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Extending the table: STIR in conversation with Koray Duman
Apr 02, 2026by Sunena V Maju Apr 02, 2026
An Eid dinner in New York becomes a lens into the Turkish American architect’s ideas of space, migration and community.
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COLLECTIBLE New York's second edition examined design as a cultural currency
Sep 19, 2025by Sunena V Maju Sep 19, 2025
The fair dedicated to contemporary collectible design wrapped up a lively showcase of 128 exhibitors from 24 countries, confirming its growing place in the city’s design scene.
Asunción Molinos Gordo looks to the past to interpret the future
Aug 21, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 21, 2025
Jameel Art Centre’s survey exhibition, The Peasant, the Scholar and the Engineer, charts the artist and researcher’s ecocentric approach to contemporary art.
Ruya Akyol's Tracing Origins is a furniture collection grounded in place and purpose
Aug 04, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Aug 04, 2025
The Istanbul and Milan-based studio’s new collection balances cultural memory with material clarity, proposing a mindful, contemporary way to live with and within design.
Threads of tradition: How Kutnia revived Gaziantep’s near-extinct Kutnu fabric
Jul 31, 2025by Anushka Sharma Jul 31, 2025
STIR speaks to Kutnia’s founder and director Jülide Konukoğlu about her encounter with the Kutnu fabric, the brand’s origins and the cultural responsibility it abides by.
Imagined Communities: National Pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
May 07, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 07, 2025
National participants at the architecture biennale explore resource efficiency, adaptability and sustainability, foregrounding national aspirations and universal applications.
Digitally Dubai: AI, data art and more, at Art Dubai Digital 2025
Apr 03, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 03, 2025
This behemoth art fair in West Asia returns with a promising digital art lineup in its 18th year.
War games and cinematic storytelling titillate in Cemile Sahin’s ‘ROAD RUNNER’
Mar 05, 2025by 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.
Experiential chronicling: STIR reflects on impactful visits that widened perspectives
Dec 31, 2024by 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.
Dezeen Awards 2024 honours practices mitigating climate and social crises
Nov 29, 2024by STIRworld Nov 29, 2024
The seventh edition of the global architecture and design awards by Dezeen honours individuals and practices for their innovative, diagnostic and reparative approaches at different scales.
Embodying nature: Reflections on 'States of Earth' in Istanbul
Nov 11, 2024by Alexandra de Cramer Nov 11, 2024
With works by eleven contemporary artists, the group exhibition at Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts centres on ecological concerns and the need for equitable resource management.
On relating across bodies and contexts: Moe Satt’s first solo show in Europe
Nov 07, 2024by Erin Li Nov 07, 2024
Delfina Foundation curator Erin Li reflects on the long journey to the Burmese artist’s first solo show in Europe, across years of studio visits and slow observation.
A parable of hope for Antakya, Hatay
Aug 30, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Aug 30, 2024
The conversation continues just as the lens is turned on the enquiry – from an epistemological one to a dialogic one – in studying the masterplans for a new Hatay.
A parable of hope for Antakya, Hatay
Aug 23, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Aug 23, 2024
A visual method of phenomenological inquiry becomes a lens to examine the ongoing reconstruction efforts at Antakya, Hatay, helmed by Türkiye Design Council and Foster + Partners.
Olafur Eliasson's sensory exploration of encounters on Istanbul's Bosphorus
Aug 21, 2024by Huma Kabakci Aug 21, 2024
The first solo exhibition of Eliasson in Turkey brings together key aspects of the artist’s extensive career focusing on light, colour, perception, movement and the environment.
WAFX 2024 awards architectural projects that address extant global issues
Jul 24, 2024by STIRworld Jul 24, 2024
The annual award announces 33 awardees across 11 categories addressing various pertinent global issues such as climate change, refugee crisis and more.
The Central Control Building in Turkey is defined by its shimmering façade
Mar 26, 2024by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 26, 2024
Epitomising the surrounding desert land, Istanbul-based Bilgin Architects create an oasis of architectural innovation to control the biggest solar farm in Europe.
Linear geometries and the topography of Turkey’s vineyards define Rubrum Office
Mar 11, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 11, 2024
The office design by Office Istanbul Architects uses the natural landscape as inspiration to draw harmony between the built and unbuilt spaces.
Halil Altındere's unending expeditions: Surreal scenarios or the harsh reality?
Feb 09, 2024by Ayca Okay Feb 09, 2024
Speaking with STIR, the renowned contemporary artist discusses the intersection of technology, politics, and militarism in his art for his exhibition.
'A Hope and Peace to End All Hope and Peace': Rushdi Anwar’s art of war-shaming
Jan 03, 2024by Rémy Jarry Jan 03, 2024
Rushdi Anwar’s solo exhibition at the Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok provides a comprehensive view of the artistic practice and life experience of the Kurdish-born artist.
Advocates of change: revisiting creatively charged, STIRring events of 2023
Dec 31, 2023by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2023
STIRred 2023: We look back on some of the most engaging, thought-provoking, and explorative events that STIRred the global creative community this year.
