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The fifth Bergen Assembly: A call to learn from differences
Oct 13, 2025by Shaunak Mahbubani Oct 13, 2025
Collective practices and live acts shine in across, with, nearby convened by Ravi Agarwal, Adania Shibli and Bergen School of Architecture.
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When function fails, All the Beauty in the World reveals new meaning
Oct 03, 2025by Gautam Bhatia Oct 03, 2025
Indian architect Gautam Bhatia pens an unsettling premise for his upcoming exhibition, revealing a fractured tangibility where the violence of function meets the beauty of form.
Street, stage, print: In Our Own Backyard unpacks shared feminist histories
Aug 19, 2025by Ranjana Dave Aug 19, 2025
An exhibition at Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong spotlights the cross-border rhythms of South Asia’s women’s movement through the archives of artists Sheba Chhachhi and Lala Rukh.
Brutalism meets habitable art in Renesa's House Around the Oblique Column
Jul 26, 2025by Anushka Sharma Jul 26, 2025
The New Delhi-based studio crafts a sculptural residence in which raw materials, geometric precision and a slanted column transform the home into a living gallery.
Speculative cities of dissonance in CJ Lim and Luke Angers' Dreams + Disillusions
Jul 25, 2025by Jincy Iype Jul 25, 2025
Published by Routledge, the book redraws the built environment through satire, storytelling and speculative drawing – a reminder that architecture is, first and always, a fiction.
Art Dubai 2025 honours collective identity, spotlighting eco-social urgencies
May 07, 2025by 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.
We will forget nothing: on theft, protest and the cost of remembering
May 05, 2025by 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?
'Flowing Heritage' at Arthshila Delhi examines water's dynamic influences
Apr 23, 2025by Almas Sadique Apr 23, 2025
The exhibition features multidisciplinary works that exemplify the significance of water as a symbol, a resource, a muse and an inspiration in everyday life and culture in India.
IKEA STOCKHOLM 2025 serves up a collection today for a collectable tomorrow
Apr 22, 2025by IKEA Apr 22, 2025
Five designers. Five narratives. Five installations: Hej Holm! by IKEA x STIR invited Indian creatives to interpret the collection via design ingenuity, storytelling and gastronomy.
The Mona Lisa, instagrammed: Simon Mordant weighs in on contemporary art
Apr 18, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks with the investment banker and art collector on changemaking in today’s art world.
David Benjamin on suggesting new kinds of architectures for an unknowable future
Apr 04, 2025by Jincy Iype Apr 04, 2025
At the STIR Gallery in New Delhi, the American architect, who sees architecture as a living, evolving practice, unpacks his emphasis on design being "an act of research".
Building worlds: Arpita Singh’s artistic mapping of memory and history
Apr 02, 2025by 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.
Goa's art scene moves away from the market and towards the community
Mar 25, 2025by 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.
Essentia Home opens the doors to a new destination for luxury interiors in Delhi
Mar 22, 2025by Essentia Home Mar 22, 2025
Following the successful opening of its flagship store in Gurugram, the brand introduces a new hub for designers, architects and connoisseurs on MG Road, New Delhi.
The cycle of life in Manu Parekh's 'Flower Sutra' at Nature Morte
Mar 18, 2025by Manu Sharma Mar 18, 2025
Nature Morte, New Delhi, presents small and large paintings by Parekh that brim with movement and religiosity.
What Design Can Do Live New Delhi centres radical collaboration for climate action
Mar 12, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 12, 2025
The South Asian debut of the design event at India Habitat Centre brought together 30 designers, innovators and changemakers to underscore the role design can play in inspiring action.
'Ear to the Ground' delineates harmonies in Indian artist Satish Gujral's diverse oeuvre
Mar 03, 2025by 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.
Rein Wolfs on broadening the conversation around art at Stedelijk Museum
Feb 28, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 28, 2025
STIR in conversation with the director of the Amsterdam museum about its efforts to build an inclusive programme and collection.
Sustaina India’s second edition seeds community-oriented work for climate action
Feb 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 27, 2025
Organised by CEEW and curated by Thukral & Tagra and Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, with each seed we sing focuses on communities as seeds for action.
What Design Can Do Live New Delhi debuts in South Asia as a beehive of innovation
Feb 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 27, 2025
Taking place at India Habit Centre in New Delhi on March 8, 2025, the multidisciplinary design event will platform conversations on climate action to combat climate change.
Food for thought: 'The Gathering' brews subversive culinary experiences
Feb 24, 2025by Anushka Sharma Feb 24, 2025
The three-day immersive food festival at the Travancore Palace in New Delhi invited visitors to dine in nine unique pop-up restaurants conceived by leading culinary and creative voices.
