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A Voyage through the Diamond Realm
Feb 27, 2026by De Beers Feb 27, 2026
The immersive installation by De Beers, featuring artist Lakshmi Madhavan, framed natural diamonds through art, nature and human expression at India Art Fair 2026.
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Enduring connections: Dowry of the Soul at CHAT Hong Kong
Dec 01, 2025by Ranjana Dave Dec 01, 2025
Kazakh artist Gulnur Mukazhanova and curator Wang Weiwei speak with STIR about an ongoing exhibition and longstanding cultural and economic links between Central Asia and China.
How T. Vinoja maps collective memories of the civil war in Sri Lanka on textiles
Sep 19, 2025by Upasana Das Sep 19, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Sri Lankan artist delves into her textile-based practice, currently on view at Experimenter Colaba in the exhibition A Moving Cloak in Terrain.
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas brings Roma lives and stories to Kunsthaus Bregenz
Sep 18, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 18, 2025
In Tełe Ćerhenia Jekh Jag (Under the starry heavens a fire burns), the artist draws on her ancestry to depict the centrality of craft in Roma life and mythology.
Non-Residency unpacks belonging and identity at the Jaipur Centre for Art
Sep 05, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 05, 2025
A showcase at the Jaipur Centre for Art, curated by Rajiv Menon, dwells on how the Indian diaspora contends with cultural identity.
The Bihar Museum Biennale: Whose stories shape a biennale of museums?
Sep 04, 2025by Vasudhaa Narayanan Sep 04, 2025
In its drive to position museums as instruments of cultural diplomacy, competing histories and fragile resistances surface at the Bihar Museum Biennale.
In her own image: The radical practice of Emma Amos
Jul 23, 2025by Deeksha Nath Jul 23, 2025
Amos shaped a practice of formal innovation and political resistance, centring the frontal figure as a site of radical visibility and cultural critique.
Bandhani, but make it athletic: NorBlack NorWhite x Nike's new women's athleisure
Jul 15, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Jul 15, 2025
Featuring the traditional Indian tie-dye technique of Bandhani, the collection comprises footwear, apparel and a crossbody bag in hues of blue, with square and ripple-effect prints.
The home and the world: Rashid Johnson’s multivalent Black selfhood
Jun 24, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Jun 24, 2025
The artist’s mid-career survey at the Guggenheim, New York, presents a plural imagination of medium, community and self.
A London exhibition reflects on shared South Asian histories and splintered maps
Jun 19, 2025by Samta Nadeem Jun 19, 2025
(Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices emphasises regional interconnectedness, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Delaine Le Bas on language and power, and making interactive art
May 30, 2025by Srishti Ojha May 30, 2025
The British artist’s new exhibition, Fabricating My Own Myth – Red Threads & Silver Needles, at Newcastle Contemporary Art highlights the political power of presence.
‘GLISTEN’: Lisa Reihana fuses time and tradition at National Gallery Singapore
May 09, 2025by Manu Sharma May 09, 2025
NGS curator Qinyi Lim offers deeper insight into the installation in a conversation with STIR.
5Vie construes a bridge between the objects and symbols of design for its 12th edition
Apr 10, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 10, 2025
Highlighting its theme for Milan Design Week 2025, 'armonie invisibli', STIR presents a selection of the best projects that strike a balance between functionality and art.
Bouley Gandhi is on a mission to make upcycling the norm through their textile art
Apr 09, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 09, 2025
STIR speaks to the architect-fashion designer duo about their collaborative practice and their work with Galleria Rossana Orlandi for Milan Design Week 2025.
‘Reverberations’ reframes narratives of BIPOC design history from a pluriversal lens
Apr 02, 2025by Asmita Singh Apr 02, 2025
The design exhibition at Ford Foundation Gallery explores multivocal design histories and diasporic experiences, with curators Brian Johnson and Silas Munro delving into its layered themes.
At Cure3, contemporary art supports curative Parkinson’s research
Feb 01, 2025by Ranjana Dave Feb 01, 2025
Cure Parkinson’s joins hands with Artwise and Bonhams to organise this selling exhibition, now in its fifth edition.
The many threads woven through ‘SURFACE’ in Jodhpur
Jan 29, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 29, 2025
An exhibition in the walled city of Jodhpur, organised by Sutrakala Foundation, JDH Jodhpur and curated by the textile expert questions present notions of embroidery and embellishment.
DesignTO returns to Toronto with a host of exploratory and immersive showcases
Jan 22, 2025by 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.
Is the Asia Pacific Triennial really curated?
Jan 22, 2025by Rémy Jarry Jan 22, 2025
The 11th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial stands out for its distinctive approach, which challenges conventional methods of exhibiting contemporary art in Asia and Oceania.
Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Constructing shared worlds through fabric
Jan 01, 2025by Leah Triplett Jan 01, 2025
The California-based artist discusses what inspires and informs her work on the heels of two major installations in New York.
‘Three Tired Tigers’ unpacks shared relationships between animals and humans
Dec 21, 2024by 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.
Weaving a language beyond abstraction: Olga de Amaral in Paris
Dec 02, 2024by Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
The Colombian artist, a pioneer of fiber art, is the focus of a major retrospective at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, challenging misconceptions about textile's expressive power.
Debjani Banerjee navigates myth and identity in 'Jalsaghar' at CCA Glasgow
Nov 25, 2024by Shalmali Shetty Nov 25, 2024
STIR interviews Edinburgh-based artist Debjani Banerjee, discussing her exhibition Jalsaghar, which reimagines India through memory, mythology and place.
Threading new narratives: ‘Material Worlds’ pushes the boundaries of textile art
Nov 12, 2024by Hannah McGivern Nov 12, 2024
This group exhibition at Warwick Arts Centre explores how contemporary artists engage with textiles as a medium and a concept to convey ideas of culture, identity and history.
Friend or Foe: Melanie Pocock and Marilou Laneuville on shared friendships
Oct 15, 2024by Rajesh Punj Oct 15, 2024
Friends in Love and War - L’Éloge des meilleur-es ennemi-es curated by Melanie Pocock (Ikon) and Marilou Laneuville (macLYON) explores themes of companionship.
Trailblazing movement scholar Noa Eshkol honoured with centenary exhibitions
Oct 01, 2024by Hili Perlson Oct 01, 2024
At a moment of personal and national crisis, Eshkol turned to textile works, now on view in Berlin.
10 art exhibitions you must see in Fall 2024
Sep 14, 2024by STIRworld Sep 14, 2024
As we near the end of 2024, STIR presents its list of 10 exhibitions to look forward to, offering ruminations on horror and technology to contemporary looks at history and heritage.
A major survey in Florence highlights Louise Bourgeois' fear of abandonment
Aug 26, 2024by Hili Perlson Aug 26, 2024
Centred on the tensions within the artist's work, the show at Museo Novecento includes works that have never been exhibited before.
Abraham & Thakore's evocative home range echoes ancient Indian textiles and crafts
Aug 22, 2024by Alisha Lad Aug 22, 2024
Kantha, Phulkari, Bandhani and more feature in A&T’s new sartorial home decor collection, bringing glimpses of India’s rich textile legacy into day-to-day lives.
Teddy bears and more – ‘Nothing is Fixed’ by Permindar Kaur at John Hansard Gallery
Aug 10, 2024by Urvi Kothari Aug 10, 2024
Using everyday objects as a tool for introspection, the visual artist’s solo show explores fundamental issues such as home, migration, identity and safety.
'Interwoven' realities: Christopher Kelly's sculptural narratives of neurodiversity
Aug 09, 2024by 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.
Blaffer Art Museum presents Cian Dayrit’s compelling anticolonial cartographic art
Jul 28, 2024by Manu Sharma Jul 28, 2024
Exhibition organiser Erika Mei Chua Holum discusses Dayrit’s subversive mapmaking practice and the subaltern stories it tells, in an interview with STIR.
Britta Marakatt-Labba creates an embroidered universe in Oslo
Jul 23, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 23, 2024
The Nasjonalmuseet exhibition Moving the Needle explores the link between the Sámi people and their homeland, and the environmental fragility of the Arctic tundra.
Yinka Ilori x Momentum's textiles collection is a 'testament to the power of happiness'
Jun 11, 2024by STIRworld Jun 11, 2024
Yinka Ilori in collaboration with Momentum launches his first commercial textile and wallcovering collection in colourful geometric and floral patterns.
Decolonising 'Indigenous Histories' at Kode Bergen Art Museum in Norway
Jun 05, 2024by Charlotte Jansen Jun 05, 2024
The art exhibition dismantles Western narratives of history prevalent in the arts, bringing together 170 artists from South America, North America, Oceania and the Nordic Region.
Foreigners Everywhere: Venice Biennale becomes a cradle of fraught purpose
Apr 23, 2024by Charlotte Jansen Apr 23, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Curator Adriano Pedrosa’s show is brave and bold and has moments of brilliance, but as a whole, it remains incoherent and incomplete.
Is miart a fitting prelude to the Venice Biennale?
Apr 16, 2024by Tabish Khan Apr 16, 2024
With a defined focus on emerging artists, miart in Milan makes for a compact pitstop on the way to the Venice Biennale
Elective affinities: 'Hard/Soft' at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna
Apr 11, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Apr 11, 2024
Exploring the similarities between the only apparently opposite media of textiles and ceramics, the exhibition awakens our senses as well as our desire for tactility.
Knitting together music and touch: an augmented textile design by EJTECH
Mar 23, 2024by 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.
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.
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