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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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What the Design section at India Art Fair signals for collectible design in India
Feb 17, 2026by Jincy Iype Feb 17, 2026
Indian designers, including Ashiesh Shah, Gunjan Gupta and Vikram Goyal, reflect on scale, craft and why collectible design now demands its own space at the art fair.
Patriotic prints and precious things at the 72nd Winter Show in New York
Feb 12, 2026by Sunena V Maju Feb 12, 2026
At New York’s Park Avenue Armory, gleaming silver, Tiffany glass and framed constitutional prints quietly reveal the comforts and contradictions of elite collecting.
Renewal, care and community in the outdoor projects at India Art Fair 2026
Feb 10, 2026by Srishti Ojha Feb 10, 2026
India Art Fair 2026 presented a series of special projects by artists from diverse backgrounds, created in collaboration with local and international institutions, galleries and events.
India Art Fair 2026 and more in Delhi: The STIR list of must-see exhibitions
Feb 04, 2026by Srishti Ojha Feb 04, 2026
As the India Art Fair 2026 draws art lovers from around the world to Delhi, we recommend the best exhibitions, fair booths and events the city has to offer in the coming weeks.
In its 2025 edition, Grow, Asia NOW turns its focus to West Asia
Oct 08, 2025by Srishti Ojha Oct 08, 2025
The 11th edition of the international art fair celebrates the multiplicity and richness of the Asian art landscape.
Art & Bali brings Indonesian artists and culture to the global stage
Sep 08, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 08, 2025
The fair’s inaugural edition, with the theme Bridging Dichotomies, celebrates Balinese philosophy, Indonesian artists and Southeast Asian art with a sustainable twist.
Roots, seeds and slow activism at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025
Aug 12, 2025by Vamika Sinha Aug 12, 2025
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival takes a slower, deeper curatorial approach, integrating within its home city more than ever before.
Ebb and flow: Dialogues on the independent art scene in Venice
Jul 08, 2025by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 08, 2025
An exploration of some innovative curatorial practices while walking and talking in a city that keeps reinventing itself beyond every dreamy idealisation.
In Minor Keys: Venice Biennale 2026 reveals its curatorial theme
May 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 27, 2025
The biennale's organisers acknowledged the passing of curator Koyo Kouoh, reiterating their support for her curatorial vision of "a collective score composed together with artists".
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.
Local voices, global reach: Latin American art fairs gain ground
Apr 28, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
A summer fair: Art Dubai foregrounds contemporary art from the Global South
Apr 14, 2025by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
Art meets life: In Hong Kong, broader economic trends shape the art market
Apr 11, 2025by Ranjana Dave Apr 11, 2025
In a frenetic week of art fairs, auctions, exhibitions and parties, Hong Kong channels longer histories of global trade.
New commissions and talks at Art Dubai draw on the contemporary condition
Apr 10, 2025by Anushka Sharma Apr 10, 2025
Art Dubai 2025 elevates the art fair experience by augmenting its gallery programme with an array of commissions and conferences.
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 indigeneity in contemporary art, with Chris Saines and Darrell Sibosado
Mar 17, 2025by Manu Sharma Mar 17, 2025
STIR explores the place of indigenous practices from the Asia Pacific today with Saines, the director of QAGOMA, and Sibosado, a First Nations artist.
The Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 bridges Islamic history and contemporary art
Feb 17, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 17, 2025
The art fair returns to Jeddah for its second edition and creates intersecting narratives around Islam and Saudi Arabia.
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,
India Art Fair 2025: STIR brings you its list of must-visit booths
Feb 04, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 04, 2025
STIR helps you navigate the art fair’s 100-plus booths so that you get the most out of your festival experience.
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.
2024 in art: Exhibitions, ecosystems and economies
Dec 31, 2024by Ranjana Dave Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: This year, STIR’s art coverage mapped key events, defined trends and studied the intricate evolution of arts ecosystems and market dynamics.
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.
Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 highlights the transformative power of the arts
Nov 27, 2024by STIRworld Nov 27, 2024
The ninth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival brings its diverse programme of events across the visual arts, theatre, music, dance and culinary arts to Goa this December.
