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Look at the Sun: On the work of James Turrell, Kimsooja and Lee Eunsun
Aug 08, 2025by Lee Daehyung Aug 08, 2025
The three contemporary artists counter digital acceleration with art that demands stillness and introspection.
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Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits – Between Korea and the Middle East
Jun 30, 2025by Lee Daehyung Jun 30, 2025
This exhibition reconfigures transnational exchange by foregrounding digital media, conceptual installations and archival interventions by Korean and Middle Eastern contemporary artists.
OMA envisions Dior’s 'Designer of Dreams' as a rhythmic journey of spaces and concepts
Apr 30, 2025by Anushka Sharma Apr 30, 2025
In its fifth collaboration with the luxury brand, the OMA-designed exhibition at DDP, Seoul, evokes the experience of "walking on a Parisian street, inside a skirt or a jar."
Digitally Dubai: AI, data art and more, at Art Dubai Digital 2025
Apr 03, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 03, 2025
This behemoth art fair in West Asia returns with a promising digital art lineup in its 18th year.
'The New Television' bridges historical and present-day discourse on video art
Mar 14, 2025by Manu Sharma Mar 14, 2025
The publication reprints a long-forgotten text on early video art and combines it with contemporary essays on the topic.
'Better Days' by Seunggu Kim documents how leisure spaces reflect Korean society
Mar 06, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Mar 06, 2025
From cherry blossom festivals to public spaces, the Korean photographer uncovers the coexistence of personal escapes and shared human experiences in his recent book.
Mire Lee’s ‘Open Wound’ inspires awe and terror in equal measure
Dec 06, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 06, 2024
At London’s Tate Modern, curators Alvin Li and Bilal Akkouche discuss the installation Open Wound and its historical significance in an interview with STIR.
The Bangkok Art Biennale embraces Mother Nature
Nov 18, 2024by Rémy Jarry Nov 18, 2024
The fourth edition of the Biennale delves into the contemporary legacy of feminine mythologies while addressing the ecological challenges of our time.
Transgenerational wisdom: The story of the Suh family
Sep 22, 2024by Lee Daehyung Sep 22, 2024
Artist Suh Do Ho and architect Suh Eul Ho offer a fresh look at their father Suh Se Ok’s ink paintings at Frieze Seoul, in a multigenerational showcase of Korean art.
Navigating the fog: inspiring multimedia installations in Venice
Jun 27, 2024by Lee Daehyung Jun 27, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Three exhibitions outside of the Art Biennale use video, sound and design to encourage a deeper appreciation of our shared humanity.
Navigating the weeds: The 8th Yokohama Triennale's ode to change and survival
May 20, 2024by Erik Augustin Palm May 20, 2024
With over 90 artists and a theme drawing from writer Lu Xun's work Wild Grass, the Yokohama Triennale engages with global crises and individual resilience.
Sung Hwan Kim’s sprawling artist-designed show is on view at Van Abbemuseum
Apr 27, 2024by Manu Sharma Apr 27, 2024
Co-curators Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide and Chala Itai Westerman discuss the Korean artist’s dreamlike films with STIR.
Chung Seoyoung's sculptural improvisation alters perceptions of commonplace objects
Apr 12, 2024by Kate Meadows Apr 12, 2024
Chelsea-based Tina Kim Gallery presents 30 years of the Korean artist’s distinctive work in drawing, sculpture and installation.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on unveiling installations at the Thailand Biennale
Mar 14, 2024by Rémy Jarry Mar 14, 2024
In a discussion with STIR, the Thai filmmaker reveals A Conversation with the Sun (VR) explores the potentialities of virtual reality and sheds light on the fountainhead of cinema.
Krista Kim’s multidisciplinary inquiry into ‘oneness’ at Art Dubai 2024
Mar 01, 2024by Rawaa Talass Mar 01, 2024
The Canadian-Korean digital artist presents an immersive light installation, Heart Space, commissioned by Julius Baer for Art Dubai 2024 under the NEXT initiative.
Barbican Centre’s exhibition 'Unravel' weaves transcultural dialogue through textile
Mar 01, 2024by Deeksha Nath Mar 01, 2024
Exploring the subversive potential of textiles, the multigenerational exhibition features over 100 works by 50 international artists and redefines textile art in a global context.
'Delight London' is a rooting of Seoul’s cultural identity and hyper urbanity
Nov 13, 2023by Anmol Ahuja Nov 13, 2023
STIR charts a critical review of how digital and media interfaces may transpose urban experience and identity in the new multimedia exhibition at the Borough Yards in London.
Seeing red: Major show of Korean artist Suh Yongsun explores modern life
Oct 18, 2023by Manu Sharma Oct 18, 2023
The Art Sonje Center’s artistic director Sunjung Kim, curator Jang Un Kim and the artist himself discuss the exhibition My Name is Red in Seoul.
Korea's art scene is full of screens but its art fairs paint a different picture
Sep 15, 2023by Aimee Dawson Sep 15, 2023
Digital art abounds at events and exhibitions during Seoul Art Week 2023 while the Kiaf and Frieze fairs focus more on traditional painting.
Exploring Don Sunpil's perspective on 'Bishōjo' through Arario Gallery’s offering
Aug 31, 2023by Manu Sharma Aug 31, 2023
The South Korean artist approached Bishōjo figurines as semiotic configurations in his solo exhibition titled Industrial Bishōjo at Arario Gallery Seoul.
