•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 09, 2024
The exhibition at the Museum of African Diaspora reclaims the narrative of home as a site of resilience, creativity and community within Black domestic life.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 15, 2024
Conceived as a "love letter to Black families" and a spiritual successor to W.E.B. Du Bois’ original periodical, the book carries a message of hope and inclusion in a fractured world.
by Niyati Dave Sep 14, 2023
A sweeping retrospective at the Barbican takes a look at Carrie Mae Weems' three decades of politically relevant and poignant work interrogating power and images.
by Hili Perlson Jan 28, 2023
The exhibition RHAMESJAFACOSEYJAFADRAYTON is a continuation of the artist's engrossment with Black music by focusing on a larger narrative, expressed through the lives of its protagonists.
by Rahul Kumar Sep 28, 2022
Illustrative Chronicles: Examining the illustration approach of Vanessa Mwangi, creator of Gucora Andu, and how she uses her art to support black lives, feminism, and other causes.
by STIRworld Jul 13, 2022
Brent Biennial runs till September 2022 in London featuring multidisciplinary works tackling queer issues.
by Sukanya Deb Jan 19, 2022
Looking at the 11-episode video project, Where Did Macy Go, by artist Ziyang Wu, who archives and speculates around the COVID-19 global pandemic and its societal implications.
by Sukanya Deb Dec 19, 2021
Looking at the hybridity of material and images through plastic foliage and Black histories as presented by Kandis Williams’ A Garden at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021.
by Shaunak Mahbubani Jul 27, 2021
A multi-layered narrative of events in India that inspired various creative practitioners to use the language of art as a tool to revolt against the administration.
by 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.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Dec 09, 2020
Theaster Gates’ ongoing solo, Black Vessel, at gallery Gagosian in New York harnesses Black spirituality practices and traditions to sacralise Black archives.
by Kabir Awatramani Oct 03, 2020
A discussion with the curator on the significance of US Monuments and her inspiration behind Socrates Sculpture Park’s prescient new exhibition, MONUMENTS NOW.
by STIRworld Oct 03, 2020
Creative production house CANVAS Chicago launched an online art auction platform, Future Galerie, that has raised over $16,000 to aid organisations fighting systemic racism.
by Kabir Awatramani Aug 24, 2020
The brutal murder of George Floyd ignited global outcry at the dehumanising racism America’s Black community is victim to – we investigate how the art world is responding.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Jul 30, 2020
In a post COVID-19 reality, is it possible to foresee outreach initiatives by private galleries that privilege the artist’s subjectivity over jargon-heavy discourse?
by Georgina Maddox Jul 09, 2020
Taking off from the ongoing uprisings against police brutality, colonialism, slave trade and other historic social issues, STIR takes a look at art 'defacement' as a form of protest.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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