•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Dilpreet Bhullar May 13, 2023
Blurring the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, the Chicago-based artist muses over the multiplicity of private life at the Josh Lilley art gallery in London.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 12, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews Jeanne Gang’s new Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History which brings organic character to Manhattan’s architecture.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Apr 03, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Chicago-based artist Nick Cave who employs beauty as a mechanism for healing; his retrospective at the Guggenheim is on view through April 10, 2023.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 27, 2023
STIR interviews the author of Mies van der Rohe: The Collective Housing Collection about Mies' pioneering exploits in urban housing, for the late architect’s 137th birth anniversary.
by Manu Sharma Feb 07, 2023
STIR speaks with visual artist and digital animator Michael McAfee to explore his fascinating creative practice that straddles traditional formats and digital genres.
by Rahul Kumar Dec 10, 2022
An experimental format of curation by Jacob Fabricius and co-curator Mikkel Elming presents a show that communicates the role of the viewer in art across 4 acts.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 28, 2022
On the first death anniversary of Virgil Abloh, STIR dives into projects and exhibitions celebrating the fashion disruptor’s legacy, over the past year.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 29, 2022
With the exhibition Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories at South Asia Institute in Chicago, Pritika Chowdhry mines unsutured wounds carved by the 1947 partition of India.
by Zohra Khan Oct 28, 2022
Curated by the National Gallery of Victoria, the triennial prize awarded to Leo Burnett Australia celebrates how creativity can shape who we are and the world we live in.
by Zohra Khan Oct 06, 2022
The American architect and founder of Chicago-based Studio Gang has been announced as the honouree of the award that celebrates trailblazers in architecture.
by Manu Sharma Aug 19, 2022
New media artist Amay Kataria explores his latest work - Supersynthesis, a public art installation in Chicago - as well as the fascination with technology that underlines his work.
by Rahul Kumar Jul 23, 2022
STIR speaks to Natalia Grabowska, the project curator of Serpentine Pavilion 2022 on the inspirations, metaphors, and the-making-of-the Black Chapel by Theaster Gates.
by STIRworld Jul 21, 2022
The Swedish-born artist who died at the age of 93, has left behind a legacy of his larger-than-life pop art sculptures.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 05, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits two houses in Chicago built both as homes and architectural studios by locals Zoka Zola and Kwong Von Glinow Design Office.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 30, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits the American Framing at Chicago's Wrightwood 659, which he suggests encourages architects to work around all standards, whatever they may be.
by Aastha D. Jun 09, 2022
The Miami-based architect and designer investigates the connection between architecture and identity through historical research and design speculation.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 16, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to artists Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero of Luftwerk who treat light as a material and make us see it in ways that are new and magical.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 09, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits two recent hybrid buildings in Chicago - the Independence Library and Apartments complex and the Northtown Library and Apartments.
by STIRworld May 06, 2022
The Lost Passage comments on the historical event of the passenger pigeon's Holocene extinction through a collaborative initiative.
by STIRworld Apr 26, 2022
Defined by X-braced, brick and glass façades, the mixed-use office tower with stepped terraces, and light-filled interiors uses technology to promote wellness and sustainability.
by Zohra Khan Mar 24, 2022
'House as Garden' by the late architect is his vision to provide a "beautiful life" to the African American community of Chicago's West Woodlawn.
by STIRworld Feb 04, 2022
Gates brings together the bottle kiln of industrial Britain and a bell from a demolished American church to create the Serpentine Pavilion, with support from Adjaye Associates.
by Nitija Immanuel, Jerry Elengical Sep 16, 2021
STIR speaks with the curators of the exhibition at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago, centered on two lost masterworks - Louis Sullivan’s Garrick Theatre and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 21, 2021
The International Association of Lighting Designers held its annual awards ceremony in an online event, honouring 20 projects that illustrate the importance of light in enriching lives.
by Manu Sharma Jul 28, 2021
New media artist Sky Goodman engages with a wide swath of creative inspirations and techniques in order to create an artistic vocabulary that is entirely their own.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 08, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits an architectural exhibition on the work of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido at the Museo Metropolitano in Monterrey, Mexico.
by Anmol Ahuja Jul 06, 2021
Showcasing a new kind of “augmented reality”, designers Tim Parsons and Jessica Charlesworth interact with STIR on the Post-Human and their catalog for its enhancement.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 17, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky writes on Jahn’s career and shares his thoughts on the role of engineering and the importance of risk-taking from 2018 interview with the late architect.
by Jerry Elengical May 17, 2021
The fourth edition of the event, stewarded by Artistic Director David Brown and with an initial list of 29 contributors, hopes to transform vacant lots in urban areas into communal spaces.
by Manu Sharma Jan 16, 2021
American painter Gregory Jacobsen takes STIR on a journey through his corpulent and violent realm.
by Zohra Khan Dec 01, 2020
Ignite - Reinventing Thompson Center, Chicago, curated by Vladimir Belogolovsky, invites proposals to develop a new vision for a 35-year-old gem of late 20th century architecture.
by Meghna Mehta Nov 30, 2020
STIR X Wrightwood 659 present a 35-minute video tour of the retrospective exhibition in Chicago, showcasing Pritzker Prize laureate BV Doshi's inspiring journey and works.
by John Jervis Mar 27, 2020
It's Mies' birth anniversary, but would the pre-eminent architect of America’s golden age receive the same welcome from his adopted nation in the age of “making America great again”?
by Jincy Iype Mar 19, 2020
Famous for the Aqua Tower in Chicago, Jeanne Gang’s works sit at the crossroads of nature, culture and community driven design; the reputed American architect turns 56 today.
by Meghna Mehta Feb 27, 2020
STIR @ Women in Design 2020+:The New York-based architect shares her views on the state of the architecture and suggest what architects today should focus on.
by Meghna Mehta Feb 18, 2020
In an interview with STIR, the Los Angeles-based artist talks about his installation that was conceived as a building on the move, and focuses on the preservation of Great Lakes.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Feb 17, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky shares his impression of Pritzker Prize winning architect Tadao Ando-designed Wrightwood 659, a residential building converted into an exhibition space.
by STIRworld Dec 30, 2019
STIR rounds up 10 projects that were being worked on drawing boards across the world in 2019; those that chart out a sustainable, modern and technologically advanced future.
by Rahul Kumar Dec 04, 2019
In a chat with STIR, Singh talks about the collaborative public-art installation that employs temporary structures like scaffolding and images on the facades of the buildings in Miami.
by STIRworld Jul 25, 2019
Studio ORD, led by Jeanne Gang, grabbed the 8.5 billion-dollar expansion programme to design the new global terminal and the global concourse at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois.
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