BMW ART MAKERS illuminates Paris Photo with ‘The Green Ray’
Nov 23, 2024by Bakul Patki Nov 23, 2024
At this year’s Paris Photo, Bakul Patki met BMW ART MAKERS Mustapha Azeroual and Marjolaine Lévy whose project The Green Ray uses abstraction to tell stories about our impact on the world.
The beauty of things that don’t fit: An increasingly confident art world at Frieze
Oct 18, 2024by Tamsin Hong Oct 18, 2024
After a few conservative years post-pandemic, Frieze 2024 shows that the art market and exhibition programmes are both more confident, experimental and global.
What is the 2024 Manifesta Biennial manifesting in Barcelona?
Oct 16, 2024by Daria Kravchuk Oct 16, 2024
The 15th edition of Manifesta, the European nomadic biennial, in Barcelona, advocates for the importance of contemporary art in addressing ecological concerns through sustainable practices.
Fair's fair – or is it?
Oct 09, 2024by Digby Warde-Aldam Oct 09, 2024
Frieze London is upon us. Since the turn of the century, major art fairs have changed the way the art world operates – and not everyone is happy about it.
In its tenth edition, Asia NOW celebrates the diversity of Asian contemporary art
Sep 30, 2024by Manu Sharma Sep 30, 2024
Leading up to the presentation from the Global South, STIR looks at the art fair, exploring some of the installation and performance works that audiences can view in October.
Resisting the present, reimagining the future: Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Sep 05, 2024by Holly Allan Sep 05, 2024
EAF2024 explored the intersection of art, resistance and community in a time of global crisis.
The Armory Show brings artists from marginalised backgrounds to the US Open
Sep 04, 2024by Manu Sharma Sep 04, 2024
A look at four compelling artists showing at the US Open and the dialogues with tennis and athleticism that their works engage in.
Traversing the Scottish lowlands between philosophy and science, art and energy
Aug 23, 2024by Samta Nadeem Aug 23, 2024
For the 20th Edinburgh Art Festival, X Muse paves the way for contemplations on art through works by El Anatsui, Hayley Barker, Charles Jencks and Cornelia Parker among others.
Exploring the Portugal Pavilion: Collective work within a 'Creole Garden'
Aug 22, 2024by 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.
Nicolas Bourriaud on conducting an "operatic" Gwangju Biennale
Aug 14, 2024by Rémy Jarry Aug 14, 2024
Speaking with STIR, the Artistic Director of the 15th Gwangju Biennale emphasises the relevance of Korean heritage in contemporary times through his curatorial approach in Pansori.
Diana Velasco's curation bridges traditional and digital art at the Enter Art Fair 2024
Aug 07, 2024by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Aug 07, 2024
In an exclusive interview with STIR, Velasco discusses her ambitious curatorial vision, highlighting her expertise in digital and AI art.
Debt in Venice: Christoph Büchel’s quietly monumental show 'Monte di Pietà'
Jul 04, 2024by Huma Kabakci Jul 04, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: The Swiss-Icelandic artist’s exhibition brings together a failing pawnshop, live-streamed wars, NFTs and a room for sex work in a historic palazzo.
Navigating the fog: inspiring multimedia installations in Venice
Jun 27, 2024by Lee Daehyung Jun 27, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Three exhibitions outside of the Art Biennale use video, sound and design to encourage a deeper appreciation of our shared humanity.
Venice is a victim of the climate crisis: how is the Art Biennale reacting?
Jun 19, 2024by Julie Baumgardner Jun 19, 2024
STIRring ‘Everywhere’ in Venice: As the Venice Biennale becomes carbon neutral, art brings hope and imagination to climate change debates.
Artist, educator, curator: Rirkrit Tiravanija’s relational aesthetics
Jun 07, 2024by Rémy Jarry Jun 07, 2024
Globally celebrated as an influential contemporary artist, Rirkrit Tiravanija speaks to STIR about the Thailand Biennale and his curatorial practice.
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