Tipping point: The Sharjah Biennial 16 on our hopes, fears and anxieties
Feb 21, 2025by Ranjana Dave Feb 21, 2025
Intersecting contexts and frames of reference become pieces of a puzzle for the five curators of ‘to carry’.
South Asian art in focus: Key conversations from the India Art Fair Talks Programme
Feb 14, 2025by 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,
Design displays at India Art Fair 2025 reinterpret archaic art forms
Feb 01, 2025by STIRworld Feb 01, 2025
Under the Design section at India Art Fair 2025, 11 studios and one design exhibition exemplify cultural references and individual tastes of South Asia.
Delhi delivers on art: The India Art Fair 2025 Parallel Programme and more
Jan 30, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 30, 2025
Early February will see a slew of captivating shows presented in Delhi in conjunction with the art fair, and here are some standout picks.
Unpacking caste, lineage and labour: Sajan Mani at Shrine Empire
Jan 11, 2025by Ranjana Dave Jan 11, 2025
The Kerala-born and Berlin-based artist channels a family history of rubber tapping through performance, film and installations in an exhibition at Shrine Empire Gallery.
Journeying Across the Himalayas spotlights the region’s layered society and culture
Dec 14, 2024by Aastha D. Dec 14, 2024
Drawing on layered perspectives from Himalayan communities, a new festival by the Royal Enfield Social Mission conveys a deep connection with the land and its historical roots.
Asia NOW showcases perspectives on ‘Ceremony’ in its tenth year
Dec 08, 2024by STIRworld Dec 08, 2024
Asia Now 2024, featuring guest curators Radicants, brought an intergenerational cohort of Asian artists grappling with community, tradition, ritual and modernity to Paris.
'The Elemental You' at KNMA offers meditations on nature, memory and time
Dec 03, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 03, 2024
Curator Akansha Rastogi discusses the layered themes of The Elemental You, stretching from the personal to the environmental.
Language, legacy and leisure: Hetain Patel’s multidimensional portrait of identity
Nov 26, 2024by 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.
Chance and memory intertwine in 'The Art of Balkrishna Doshi'
Nov 19, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 19, 2024
The 2023 publication explores the artistic practice of Balkrishna Doshi, better known as a pioneer of Indian architecture.
Time travellers: Ancestral Futures at Gallery Espace
Nov 16, 2024by Ranjana Dave Nov 16, 2024
Curated by Damian Christinger, the group exhibition marks 35 years of the New Delhi gallery.
The 'Z-axis' conference reflects on Charles Correa's legacy and India's urban identity
Oct 19, 2024by Akash Singh Oct 19, 2024
Held in Mumbai, India, the two-day event explored Charles Correa's role as an architect, planner and cultural thinker in post-independence India.
"What I thought was a tree was a forest": Sohrab Hura on his experimental practice
Oct 16, 2024by Maanav Jalan Oct 16, 2024
Ahead of his survey show, Mother, at MoMA PS1, Sohrab Hura talks about storytelling, puppets, gardening and love.
An exhibition of CPKA's works in London traces India’s post-colonial architecture
Oct 10, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 10, 2024
Reimagining Architectural Transformations in Post-Independent India was inaugurated at Nehru Centre with a dialogue focusing on post-colonial architectural legacy in the country.
Anant Art presents expansive Himmat Shah showcase in New Delhi
Oct 03, 2024by Manu Sharma Oct 03, 2024
The legendary Indian artist continues to go strong, past the age of 90. STIR engages with his multidisciplinary practice in a show at Bikaner House.
'Tales from the East' explores labour, migration and environmental ruin
Sep 08, 2024by Manu Sharma Sep 08, 2024
Curator Prayag Chakradhar discusses the works shown at the exhibition and the important topics they shed light on, in an interview with STIR.
Bharti Kher presents a transformative body of work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Sep 06, 2024by Rajesh Punj Sep 06, 2024
Reflecting on her show Alchemies, the sculptor discusses the cyclical lives of her sculptures, in all of their incarnations, in a conversation with STIR.
Joya Mukerjee Logue harnesses identity and belonging at Vadehra Art Gallery
Sep 03, 2024by Ranjana Dave Sep 03, 2024
In her first solo exhibition in India, the artist, raised in Ohio, draws on memories of family life back home in Ambala, India.
Vibha Galhotra offers self-reflective perspectives on the climate crisis
Sep 02, 2024by Manan Shah Sep 02, 2024
The conceptual artist’s first-ever solo exhibition in the UK, Climacteric Whispers, highlighted ecological crises through multimedia works created over 15 years.
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