•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 23, 2025
Spanning China, India, Singapore and Bangladesh, the winners of the inaugural regional outtake address urbanisation, sustainability and equity through contextual architecture.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 05, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, the Slovenia-based multidisciplinary creative opens up about his works as extensions of himself, underlining their beauty and absurdity.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 20, 2025
Chanelling ancestral skill and honest materiality, the design studio proffers contemporary designs which become a testimony to endurance and care.
by Srishti Ojha Oct 27, 2025
The Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum will display a three-channel video as part of – A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow, a reimagining of belonging, homeland and identity.
by 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”.
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 09, 2025
OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu stages the Maison’s codes and crafts as a sequence of inhabitable spaces at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka.
by Jincy Iype Aug 14, 2025
In Circa Press’ Logo Rhythm, Jim K Davies and Jamie Ellul chart 90+ band logos, from Zeppelin’s sigils to Metallica’s bolts, unearthing the myths behind rock’s iconic symbols.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 31, 2025
STIR speaks to Kutnia’s founder and director Jülide Konukoğlu about her encounter with the Kutnu fabric, the brand’s origins and the cultural responsibility it abides by.
by Meridiani Jul 21, 2025
Curated by Andrea Parisio, three bespoke living environments embody the Italian design brand’s vision, celebrating personal identity and emotional resonance.
by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 08, 2025
An exploration of some innovative curatorial practices while walking and talking in a city that keeps reinventing itself beyond every dreamy idealisation.
by Bansari Paghdar May 30, 2025
The Indian author elicits shared lived experiences and collective identity through fantastical tales, inviting a deeper introspection on the state of architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan May 19, 2025
Currently on display at the Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru, India, this exhibition delves into the intertwined histories of trade and cultural identity.
by Ranjana Dave May 02, 2025
The veteran curator on the Sharjah Biennial 16 and collection-building as history-writing, in a conversation with STIR.
by Manu Sharma Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks with the investment banker and art collector on changemaking in today’s art world.
by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
by Jincy Iype Mar 14, 2025
STIR deep dives into understanding the heritage paper company's recent visual rehaul with Ben Watkinson from GF Smith, and TEMPLO's Pali Palavathanan and Anoushka Rodda.
by Megha Ralapati Mar 11, 2025
A group exhibition on art from Central Asia at Fondazione Elpis in Milan highlights the interdisciplinary practices animating the region and its diaspora.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 07, 2025
Designed by the renowned Danish practice, the calming design of the aerial transport hub embodies Bhutanese cultural heritage through mindful spaces and timber motifs.
by Manu Sharma Feb 17, 2025
The art fair returns to Jeddah for its second edition and creates intersecting narratives around Islam and Saudi Arabia.
by Lee Daehyung Feb 05, 2025
The Hawaiian archipelago becomes a site for encounters between Korean and Hawaiian communities in this presentation at the Seoul Museum of Art.
by Ranjana Dave Jan 31, 2025
Performing as durian tycoon FAMEME across multiple projects, the Taiwanese artist explores Asian male identity and geocultural intricacies at Malaysia's Blank Canvas.
by Almas Sadique Jan 22, 2025
The art and design festival hosts events that deliberate upon identity, heritage, loss, grief, migration, material exploration, neuroarchitecture and more.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 16, 2025
A 145-year-old traditional Japanese townhouse in Kyoto is transformed by Schemata Architects into a retail store, presenting a fusion of cultural and visual identities.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 15, 2025
From displacement to belonging, this exhibition at the Smithsonian Design Triennial examines how design creates new forms of home in a changing world.
by Erik Augustin Palm Jan 09, 2025
Syrian-French artist Bady Dalloul’s Land of Dreams at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo invites viewers into a world where migration, memory and fiction collide.
by Deeksha Nath Nov 26, 2024
British artist Hetain Patel reflects on the immigrant experience, offering a fresh and inclusive view of heritage in two recent showcases.
by Ranjana Dave Nov 20, 2024
Artist Nikhil Chopra shares his curatorial vision for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025, contextualising art as a collective endeavour in a conversation with STIR.
by STIRworld Oct 31, 2024
As AI technology continues to advance, STIR looks at artists like Harold Cohen and Yousuke Fuyama using AI for artistic and philosophical projects.
by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Sep 21, 2024
The Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist's largest solo show to date explores the intersection of geopolitical, social, and environmental histories in the Middle East and the Caribbean.
by Jincy Iype May 30, 2023
STIR unpacks five major brand rehauls that spell evolution and cater to the ‘phygital’—Nokia, 7UP, Amazon’s Prime Video, Nordoff and Robbins, and Disney’s Freeform.
by Jincy Iype May 13, 2023
Mauro Porcini, SVP and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo spoke to STIR about Pepsi’s new logo and identity rehaul that marks the iconic brand's ‘next era, with an eye towards the future.’
by Jincy Iype Mar 29, 2023
From an awfully likeable cast of 3D animated characters and wild, layered typography, Tugg’s joyful rebrand by Kurppa Hosk carries at its core, ‘the universality of the humble hamburger.’
by Sukanya Deb Dec 30, 2022
Food marks culture, subjectivity, and a point of exploration at eating the other exhibition at Preston Gallery in Cambridge, Canada.
by Urvi Kothari Oct 05, 2022
A leading South Asian diasporic artist, Lubna Chowdhary defies categorisation as she defines common notions of identity and belonging within the floors of MIMA.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 08, 2022
For NOW Gallery's 2022 Art Commission, the Korean artist has created an immersive installation, Maiden Voyage, inspired by memories, dreams, emotions, and her personal experience.
by STIRworld Jul 14, 2022
MVRDV collaborated with StudioPOD for the One Green Mile project, which reuses the abandoned space in Mumbai as a playful public space with amenities for the community.
by Rahul Kumar Aug 05, 2021
Often referred to as the ‘Andy Warhol’ of Morocco, Hassan Hajjaj talks about the hybrid identity and sharing of cultures through his multidisciplinary practice of art and design.
by Sukanya Garg Aug 28, 2019
Kiss My Genders, a group exhibition exploring gender identity, is on display at the Hayward Gallery, London, till September 8, 2019.
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