•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by STIRworld Apr 14, 2026
74 artists and curators call for the exclusion of states accused of war crimes, including Israel, Russia and the United States, from the Venice Biennale 2026, due to open in May.
by Ranjana Dave Feb 13, 2026
Speaking with STIR, the curator elaborates on the pavilion’s thematic focus and the five artists chosen to represent India at the “Olympics of the contemporary art world”.
by Srishti Ojha, Harshali Pagare Jan 22, 2026
STIR speaks with the Ghanaian artist on his large-scale installation, Parliament of Ghosts, at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 and the colonial histories of everyday materials.
by 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”.
by Thea Hawlin Sep 18, 2025
An on-ground report in the final few weeks of the ECC’s showcase this year draws on its tenets and its reception, placing agency and action in the present over future travails.
by 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.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 08, 2025
In a contemplative conversation with STIR, Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan outlines a biennale shaped not by spectacle, but by resistance, pedagogy and presence.
by Jincy Iype Aug 06, 2025
STIR speaks to Niklas Bildstein Zaar of sub on how their exhibition design and AI exhibition guide for VAB reframes ‘intelligence’ as something architecture can live and perform.
by Ayesha Adonais Jul 19, 2025
STIR speaks to Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler on their Silver Lion-winning 'large scale visual manifesto' traversing history, colonialism, militarisation and technology.
by 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.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 02, 2025
Internalities: Architectures for Territorial Equilibrium at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 rethinks sustainability via local materials, traditional trades and territorial balance.
by Agnish Ray Jun 20, 2025
Select exhibitors at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale probe what warfare targeting natural landscapes and urbanscapes means for the built environment.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 17, 2025
The citizen-led initiative by German architects b+ has been awarded for their campaign to make renovation the norm for construction by proposing new legislation in the European Union.
by Jincy Iype Jun 09, 2025
Under the title Design and the Invisible, GDF at the London Design Biennale 2025 unveils how unseen forces and radical ideas shape the future of design.
by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2025
The genealogy of a showcase relying as heavily on technology as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 as both medium and usher for a future architecture is seldom without biases.
by Anushka Sharma May 06, 2025
STIR lists some of the most impactful satellite events and projects that will take over Venice in conjunction with the Biennale, reaffirming the event's idea to coalesce Intelligens.
by Aarthi Mohan May 03, 2025
From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability, the pavilions of UAE, Oman, Türkiye, Qatar and others at La Biennale 2025 serve as living archives of alternative architectures.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2025
STIR engages with the curators of the Togo, Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation, access and shared histories.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 29, 2025
The design biennale, initiated to promote clean energy, is hosted in Switzerland this year, with a focus on the power of the sun to imagine a sustainable future for humanity.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 26, 2025
STIR lists the best of projects curated by Carlo Ratti for his exhibition, national participations, special projects and collateral events as a guide to navigating this year’s expansive biennale.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 01, 2025
Rooted in the city's industrial past, the inaugural edition of the biennale delves into cultural hybridity, sustainability and the role of design in shaping the future.
by Manu Sharma Feb 25, 2025
The installation by Slavs and Tatars prompts audiences at Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 to explore the unlikely links between melons and Islam.
by Ranjana Dave Feb 21, 2025
Intersecting contexts and frames of reference become pieces of a puzzle for the five curators of ‘to carry’.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 11, 2025
Presented by The Museum of Architecture and Design and the Centre for Creativity, the biennale questions if designers ‘speak the language of flowers’.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: A review of architectural biennales and design exhibitions that offered new perspectives and voices on pertinent issues, including the climate crisis and global resource parity.
by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: Creative responses to war and conflict reflected contemporary realities in 2024, as STIR’s archive demonstrates.
by STIRworld Dec 04, 2024
Koyo Kouoh, the chief curator of the Zeitz MOCAA Museum in Cape Town, will lead the curation of the 61st Venice Biennale, taking over from Adriano Pedrosa
by 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.
by 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.
by Ranjana Dave Nov 20, 2024
Artist Nikhil Chopra shares his curatorial vision for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025, contextualising art as a collective endeavour in a conversation with STIR.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Oct 11, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Shahzia Sikander reflects on her retrospective show Collective Behavior, a collateral exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale.
by Almas Sadique Oct 07, 2024
The architectural festival hosts exhibitions, symposiums, installations and satellite programmes that explore and illustrate novel ways of building with repurposed materials.
by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Sep 27, 2024
STIRring ‘Everywhere’ in Venice: Artist Manal AlDowayan joins STIR to discuss her multimedia installation, Shifting Sands: A Battle Song, for the Saudi Pavilion.
by Louis Ho Sep 25, 2024
The current Busan Biennale aligns so-called pirate enlightenment and Buddhist monasticism, while the venerable Gwangju Biennale is premised on an all-embracing inclusivity.
by 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.
by 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.
by Ranjana Dave Aug 08, 2024
STIRring Everywhere in Venice: STIR discusses Poland's pavilion at the Venice Biennale with Anton Varga, member of the Ukrainian collective Open Group, and curator Marta Czyż.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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