•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Anushka Sharma Sep 13, 2025
London is set to become a playground for design with special commissions, exhibitions and district-wide programming exploring the humane and empathetic in creative disciplines.
by Sofia Hallström Jul 22, 2025
Amidst ecological crises and geopolitical disorientation, the Folkestone Triennial 2025 explores a deep-time ecology of ritual, resistance and repair.
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 Almas Sadique Jan 22, 2025
The art and design festival hosts events that deliberate upon identity, heritage, loss, grief, migration, material exploration, neuroarchitecture and more.
by Kate Meadows Jan 17, 2025
In New York, the site of a prominent collection of ancient Egyptian art stages new perspectives on its influence through visual art, sculptures and performances.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 09, 2024
An ongoing exhibition at the art museum in Eindhoven presents trans-local stories and sustainable practices around soil and our diverse and complex relationships with it.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 19, 2024
Combining kinetic design with colour and transparency, the large-scale installation transforms the plaza into a place for reflection and discovery.
by Almas Sadique Sep 13, 2024
STIR enlists spatially dominant and sensorially rich architectural installations on view across 11 design districts in London, UK, during the London Design Festival 2024 in September.
by Beth Citron Aug 22, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Sonia Vaz Borges joins STIR to discuss Greenhouse’s ambitious and challenging vision for Portugal’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
by Deeksha Nath Jul 17, 2024
The focal point of the conceptual artist’s ambitious solo exhibition at the Southbank Centre is the overlooked scientific, political and cultural contributions of Black people.
by Manu Sharma Jun 16, 2024
Sean Bidder of 180 Studios and The Vinyl Factory discusses vinyl hunting and the landscape of music in an interview with STIR.
by STIRworld Jun 07, 2024
The first Korean architect to be commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery speaks about his star-shaped pavilion, the five distinct “islands” and the modified madang courtyard at its centre.
by Holly Howe Jun 06, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Poland, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Serbia are among those presenting immersive acoustic installations at the 60th Venice Biennale.
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 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 Kate Meadows Feb 19, 2024
The Swiss Institute introduces the experimental scores and performances of the Navajo sound artist and composer to New York in A Worm’s Eye View from a Bird’s Beak.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 10, 2024
An exhibition organised by Indian artist duo Thukral and Tagra with curator Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi at Bikaner House prompts conversations on the grassroots aspects of sustainability.
by Rémy Jarry Feb 08, 2024
The 13th edition of the Taiwanese biennial, running until March 24, 2024, is anchored in individual experiences and the micro-world to showcase the contemporary art scene.
by Hili Perlson Jan 07, 2024
With his latest show To Whom I Could Not Save, the South African artist highlights histories of fights and misfortunes as the human experience that connects us all.
by Manu Sharma Nov 18, 2023
The artist's immersive installation project Intangible was developed during a residency at the Center for New Media Culture in Riga and features sound design by Anna Fišere.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 10, 2023
Exhibit Columbus 2023 in collaboration with the Landmark Columbus Foundation is a living celebration of design, art, and city revival, taking place in Indiana till November 2023.
by Sakhi Sobti Sep 30, 2023
STIR speaks to Stella Ioannou, artistic director of Sculpture in the City, and Fatos Üstek, curator for Frieze Sculptures, about the joint initiative
by Urvi Kothari Aug 19, 2023
Indigo Waves and Other Stories Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora at Gropius Bau & SAVVY Contemporary observes how kinship has existed as part of Asian-African exchanges prior to the formation of nation-states.
by Sakhi Sobti Jul 30, 2023
Presented by Collection Garance Primat and curated by Claudia Paetzold, the exhibition Primordial Waters in Massignac, France, examines water as the foundation of life.
by Manu Sharma Jul 21, 2023
Founder and creator Ed Cooke discusses the multisensory audio-visual format, on behalf of the Sonic Sphere team.
by Dilpreet Bhullar May 03, 2023
The Tokyo-born London-based artist navigates the discipline of art, design and music in an effort to activate human relationships with the surrounding environment.
by Hili Perlson May 02, 2023
In its 19th edition, the GWB featured 55 galleries this year, with numerous museums, private institutions, and project spaces celebrating Berlin’s expansive art scene.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 14, 2023
Inspired by The Women in Lighting project, UK-based Light Collective curated the book Women Light Artists, redressing the unfair imbalance in the visibility of female light artists.
by Preciosa Lighting Apr 11, 2023
Preciosa Lighting will showcase its new signature design juxtaposing auditory and visual senses at Salone del Mobile 2023.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Mar 03, 2023
The immersive exhibition in Czech Republic is a record of place, time and transformation that engages its users in an immersive understanding of Moravia's history.
by Vatsala Sethi Dec 31, 2022
Best of 2022: Artists that STIRred the art world by contributing to a technologically advanced future with virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and more.
by Sukanya Deb Dec 16, 2022
The exhibition looks at the issues of gendered discrimination and violence, and its exacerbation in the peri-urban sphere, displaying long-term community-based projects.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 22, 2022
Interactive art installation 1:44 Inter-dimensional Space Time Portal by artist Harlan Emil Gruber and intuitive healer Maraya sets the circle of time and space into motion.
by Manu Sharma Aug 19, 2022
New media artist Amay Kataria explores his latest work - Supersynthesis, a public art installation in Chicago - as well as the fascination with technology that underlines his work.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 28, 2022
Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya's exhibition Nebel Leben at Haus der Kunst, Munich, presents a series of immersive fog sculptures to address the urgency to gauge the ecological imbalance.
by Shraddha Nair Jul 25, 2022
French interdisciplinary artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster is showcasing her immersive exhibition Alienarium 5, curated by Claude Adjil, at the Serpentine South Gallery in London.
by Sukanya Deb Jul 15, 2022
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme's new video installation at MoMA, New York, was an extension of their digital archive that looks at war torn countries, and everyday resistance.
by STIRworld Jul 13, 2022
Brent Biennial runs till September 2022 in London featuring multidisciplinary works tackling queer issues.
by Sukanya Deb Jun 26, 2022
Second in the three-part series, Khoj presents an immersive exhibition that investigates into air and its toxicities, through language, body, sound, and gaming.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 16, 2022
Large-scale light and sound installation Life Lingers on Blank Pages by the collective Luzinterruptus was part of LuzMadrid, the Madrid’s International Festival of Light.
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