Jan 18, 2024
Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator, author and curator, Lesley Lokko, is awarded the RIBA Gold Medal for “championing diverse approaches to architectural practice and education.”
by Ayca Okay Jan 18, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, the Ghanaian artist discusses his collaborative canvases and community-led spaces, evincing echoes of history, justice and freedom in now liberated structures.
by Gameli Hamelo Dec 01, 2023
While government initiatives in the African nation are lacking, local creators and entrepreneurs are building an art ecosystem that is putting Ghana on the international map.
by Zohra Khan Nov 17, 2023
The Ghanaian architect and academic discusses the need to confront design with a questioning lens, and the intertwining of architecture and politics in his practice.
by Sukanya Deb Nov 14, 2023
Weaving parallels between the development of AI technology and the evolution of the octopus, the artist brings together morphing bodies as a site of inhabitation and flux.
by Niyati Dave Nov 04, 2023
An exuberant and ambitious exhibition asserts Africa's contribution to modern and contemporary fashion.
by Afra Safa Aug 16, 2023
A venture by BE_Design in Rwanda, the Komera Leadership Centre is a cost-efficient and flexible building for the local community to empower women and girls.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 12, 2023
Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens the doors to its new location in London with solo exhibitions dedicated to contemporary art and design.
by Eleonora Ghedini May 02, 2023
Curator Lesley Lokko offers a new perspective on how architects of the future should be and what one can expect from the Biennale Architettura 2023.
by Sukanya Deb Feb 13, 2022
STIR delves into fabric sculptures and the evocation of fabric in modern and contemporary installation practices that defy the very nature of monumentalism in art.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 22, 2022
The project is a collaborative venture between Limbo Accra, Surf Ghana, Daily Paper, Saloni Parekh, Hive Earth, Wonders Around the World, and the late Virgil Abloh.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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