Dynamic tapestry of Istanbul's cultural ecosystem
Dec 14, 2023by Ayca Okay Dec 14, 2023
The politics of art and expression in Istanbul, a defence of freedom and culture through the exploration of the city’s artistic history and beliefs.
Turkish artist Hayri Karay wins İGA ART Art Project Contest
Dec 05, 2023by İGA Istanbul Airport Dec 05, 2023
İGA Istanbul Airport recently announced the winner. Turkish artist Hayri Karay is the winner of the İGA ART Art Project Contest initiated by IGA Istanbul Airport.
Behind artists' embroideries: Bhasha Chakrabarti and Elif Erkan on their process
Nov 23, 2023by Rosalyn D`Mello Nov 23, 2023
In part two of this mini-series, two artists discuss the feminist weaponisations of embroidery within the domestic mundane
Beykoz Residences is a design concept for a utopia in Istanbul
Nov 16, 2023by Afra Safa Nov 16, 2023
KAAT Studio conceptualises a residential development in Istanbul that wants to be a community rather than a complex.
Konya Alaeddin Hill witnesses new concept for intervention
Nov 07, 2023by Afra Safa Nov 07, 2023
KAAT Studio has proposed a unique urban design project for the historical Alaeddin Hill in Konya, Turkey.
Contemporary Istanbul art fair widens geography and public programme
Oct 11, 2023by Daria Kravchuk Oct 11, 2023
The fair at the historic Ottoman-era shipyard welcomed 21 new galleries, participating in the fair for the first time, and launching the CI Photo Focus section.
Erdem Hamza Architecture breathes new life into century old Alaçati Stone House
Jul 20, 2023by Afra Safa Jul 20, 2023
Alaçati Stone House by Erdem Hamza Architecture in Turkey reveals hidden layers of the past through its holistic design that offers calm and peaceful spaces.
Revitalising the Karaköy waterfront, Renzo Piano’s Istanbul Modern takes flight
Jul 10, 2023by Sneha Shah Jul 10, 2023
The new cultural landmark by Renzo Piano Building Workshop wrapped in glass, concrete and steel, on the European side of the Bosphorus, is a testament to art and renewal.
Ali Elmacı’s 'Kiss My Lips, Dagger My Heart': an inversion of performative pain
May 08, 2023by Ayca Okay May 08, 2023
The Istanbul-based artist presents his solo show at Pilevneli Gallery, starting a commentary against media culture through short films, sculptures, paintings, and drawings.
Bleiben in der Fremde: Artistic responses to the 'guest worker' system of Western Europe
Apr 28, 2023by Rosalyn D`Mello Apr 28, 2023
Cana Bilir-Meier, Semra Ertan, Sohrab Shahid Saless, Nil Yalter and Hanefi Yeter resurrect invisibilised stories of 'guest worker' immigrant subjectivities in the exhibition at TAXISPALAIS .
Shigeru Ban unveil an updated prototype for temporary housing in Turkey-Syria
Apr 15, 2023by STIRworld Apr 15, 2023
The Japan-based design studio has developed an upgraded version of the paper tube system for creating temporary housing in earthquake-affected Turkey and Syria.
Zaha Hadid Architects designs modular tents as emergency shelters
Jan 07, 2023by STIRworld Jan 07, 2023
27 tents designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Education Above All Foundation will be placed as schools, clinics, and emergency shelters within displaced communities.
2022 art recap: reimagining the future of arts
Dec 31, 2022by 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.
Artist Ahmet Doğu Ipek showcases works that emerge from the idea of darkness
Dec 04, 2022by Rahul Kumar Dec 04, 2022
Gallery Arter exhibits works produced by the artist in the past two years that metaphorically evoke a sense of darkness, referencing the pandemic and the natural phenomenon around us.
'The Room with Forty Doors' at Akbank Sanat explores contemporary art in Turkey
Nov 16, 2022by Rahul Kumar Nov 16, 2022
Hasan Bülent Kahraman talks about his curatorial project The Room With Forty Doors at Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, that surveys Turkey's art movements since 1980.
An everlasting dialogue: 17th edition of Istanbul Biennial
Oct 15, 2022by Ayca Okay Oct 15, 2022
STIR reviews the ongoing edition of the Istanbul Biennale, the first after the global pandemic, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.
'And Now the Good News' focusses on 'Press Art' from the Nobel Collection
Jul 13, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jul 13, 2022
Curator Christoph Doswald speaks about the show hosted by the Pera Museum, Istanbul, bringing together works of 164 artists responding to press and media in unique ways.
The Brent Biennial in London shines a light on the LBGTQIA+ community
Jul 13, 2022by STIRworld Jul 13, 2022
Brent Biennial runs till September 2022 in London featuring multidisciplinary works tackling queer issues.
Canan Tolon presents large scale installation titled 'Limbo' at Cocoon, Istanbul
Jul 02, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jul 02, 2022
Commissioned by the Contemporary Istanbul Foundation, the immersive work references ideas of life and extinction, juxtaposed with the Ottoman-era history of the location.
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