•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 27, 2025
A solo exhibition at Haus for Media Art Oldenburg presents Castelblanco's decade-long research, revealing the interdependencies of the natural world and indigenous communities in the Amazon.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 07, 2025
London-based initiative County Hall Pottery unveils a group show with eight ceramic artists recasting wood-fired ceramics as innovative and experimental entities.
by Srishti Ojha Jun 27, 2025
A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird presents the Icelandic artist’s signature video installations alongside a newly commissioned series of landscape paintings in Estonia.
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 Alice Godwin Apr 17, 2025
Kiasma is the first stop of a Nordic takeover for the Kuwaiti artist and her reckoning with the oil industry, ahead of shows in Sweden and Denmark.
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 Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 11, 2025
From Lexus to FIAT and partnerships with leading brands such as Kartell and artists like DRIFT, STIR spotlights some of the most engaging showcases by mobility brands in Milan this year.
by Manu Sharma Mar 21, 2025
STIR speaks with Meyohas about her compelling conceptual art at Desert X 2025.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 14, 2025
At India Art Fair 2025, speakers like Naomi Beckwith, Manuel Rabaté and Sangita Jindal discussed building access and community in the arts,
by Manu Sharma Feb 04, 2025
STIR helps you navigate the art fair’s 100-plus booths so that you get the most out of your festival experience.
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 Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
At the Galerie des Gobelins in Paris, the manifesto exhibition on designer and scenographer Richard Peduzzi honours 50 years of his career marked by a holistic approach to decorative arts.
by Shalmali Shetty Nov 25, 2024
STIR interviews Edinburgh-based artist Debjani Banerjee, discussing her exhibition Jalsaghar, which reimagines India through memory, mythology and place.
by Rhea Mathur Nov 08, 2024
In his latest exhibition, the artist transforms the Lancaster rooms into the patch of suburban wasteland at Reeves Corner that, like many others, remains stuck in the past.
by Manu Sharma Nov 03, 2024
Guest curator Michelle Cotton discusses the necessity of this landmark exhibition in an interview with STIR.
by Akin Oladimeji Oct 24, 2024
Chilean artist Patricia Dominguez speaks with STIR about her film project Three Moons Below, installed at Cecilia Brunson Projects in London.
by Jones John Oct 17, 2024
The launch of an art gallery in Whitefield by the veteran artist and curator at DTale’s third retail store in India reevaluates how design may be viewed alongside art.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 12, 2024
An installation by the designer in a public park in Kampala comprises urban furniture that incorporates playful elements to encourage interaction among pedestrians.
by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Oct 11, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Shahzia Sikander reflects on her retrospective show Collective Behavior, a collateral exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale.
by Chintan Girish Modi Oct 10, 2024
The London-based Mauritian artist talks about his research-based visual vocabulary, and the dilemmas that face artists as they work in an industry that profits from the arms trade.
by Rebecca Anne Proctor Sep 24, 2024
Artist-led initiatives create spaces for practice and discourse in the Angolan capital, even as they reckon with the country’s chequered past.
by Kate Meadows Aug 28, 2024
Riffing off the classic genre, over 50 living artists gather for a self-crafted group picture in a summer exhibition curated by Eleanor Cayre.
by Kate Meadows Aug 12, 2024
At Socrates Sculpture Park, the artist connects with natural elements through works that celebrate themes of transatlantic migration and women’s domestic labour.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 09, 2024
Textile techniques and found objects blend to reflect the intricate layers of neurodiversity in Christopher Kelly’s evolving Interwoven series.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 02, 2024
The British designer's pavilion at HKW in Germany mirrors societal issues through the lens of sports, advocating accountability in combating racism.
by Manu Sharma Jul 24, 2024
On the eve of the Paris 2024, we look at the Olympic athletes who have excelled in both art and sport. Here are STIR’s top picks.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 18, 2024
The Beirut-born designer and artist speaks with STIR about her ongoing urban intervention and thinking through the idea of noise and injustice through architecture.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 16, 2024
The public art initiative by UK arts producer Artichoke and creative director Martin Firrell interrogates perspectives on womanhood with works by 11 artists.
by Almas Sadique Jun 22, 2024
The art festival showcased site-specific art installations that were mindful of the land and resources utilised to build them up.
by Manu Sharma Jun 11, 2024
Curator Irina Mutt explores Sandell’s challenge against the prevalent attitudes towards autism, in an interview with STIR.
by STIRworld Jun 11, 2024
Yinka Ilori in collaboration with Momentum launches his first commercial textile and wallcovering collection in colourful geometric and floral patterns.
by Anmol Ahuja May 17, 2024
A series of commissions at a new exhibition at 66 Portland Place, London, attempt to probe and address the elite architecture institute’s racially and imperially charged history.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 16, 2024
Lucca Hue-Williams shares her ambitious vision for Albion Jeune, a new John Pawson-designed gallery she founded in 2023.
by Alice Godwin May 06, 2024
Performed by professional mourners in Denmark, Start Again the Lament is inspired by the anatomy of grief from around the world, including Wayuu and Yazidi laments.
by Eleonora Ghedini Apr 29, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Speaking at the European Cultural Centre, STIR's Founder and Editor-in-Chief Amit Gupta reaffirmed the importance of intercultural dialogue.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 23, 2024
The Dung Dkar cloak, designed by Hungary-based artist duo presents new possibilities for human computer interaction through its interactive surface.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Feb 22, 2024
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with multidisciplinary artist and designer Omer Arbel who lets materials lead the design process to discover forms that could never be imagined.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 05, 2024
Explore Bangkok-based artist Taras Yooms' enchanting universe where a limited edition chess set weaves together childhood nostalgia and celestial beauty.
by Niyati Dave Feb 02, 2024
Intermedial Pakistani artist Omer Wasim speaks to STIR on his practice queering space, subverting the frames of development, and conflicts shaping human relationships.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 27, 2024
Presented on behalf of the Saltzman Family Foundation, the Ralph Saltzman Prize honours pioneering designers challenging “what design is and can be.”
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