Catharine Czudej and Gowoon Lee explore nostalgia at Meredith Rosen Gallery
Jul 31, 2023by Manu Sharma Jul 31, 2023
Artists Catharine Czudej and Gowoon Lee discuss their distinctive art practices that explore the darker side of nostalgia.
Art as healing, healing through art: exploring the practice of Jena Jang
Jun 15, 2023by Manu Sharma Jun 15, 2023
South Korean multimedia artist Jena Jang discusses her craft that stands at the centre of several creative disciplines.
Haegue Yang examines the bell as a medium and symbol at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Apr 10, 2023by Sukanya Deb Apr 10, 2023
Investigating the bell as a multidimensional and multicultural form, the artist creates an atmosphere of ritual through a site-specific installation—Sonic Droplets - Steel Buds.
Korean artist Do Ho Suh's 'Artland' gives new meaning to the term child's play
Feb 08, 2023by Sukanya Deb Feb 08, 2023
Artland at SeMA Seoul brings together a new world with imaginary flora and fauna, for younger audiences to build upon, in a refreshingly playful take on participatory art.
Artist Yein Lee contemplates today’s golden age of information and technology
Oct 01, 2022by Shraddha Nair Oct 01, 2022
Vienna-based artist Yein Lee talks about her cultural influences and inspirations while growing up in South Korea.
Busan Biennale 2022 brings together Korean and international artists under one roof
Sep 08, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 08, 2022
The 2022 edition takes the Korean city as a starting point to reflect on the stories hidden within the history of Busan since the modern era and the changing structure of the city.
The fantastical world of 'Maiden Voyage' by JeeYoung Lee nurtures viewers' memory
Sep 08, 2022by 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.
STIRring Dreams: Chun Kwang Young's mulberry paper reliefs at Venice Biennale
May 07, 2022by Shraddha Nair May 07, 2022
Chun Kwang Young exhibits 'hanji'-based artworks in the Palazzo Contarini Polignac Venice Art Biennale 2022, which includes an outdoor pavilion designed by Stefano Boeri.
STIR in conversation with Lee Kun-Yong, the Korean avant garde artist
May 03, 2022by Rahul Kumar May 03, 2022
The multi-disciplinary artist - whose performative works in 1970s responded to Korean political environment - talks about his art practice that transcends genres for a holistic style.
Hyperconnectivity over digital platform informs Jieun Gu's installations works
Mar 23, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 23, 2022
The Korean artist Jieun Gu through her installations and video art underline the effect of digital technology on the psychological alienation experienced by humans.
Anicka Yi sets up ‘In Love with the World’ at Tate Modern for the Hyundai Commission
Feb 10, 2022by Shraddha Nair Feb 10, 2022
Carly Whitefield, Assistant Curator at Tate Modern, speaks with STIR about the Seoul-born artist Anicka Yi's feature In Love with the World at Turbine Hall at the London’s art gallery.
Min Jung-Yeon's paintings question the notions of space and time
Nov 27, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 27, 2021
The Korea-born, France-based artist creates a dreamlike structure in her paintings to explore the conventions of space and time and open the world of renewed transformations.
Seoul Mediacity Biennale curator Yung Ma discusses public engagement through art
Nov 15, 2021by Shraddha Nair Nov 15, 2021
After being postponed for over a year due to COVID-19, the Seoul Mediacity Biennale’s 11th edition now focuses on escapism as a tool to address and confront the reality.
The world of ‘Squid Game’: an architecture of oppression, excess, desire, and savagery
Oct 29, 2021by Jerry Elengical, Anmol Ahuja Oct 29, 2021
Studying the varying inspirations behind the spaces of the hit Netflix series, STIR delves into the evocative architectural aspects of what makes Squid Game immensely bingeable.
Frieze London 2021: a springboard for new and experimental voices in art
Oct 20, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 20, 2021
Frieze London 2021 opened at Regent’s Park saw the convergence of collectors, gallerists, and art enthusiasts after the gap of a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Herzog & de Meuron’s first-ever realised project in Korea is now open
Oct 09, 2021by Devanshi Shah Oct 09, 2021
The ST International HQ and SONGEUN Art Space building is designed to inspire the public to engage with contemporary art in Seoul and acts as a cultural anchor in the city.
Iconic Dior Medallion chair reimagined by 17 artists and designers at Supersalone
Sep 11, 2021by Jincy Iype Sep 11, 2021
Dior Maison commissioned 17 of the industry’s most renowned creatives to reinterpret their Medallion Chair for Milan Design Week 2021, their most weighty presence at the fair yet.
Botanical Belonging
Sep 03, 2021by Rosalyn D`Mello Sep 03, 2021
Various artists using different media are invested in the same question: can our collective salvation lie in surrendering our fallible human agency and allowing, instead, for awe?
Detroit Month of Design 2021 showcases the unique voice of the city’s design scene
Aug 28, 2021by Jerry Elengical Aug 28, 2021
The event organised by Design Core Detroit will feature citywide programming centered on local design practices to highlight Detroit’s status as a leading design hub within the US.
When the ephemeral becomes eternal
Aug 19, 2021by Rahul Kumar Aug 19, 2021
Looking at the recent event of destruction of the pumpkin sculpture of Yayoi Kusama in Japan, albeit layered with metaphors on the ideology of impermanence.
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