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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.
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A poetics of fracture and possibility at the 14th Taipei Biennial
Oct 03, 2025by Ranjana Dave Oct 03, 2025
Bridging a museum collection and contemporary works, curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath treat ‘yearning’ as a continuum in their plans for the 2025 Taipei Biennial.
Humanity as practice: The 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Sep 23, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
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.
Carl Press of FIND Design Fair Asia on enabling dialogues in and through design
Sep 03, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 03, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the event director of FIND Design Fair Asia discusses the exhibits for this year, design forecasts for Asia and the value of design in the global market.
FIND Design Fair Asia 2025 to explore Pan-Asian cultures and collective identity
Aug 25, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Aug 25, 2025
The upcoming edition looks forward to offering a layered, multidisciplinary series of presentations and dialogues examining Pan-Asian design within a transnational landscape.
Street, stage, print: In Our Own Backyard unpacks shared feminist histories
Aug 19, 2025by Ranjana Dave Aug 19, 2025
An exhibition at Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong spotlights the cross-border rhythms of South Asia’s women’s movement through the archives of artists Sheba Chhachhi and Lala Rukh.
The Bagri Samaya series celebrates and amplifies women’s voices
Jul 30, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jul 30, 2025
The Bagri Foundation’s series, A Woman Hums: Women, Voice, Creativity, brings together women curators, artists, filmmakers and writers from across Asia and its diaspora.
Rot, burn, fade: Charwei Tsai on spirituality and impermanence
Jul 24, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jul 24, 2025
The Taiwanese artist’s first solo exhibition in Malaysia, Tofu, Incense, and Sky situates old knowledge systems in a new world.
A group exhibition traces the complex history of colonial-era plantations
Jul 04, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jul 04, 2025
KADIST and ILHAM present 27 artists and collectives who reflect on the violent setting of the plantation and its role as a model for Western capitalism.
Contemporary art undergirds a topography of the superlative at Simose Art Museum
Jun 26, 2025by Louis Ho Jun 26, 2025
An exhibition of contemporary art in a stunning new Japanese museum, designed by Shigeru Ban, speaks to the natural environment as well as the industrial suburbs around it.
Not a spectacle, but a welcome: Roh Soh-yeong on technology and attunement
May 26, 2025by Lee Daehyung May 26, 2025
Ahead of the International Symposium on Electronic Art 2025, symposium director Roh reflects on art and technology, and their ever-evolving meeting points, in a conversation with STIR.
From commerce to culture: 'Ticket Tika Chaap' on the evolution of textile branding
May 19, 2025by Aarthi Mohan May 19, 2025
Currently on display at the Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru, India, this exhibition delves into the intertwined histories of trade and cultural identity.
‘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.
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos on balancing acts of belonging to the land
May 09, 2025by Jincy Iype May 09, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Mexican firm's partner, Fernando Sordo Madaleno, reflects on the multigenerational architectural practice's creative ethos and evolving identity.
We will forget nothing: on theft, protest and the cost of remembering
May 05, 2025by Aastha D. May 05, 2025
When a famed Indian artist used a protest poet’s words without credit, it raised a deeper question: who gets to speak, be seen, or be paid in art?
Wedding photos, 'boterismo' and Korean film stars: Your guide to Art Basel Hong Kong
Mar 24, 2025by STIRworld Mar 24, 2025
STIR spotlights eight artists presented by galleries across the Asia-Pacific region at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025.
A lifetime in the city: How Lim Tze Peng documented a changing Singapore
Feb 07, 2025by Ranjana Dave Feb 07, 2025
'Becoming Lim Tze Peng' at the National Gallery Singapore presents an expansive body of work by the Singaporean artist, who passed away earlier this week.
Fame, fortune and fruit: Yu Cheng-Ta makes durian an unlikely co-star
Jan 31, 2025by Ranjana Dave Jan 31, 2025
Performing as durian tycoon FAMEME across multiple projects, the Taiwanese artist explores Asian male identity and geocultural intricacies at Malaysia's Blank Canvas.
