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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Albion Jeune in London reopens with Alia Ahmad’s 'Thought to Image'
May 16, 2024by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 16, 2024
Lucca Hue-Williams shares her ambitious vision for Albion Jeune, a new John Pawson-designed gallery she founded in 2023.
The Smithsonian reveals the supernatural in early modern Japanese theatre
Mar 30, 2024by Manu Sharma Mar 30, 2024
Co-curators Kit Brooks and Frank Feltens explore the rise of paranormal elements in Edo-era theatre practices in Japan.
From incarceration to inspiration: The remarkable artistic journey of Htein Lin
Mar 09, 2024by Ayca Okay Mar 09, 2024
The Burmese artist speaks to STIR on the challenges of representing the political landscape of Myanmar through his practice and using his art as a medium of healing and social change.
Lee Ufan’s Berlin retrospective offers a respite from the atomised self
Jan 30, 2024by Hili Perlson Jan 30, 2024
The artist’s decades-long endeavours to reduce the personal in his work is a poignant reminder of ideas that can encompass conflicting individual experiences.
STIR announces its new arts editorial panel built on the foundation of collaboration
Nov 06, 2023by STIRworld Nov 06, 2023
STIR welcomes on board Dr Beth Citron and Dr Cleo Roberts-Komireddi, extending the arts vertical’s global reach.
Performance artist Melati Suryodarmo discusses 'Entrance' and 'Unpacked'
Jul 17, 2023by Manu Sharma Jul 17, 2023
Indonesian durational performance artist Melati Suryodarmo talks about the past and future of her visceral and affecting craft.
Tokyo Gendai 2023: a global hub for artistic and cultural exchange
May 21, 2023by Vatsala Sethi May 21, 2023
Investigating Tokyo Gendai 2023, a contemporary art event at Pacifico Yokohama, featuring a lineup of 79 galleries from Japan, the Asia Pacific region, and around the world.
Beyond polka dots: exploring Yayoi Kusama from '1945 to Now' at M+, Hong Kong
Feb 17, 2023by Urvi Kothari Feb 17, 2023
STIR speaks with curators Mika Yoshitake and Doryun Chong to discover the world of cross-disciplinary artist Yayoi Kusama through her seven-decade long artistic career.
The third Bangkok Art Biennale explores the fluid relationship of contradictions
Nov 18, 2022by STIRworld Nov 18, 2022
Themed Chaos: Calm, the Bangkok Art Biennale features over 200 pieces created by 73 local and international artists, in 12 venues across the city.
Asia NOW: A celebration of contemporary Asian art in a Parisian setting
Oct 29, 2022by STIRworld Oct 29, 2022
Highlighting the artisanal and tactile experience of creation, the eighth edition of Asia NOW welcomed over 75 galleries from 63 countries and over 250 artists at the Monnaie de Paris.
Kiaf Seoul 2022: Exploring the latest edition of South Korea's first international art fair
Oct 22, 2022by Manu Sharma Oct 22, 2022
Dal-Seung Hwang, the President of the Galleries Association of Korea, discusses the Korea International Art Fair 2022 with STIR.
Artist Yein Lee contemplates today’s golden age of information and technology
Oct 01, 2022by Shraddha Nair Oct 01, 2022
Vienna-based artist Yein Lee talks about her cultural influences and inspirations while growing up in South Korea.
An intervention into Pakistan's 75th independence by Osman Yousefzada
Sep 24, 2022by Urvi Kothari Sep 24, 2022
The artist reflects on Pakistan’s colonial histories at the Victoria & Albert Museum as he explores the themes of migration, displacement and movement through a British diasporic lens.
Busan Biennale 2022 brings together Korean and international artists under one roof
Sep 08, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 08, 2022
The 2022 edition takes the Korean city as a starting point to reflect on the stories hidden within the history of Busan since the modern era and the changing structure of the city.
Asian Art Biennial explores the ideas of multi possibility of the future
Jan 05, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jan 05, 2022
Nobuo Takamori, the lead curator of the ongoing biennial at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, talks about Asian Futurism and Asian sci-fi culture as the core themes of the show.
Asia Society Triennial wraps up its first edition in New York
Jul 15, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jul 15, 2021
Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, Director of Asia Society Museum and co-curator of the Triennial, talks about Asian art and its diaspora.
Korean boy band BTS expands the art experience with 22 artists across five cities
Jul 31, 2020by Sukanya Garg Jul 31, 2020
STIR speaks to Daehyung Lee, the Artistic Director of CONNECT-BTS, a global project at the crossroads of music and new media art in London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Seoul and New York.
Sovereign Asian Art Prize nominee Katsumi Hayakawa discusses his artistic practice
May 19, 2020by Shraddha Nair May 19, 2020
STIR takes a deep dive into the artistic practice of one of its favourite finalists for the ‘Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2020’. Part 1 of 3 discovers Japanese artist Katsumi Hayakawa.
Langen Foundation celebrates top artists of Korean abstraction and Dansaekhwa
Feb 28, 2020by Sukanya Garg Feb 28, 2020
The Langen Foundation in Germany presents solos of Korean artists Park Seo-Bo and Minjung Kim, working in abstract minimalist monochrome painting, on view till March 29.
STIR curates a special walk with Paola Navone at India Art Fair 2020
Feb 22, 2020by STIRworld Feb 22, 2020
Hugo Weihe and Rahul Kumar lead a select group of creative minds for a curated walk to view modern and contemporary works at the recent edition of the IAF in New Delhi.
Second edition of Taipei Dangdai puts spotlight on home-grown galleries
Jan 03, 2020by Sukanya Garg Jan 03, 2020
The international art fair (January 17-19, 2020), with a line-up of 99 leading galleries, will feature 23 galleries from Taiwan while providing exposure to a growing number of artists.
Artists and art collectives from around the world to exhibit at the Singapore Biennale
Nov 13, 2019by Sukanya Garg Nov 13, 2019
The sixth edition of the country's pre-eminent contemporary art platform, titled Every Step in the Right Direction, will be held from November 22, 2019 to March 22, 2020.
Luminaries of our times - Lim Tze Peng
Sep 03, 2019by Sonal Shah Sep 03, 2019
STIR speaks with some of the greatest icons of our times – Lim Tze Peng, at 98, boasts of a solo-show at the BDL Museum, Mumbai providing a fascinating glimpse into his oeuvre.
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