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by Srishti Ojha Jun 15, 2026
The New Delhi-based photographer’s docu-fiction photo series follows a nomadic troupe of Tamasha folk-art performers who bend form to capture feelings.
by Srishti Ojha Jun 09, 2026
The exhibition of the Indian photographer’s works at Experimenter in Mumbai depicts the lives of locals in Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh, focusing on the poetics of the everyday.
by Srishti Ojha May 20, 2026
The 2026 edition of the sā Ladakh Biennale, themed Signals from Another Star, will feature site-specific art that emerges from the communities, culture and ecology of Ladakh.
by Srishti Ojha Apr 20, 2026
The Indian artist’s landmark exhibition at NMACC in Mumbai is a collage of dreams, memories, aspirations, histories and futures created with ordinary objects.
by 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.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 27, 2026
Are You Human? brings together a staggering list of works that strive to question the consequences of our pervasive digitality but only engage with it superficially.
by Ranjana Dave Feb 13, 2026
Speaking with STIR, the curator elaborates on the pavilion’s thematic focus and the five artists chosen to represent India at the “Olympics of the contemporary art world”.
by Srishti Ojha Feb 11, 2026
The multimedia artist enters a new chapter in his work on mining and extraction economies in Lone Runner’s Laboratory at Experimenter, Colaba.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 11, 2026
The experiential product gallery at the recent Architecture & Design Film Festival staged a series of encounters including culinary experiences and other cultural programming.
by 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.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 06, 2026
Organised by the Gujral Foundation, a centenary showcase repositions the artist's work in dialogue with the contemporary context.
by 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.
by Jincy Iype Dec 24, 2025
Deriving from The Manhattan Transcripts by Bernard Tschumi, Aric Chen curates the Jaquar Pavilion Park, with ten practices reframing architecture as event, movement and narrative.
by 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.
by Ranjana Dave Dec 03, 2025
What is a biennial meant to do? Constituted with works from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum's collection and contributions by contemporary practitioners, the 14th Taipei Biennial hints at the relationship between a biennial and its peoples.
by Zohra Khan Nov 26, 2025
As the event’s media partner, STIR reports on the most compelling designers, studios, brands, conversations and special projects set to shape this year’s edition.
by 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.
by Srishti Ojha Oct 31, 2025
The short film, created by Indian artist Shefalee Jain and cinematographer Shivi Bhatnagar, is based on stories retold by researcher Vijaydan Detha.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 22, 2025
A show curated by film historian Ashish Rajadhyaksha at the institution in Okhla brings together posters of films of the ‘70s to ‘90s, bridging archival affect and cultural relevance.
by Vamika Sinha Oct 20, 2025
We Sinful Women: The Library Project charts refusals and transgressions by leading women artists from South Asia and the Middle East, around an Urdu feminist poem.
by Maanav Jalan Oct 14, 2025
Nigerian modernism, a ‘suitcase project’ of Asian diasporic art and a Colomboscope exhibition give international context to the city’s biggest art week.
by Asian Paints Oct 08, 2025
Forty Kolkata taxis became travelling archives as Asian Paints celebrates four decades of Sharad Shamman through colour, craft and cultural memory.
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 Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 11, 2025
At a recent event at the StoneX refinery in Kishangarh, the stone brand launched a coffee table book detailing the results of an art residency with ten Indian artists.
by Vasudhaa Narayanan Sep 04, 2025
In its drive to position museums as instruments of cultural diplomacy, competing histories and fragile resistances surface at the Bihar Museum Biennale.
by Jincy Iype Aug 29, 2025
Holding stories, holding people: The creative duo reflected on archives, imperfection and empathy to frame care as both practice and philosophy in this evocative ~log(ue).
by Srishti Ojha Aug 29, 2025
The art gallery’s inaugural exhibition, titled after an ancient mnemonic technique, features contemporary artists from across India who confront memory through architecture.
by Srishti Ojha Aug 01, 2025
In Roots of the Earth, artists Prabhakar Kamble and Akshay Mahajan remind us of the often obscured relationships between marginalised communities and craft practices.
by Srishti Ojha Jul 30, 2025
The Bagri Foundation’s series, A Woman Hums: Women, Voice, Creativity, brings together women curators, artists, filmmakers and writers from across Asia and its diaspora.
by Srishti Ojha Jul 18, 2025
His solo show, Volume IV: Truths, Half-Truths, Half-Lies, Lies, at Experimenter, Mumbai, is inspired by Japanese and Korean fashion and architecture from the 19th and 20th centuries.
by Samta Nadeem Jun 19, 2025
(Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices emphasises regional interconnectedness, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
by 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.
by Aastha D. May 05, 2025
When a famed Indian artist used a protest poet’s words without credit, it raised a deeper question: who gets to speak, be seen, or be paid in art?
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 24, 2025
This travelling exhibition, on view at Travancore Palace, presents works by artists who centre feminism to speak out against injustices against minority communities.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 09, 2025
STIR speaks to the architect-fashion designer duo about their collaborative practice and their work with Galleria Rossana Orlandi for Milan Design Week 2025.
by Deeksha Nath Apr 02, 2025
The artist’s first institutional solo show outside India, Remembering, at Serpentine North, reflects an illustrious six-decade career through large-scale paintings and intimate ink drawings.
by Mustafa Khanbhai Mar 25, 2025
India's metro-centric, closed-door art world encounters novel challenges in Goa, where markets are reinvented to side-step the usual economic forces.
by Manu Sharma Mar 18, 2025
Nature Morte, New Delhi, presents small and large paintings by Parekh that brim with movement and religiosity.
by Avani Tandon Vieira Mar 13, 2025
The artist’s multimedia survey exhibition at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, mobilises art as a tool for cartographic contestations.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 03, 2025
Curated by Vishal K Dar at India Art Fair, the exhibition is part of the Gujral Foundation’s centenary celebrations for the late artist, presenting his works of art and design.
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