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.
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.
Bady Dalloul and ‘Land of Dreams’: A journey through migration and imagination
Jan 09, 2025by Erik Augustin Palm Jan 09, 2025
Syrian-French artist Bady Dalloul’s Land of Dreams at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo invites viewers into a world where migration, memory and fiction collide.
‘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.
Compelling shows and practices from Asia that captured our imagination in 2024
Dec 20, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 20, 2024
STIRred 2024: Exciting work was produced and exhibited across the continent this year, which STIR covered in great depth.
Artworks and exhibitions that responded to the trauma of war
Dec 17, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: Creative responses to war and conflict reflected contemporary realities in 2024, as STIR’s archive demonstrates.
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.
Hoor Al Qasimi on growing local audiences: "Everybody should have a biennial"
Nov 28, 2024by Ranjana Dave Nov 28, 2024
In an interview with STIR, the Emirati curator speaks about her focus on community engagement and her work as president and director of the Sharjah Art Foundation.
The Bangkok Art Biennale embraces Mother Nature
Nov 18, 2024by Rémy Jarry Nov 18, 2024
The fourth edition of the Biennale delves into the contemporary legacy of feminine mythologies while addressing the ecological challenges of our time.
Embodied responses to climate emergencies at the Lahore Biennale 2024
Nov 14, 2024by Maliha Noorani Nov 14, 2024
The third edition of the Lahore Biennale engaged in unpacking the climate crisis from the frontlines of the Global South.
Æquo gallery on transfiguring crafts, collectible design and cultural exchange
Nov 08, 2024by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Nov 08, 2024
Founder Tarini Jindal Handa and creative director Florence Louisy delineate the ethos and pursuits outlining æquō, self-described as ‘India’s first collectible design gallery’.
‘Pacita Abad’ is a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the late artist’s work
Nov 01, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 01, 2024
AGO’s Renée van der Avoird joins STIR for an interview exploring Abad’s love of travelling and how it inspired her vibrant artmaking.
Kim Lim and Teo Eng Seng: A study in contrasts
Oct 29, 2024by Louis Ho Oct 29, 2024
Large-scale surveys of Kim Lim and Teo Eng Seng at the National Gallery Singapore highlight divergent sensibilities, exhibition aesthetics and cultural politics.
'Materialized Space' traces the tangled legacy of architect Paul Rudolph
Oct 23, 2024by Sunena V Maju Oct 23, 2024
The exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art revisits Rudolph’s contributions to architecture, from his early modernist roots to his bold experiments in brutalism.
The 'Z-axis' conference reflects on Charles Correa's legacy and India's urban identity
Oct 19, 2024by Akash Singh Oct 19, 2024
Held in Mumbai, India, the two-day event explored Charles Correa's role as an architect, planner and cultural thinker in post-independence India.
"I am a child of the Indian Ocean" - Shiraz Bayjoo on his practice and politics
Oct 10, 2024by Chintan Girish Modi Oct 10, 2024
The London-based Mauritian artist talks about his research-based visual vocabulary, and the dilemmas that face artists as they work in an industry that profits from the arms trade.
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.
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.
MAMM presents apocalyptic vistas in ‘Atlas of the New World’
Aug 04, 2024by Manu Sharma Aug 04, 2024
Italian photographers Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri discuss their beautiful and bleak climate-conscious project, in an interview with STIR.
A water sports complex in Goa by M:OFA Studios mimics the force of an ocean wave
Jul 05, 2024by Zohra Khan Jul 05, 2024
The National Institute of Water Sports combines intuitive and parametric processes to compose a built language that is global yet equally rooted in its place.
Patrick Sun mobilises his art collection to celebrate queer identities
Jun 30, 2024by Ranjana Dave Jun 30, 2024
Through Sunpride Foundation, the art collector mounts public exhibitions that seek to dismantle homophobia through concerted dialogue.
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