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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 25, 2025
Middle East Archive’s photobook Not Here Not There by Charbel AlKhoury features uncanny but surreal visuals of Lebanon amidst instability and political unrest between 2019 and 2021.
by 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.
by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2025
The genealogy of a showcase relying as heavily on technology as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 as both medium and usher for a future architecture is seldom without biases.
by Samta Nadeem May 07, 2025
This year’s edition of Art Dubai platformed multivocal histories and cultures with a roster of artists from the Middle East, South Asia and their diasporas. STIR distils key insights from the fair and its collateral events.
by Aarthi Mohan May 03, 2025
From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability, the pavilions of UAE, Oman, Türkiye, Qatar and others at La Biennale 2025 serve as living archives of alternative architectures.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2025
STIR engages with the curators of the Togo, Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation, access and shared histories.
by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
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 Manu Sharma Apr 15, 2025
Curator Jack Thomas Taylor discusses the show, along with the ethics of AI in our contemporary moment.
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 Anushka Sharma Apr 10, 2025
Art Dubai 2025 elevates the art fair experience by augmenting its gallery programme with an array of commissions and conferences.
by Manu Sharma Apr 03, 2025
This behemoth art fair in West Asia returns with a promising digital art lineup in its 18th year.
by Hili Perlson Mar 05, 2025
The artist imagines a not-so-distant future of surveillance and sacrifice in her latest work at Esther Schipper in Berlin.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 26, 2025
British architect Asif Khan's architectural vision for the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture anchors a space for creativity, critical thought and ecological reflection.
by Manu Sharma Feb 25, 2025
The installation by Slavs and Tatars prompts audiences at Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 to explore the unlikely links between melons and Islam.
by Anna Seaman Feb 20, 2025
The Honduran fibre artist delves into the interconnectivity between humans and animals and explores concepts of healing, destruction and repair in his latest exhibition in Dubai.
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 Aarthi Mohan Feb 03, 2025
Oppenheim Architecture's regenerative resort design celebrates the legacy of Nabataeans by offering a sustainable design rooted in history and embedded in the natural landscape.
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 Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 21, 2024
Through the lens of politics, history, economics and urbanism, this Dubai exhibition proposes a four-legged perspective of human life and urban landscapes.
by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: Creative responses to war and conflict reflected contemporary realities in 2024, as STIR’s archive demonstrates.
by STIRworld Dec 14, 2024
In the heart of Saadiyat Cultural District, Aldar and BIG craft a sanctuary where luxury redefines the essence of home in harmony with Abu Dhabi’s evolving skyline.
by Charlotte Jansen Dec 11, 2024
Indian artist Khandakar Ohida’s 2022 film, Dream Your Museum, about her uncle’s unconventional collection, wins the prestigious Jameel Prize 2024.
by Anna Seaman Nov 30, 2024
The New Zealand artist of Maori descent advocates for social justice and equity through her expressionist canvases, which are vessels of guardianship for Māori sovereignty.
by Maghie Ghali Nov 12, 2024
As a media partner, STIR visited DDW's milestone 10th edition, which revealed a thorough dedication to a new wave of creatives inspired by the Gulf’s diverse and lesser-known heritage.
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 Salvatore Peluso Oct 22, 2024
Domitilla Dardi, one of the two curators of EDIT Napoli, discusses with STIR the design fair's core and evolution, whose sixth edition was held in Naples, Italy, from October 11 - 13, 2024.
by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Sep 27, 2024
STIRring ‘Everywhere’ in Venice: Artist Manal AlDowayan joins STIR to discuss her multimedia installation, Shifting Sands: A Battle Song, for the Saudi Pavilion.
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 Rebecca Anne Proctor Aug 27, 2024
The Tokyo-based digital collective's latest museum in Saudi Arabia, its first in the Middle East, reflects a desire to further the Saudi art and cultural scene.
by Nikitha Sunil Aug 19, 2024
Designed by Shape Architecture Practice + Research, the renewed street market melds tradition and modernity, offering a vibrant community hub in the region's Hajjar mountains.
by Huma Kabakci Jul 31, 2024
Moshiri, aged 61, was renowned for his modernist sensibilities, blending Iranian and Western culture through his oeuvre.
by Karen Chernick Jul 25, 2024
A time capsule of four artworks created over the past decade envisions possible futures for the Middle East in Looking Back at the Future.
by Rebecca Anne Proctor Jul 13, 2024
Staged at Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, the artist’s first solo exhibition presents multi-media artworks.
by Rebecca Anne Proctor Jun 25, 2024
Several new galleries have opened in Tunis, casting light on the North African country’s creative scene at an uncertain time for the country.
by Almas Sadique May 17, 2024
In conversation with STIR, Abdulla speaks on the appropriation of the term 'decolonisation,' the power of good design and how they can help subvert institutions of power.
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 Rémy Jarry May 07, 2024
The first private institution to open in the city’s Saadiyat Island Cultural District, the Foundation offers programming that is free and open to everyone.
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.
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