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In Osaka, the placard is an object of resistance and a rhetorical framework
Jan 16, 2026by Avani Tandon Vieira Jan 16, 2026
This exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka searches for new forms of political articulation.
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Doug Aitken’s Under the Sun takes viewers on a journey through time
Dec 24, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Dec 24, 2025
Spanning past, present and future, the immersive exhibition weaves reclaimed materials, film and light to explore human connection in a rapidly evolving world.
Blood, breath and other ordeals: How Dmitry Morozov, aka ::vtol::, performs fragility in jest
Dec 05, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Dec 05, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, the Slovenia-based multidisciplinary creative opens up about his works as extensions of himself, underlining their beauty and absurdity.
Whispers on the Horizon traces desire lines across Taiwan’s shifting horizons
Dec 03, 2025by Ranjana Dave Dec 03, 2025
What is a biennial meant to do? Constituted with works from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum's collection and contributions by contemporary practitioners, the 14th Taipei Biennial hints at the relationship between a biennial and its peoples.
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.
Maritea Dæhlin’s –A-FI-SA is a multicultural journey from Mexico to Svalbard
Oct 27, 2025by Srishti Ojha Oct 27, 2025
The Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum will display a three-channel video as part of – A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow, a reimagining of belonging, homeland and identity.
Fertile socio-ecological relationships moor Felipe Castelblanco's Counter Expeditions
Aug 27, 2025by 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.
Onassis ONX on cultivating and curating interdisciplinary artscapes
Aug 14, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Aug 14, 2025
Jazia Hammoudi and Matthew Niederhauser tell STIR how the hybrid studio fosters creative agency, curates immersive exhibitions and shapes new media culture.
M HKA in Belgium explores the affect and politics of infrastructure
Aug 14, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 14, 2025
The Geopolitics of Infrastructure. Contemporary Perspectives examines the power of infrastructure through experimental multimedia installations.
A ghostlight in dark times: Stan Douglas’ survey at the Hessel Museum
Aug 04, 2025by Paola Malavassi Aug 04, 2025
A powerful journey through decades of groundbreaking art by the Canadian artist, Ghostlight is a timely reminder that the past shapes the present.
Samia Henni leverages Frantz Fanon’s critical theories in Psychocolonial Spaces
Jul 10, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 10, 2025
At Ar/Ge Kunst, Bolzano, the Algerian architect conceives a series of workshops that hope to reveal the persisting effects of colonial occupation in urban environments.
Fiona Tan curates a cabinet of fixations in Monomania at the Rijksmuseum
Jul 10, 2025by Hili Perlson Jul 10, 2025
A 19th-century portrait of a kleptomaniac sparked the artist’s yearslong dive into the history of psychiatry.
Irony and endurance: Kumu Art Museum presents Ragnar Kjartansson’s works
Jun 27, 2025by 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.
GAK Bremen’s new group show exposes the absurdity of debt
Jun 11, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jun 11, 2025
You Breathe Differently Under the Weight. Debt and Credit reveals how our abstract, financial view of debt conceals its impact on everyday life and politics.
Stephanie Comilang recounts histories of migration with An Apparition, A Song
Jun 06, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 06, 2025
STIR speaks to the artist and filmmaker on her solo exhibition at CARA, New York, and the themes of displacement, indigenous labour and science fiction prevalent in her work.
Judy Watson’s ancestral cartographies map memories at Aranya Art Center
Jun 02, 2025by Anushka Sharma Jun 02, 2025
In her first solo museum show in China, the Waanyi artist from Australia reflects on land, water and ancestral memory, mapping insidious ecological loss.
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.
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.
On the violence of the present: Reena Saini Kallat’s ‘Cartographies of the Unseen’
Mar 13, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Mar 13, 2025
The artist’s multimedia survey exhibition at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, mobilises art as a tool for cartographic contestations.
Between the urban jungle and scenic nature: Two new art institutions in Thailand
Mar 03, 2025by Rémy Jarry Mar 03, 2025
The Bangkok Kunsthalle and the Khao Yai Art Forest opened in January 2024 and February 2025 respectively, both projects driven by philanthropist Marisa Chearavanont.
The Tselinny Center emerges as a catalyst for art, community and change in Almaty
Feb 26, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Feb 26, 2025
British architect Asif Khan's architectural vision for the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture anchors a space for creativity, critical thought and ecological reflection.
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’.
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.
Between art and artefact: OCEAN at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Jan 27, 2025by Diana Baldon Jan 27, 2025
This transdisciplinary exhibition explores humanity’s urgent need for oceanic reflection.
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.
‘Ravel Ravel Interval’ treats audiences to a layered musical experience
Jan 12, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 12, 2025
Alexandrine Théorêt of MMFA joins STIR for an interview to explore Anri Sala’s classical music installation.
Trần Lương on art and activism: “Art is a way to fight for justice”
Jan 07, 2025by Anna Seaman Jan 07, 2025
Vietnamese artist Trần Lương’s survey exhibition Tầm Tã—Soaked in the Long Rain at Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre delves into personal and political histories.
Korakrit Arunanondchai articulates creation myths at Museum MACAN
Jan 05, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 05, 2025
Director and curator Venus Lau discusses the Thai artist’s approach towards human and natural renewal.
Architecture & Design Film Festival comes to South Asia with ADFF:STIR Mumbai
Dec 20, 2024by STIRworld Dec 20, 2024
The festival will unfold from January 10-12, 2025 at the NCPA, Mumbai, with over 20 films and an engaging public programme that celebrates the intersections of design and cinema.
‘Hard Graft’ presents stories of the undocumented and underrepresented
Dec 19, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 19, 2024
The art exhibition on view at the Wellcome Collection in London shows the relationship between labour conditions, workers’ health and labour rights through artworks and installations.
Alvin Ailey and Ralph Lemon: Unpacking two pathbreaking exhibitions
Dec 16, 2024by Kate Meadows Dec 16, 2024
The oeuvres of both African-American choreographers are captured with gravitas through multi-channel video installations and live performance programming in New York City.
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.
John Akomfrah’s ‘Four Nocturnes’ links migration and environmental collapse
Dec 10, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 10, 2024
Exhibition facilitator Ashley Janke of Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 discusses Akomfrah’s decolonial approach to filmmaking in an interview with STIR.
Ruth Patir's crushingly candid work on the burdens of the female body
Nov 22, 2024by Hili Perlson Nov 22, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Female goddesses and advanced medical technology meet in a feminist saga about fertility and self-determination at the Israel Pavilion.
'Get in the Game': How sports shape the rules of contemporary art, design and culture
Nov 20, 2024by Aarthi Mohan Nov 20, 2024
The group exhibition at SFMOMA displays over 200 objects stressing themes of athletic discipline, a sense of camaraderie and events that shaped sports culture.
Tao Hui explores social disparities and alienation at Tai Kwun Contemporary
Nov 17, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 17, 2024
Exhibition organiser Jill Angel Chun joins STIR for an interview that explores the Chinese artist’s socially pertinent multimedia art.
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.
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.
Christopher Kulendran Thomas' art bears the scars of Sri Lanka's civil war
Nov 04, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 04, 2024
Curator Helena Kritis joins STIR for an interview exploring the Sri Lankan artist’s ongoing multimedia art show at WIELS Contemporary in Belgium.
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