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.
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Tbilisi Art Fair bridges the inclusion chasm in the global art world
Sep 24, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 24, 2022
Tbilisi Art Fair 2022, featuring prominent and emerging international artists, aims to bridge the inclusion gap, while exploring gender issues, conflict, and other themes at this year's four-day event.
American photographer William Klein dies, leaves behind a legacy
Sep 21, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 21, 2022
As the iconic photographer passes away, we reflect on his recent work at ICP, NY - William Klein: YES - his life as an artist, his career as a photographer, and the impact he made.
Exploring Malika Favre’s vivid illustrations and major collaborations
Aug 30, 2022by Rahul Kumar Aug 30, 2022
Illustrative Chronicles: The French illustrator Malika Favre’s design process with powerful graphics and clean geometry is both vibrant and minimalist.
Iranian calligrapher Mohammad Ehsaei on his recent book 'Nocturnal Whispers'
Aug 12, 2022by Afra Safa Aug 12, 2022
STIR in conversation with Iranian curator and critique Behzad Hatam and master calligrapher Mohammad Ehsaei, about calligraphy and graphic design.
Artist Surekha Sharada self-curates her solo show 'Is Today Better Than Yesterday'
Aug 08, 2022by Shraddha Nair Aug 08, 2022
The installation and video artist's solo exhibition in Bangalore is an expression of her own experience in dealing with notions of loss and mortality during the pandemic.
Slava Polunin wants to convince people that they have wings
Aug 05, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 05, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Paris-based clown Slava Polunin about making fantasies, bringing comedy and metaphysics together, and a notion of living life as a work of art.
Explore the world of ASMR with ‘Weird Sensation Feels Good’ at the Design Museum
Jul 27, 2022by Samta Nadeem, Devanshi Shah Jul 27, 2022
In conversation with curator James Taylor-foster, STIR unravels the relationship between design and this uncharted human phenomenon from a cultural lens.
The exhibition on artist Nicola L’s works revisits the many meanings of skin
Jul 22, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 22, 2022
The London-based art gallery Alison Jacques is presenting visual artist Nicola L's first UK exhibition in partnership with the Nicola L Collection and Archive, Los Angeles.
In Geneva, a Sculpture Garden activates post-human connections
Jun 25, 2022by Stephanie Bailey Jun 25, 2022
A myriad of large-scale sculptures inhabit Geneva Biennale’s Sculpture Garden.
BIG's winning entry for Vltava Philharmonic Hall is a cascading concert of columns
Jun 07, 2022by STIRworld Jun 07, 2022
With BIG winning the global competition for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague, STIR examines the diversity and merit of designs submitted along with the winning entry.
Filmmaker Dar Gai reminisces the indestructible magic of Ukraine
Apr 29, 2022by Dar Gai Apr 29, 2022
For her, Ukraine isn't just a country of birth, love and loss. ‘It’s Molfa. A magical object that gives you power only if you are magical yourself,' she writes in an intimate account.
Meet Slava Balbek: defender, designer, optimist behind the RE:UKRAINE project
Apr 26, 2022by Natalia Torija Nieto Apr 26, 2022
The 38-year-old Kyivan sheds these titles while fighting against demolition of historic buildings, preparing rescue kits and creating an emergency housing plan within just 10 days!
The 38th edition of Art Brussels shifts the artistic and cultural scene in Europe
Apr 14, 2022by STIRworld Apr 14, 2022
Art Brussels, the Belgian capital’s annual art fair, brings together 157 galleries from 26 countries, spanning over 1000 artists with artistic projects and initiatives.
Songs from the cellar: Ukrainian creators bare their hearts ahead of Triennale Milano
Mar 30, 2022by Natalia Torija Nieto Mar 30, 2022
In Ukraine, curators, artists, musicians now double as drivers, volunteers and fighters. Planeta Ukrain voices their hope for life, and participation at the 23rd Triennale Milano. A tribute.
What is modernism in African art and when did it take place?
Mar 15, 2022by Sukanya Deb Mar 15, 2022
The last of a three-part series investigates modernity and the cultural underpinnings around its conception in African diaspora artists who contributed to the Western canon.
Museumising racism
Dec 10, 2021by Rosalyn D`Mello Dec 10, 2021
A recent visit to two Austrian museums threw up critical questions about display strategies and lack of transparency about provenance.
Exploring ‘Back to Business’ with artist Floris Boccanegra
Dec 06, 2021by Manu Sharma Dec 06, 2021
Belgian conceptual artist Floris Boccanegra explores the refugee crisis through his visualisation of human resilience.
Milan-based architect Cino Zucchi on how to design generous, open-ended spaces
Nov 15, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Nov 15, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Cino Zucchi about urbanity, excessive social engineering, and his own design methodology the architect refers to as “reverse engineering”.
Indigenizing the gaze
Nov 06, 2021by Rosalyn D`Mello Nov 06, 2021
A recent exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien uses radical curatorial hospitality to dismantle Western supremacist frames of visioning the world.
Sergei Tchoban on his double dome-inspired Russian Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai
Oct 16, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 16, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Sergei Tchoban about the architect’s Russian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, his interest in domed spaces, and the role materiality plays in his architecture.
The map as image: exploring the carto-aesthetic reflections of Juan Galeano
Aug 11, 2021by Manu Sharma Aug 11, 2021
Discussing process and technique with Spanish cartographic artist, Juan Galeano, through the lens of demographic research and maps.
A glimpse inside the third edition of Lake Como Design Festival
Jul 28, 2021by Pallavi Mehra Jul 28, 2021
Lake Como Design Festival 2021, to be held from October 5-10 in Italy, unveils the exhibition History Repeating by curator Marco Sammicheli as the heart of this year's event.
Art & Voices Matter: Macidiano Céspedes’ works derail the heteronormative structure
Jun 21, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 21, 2021
Peruvian photographer, Macidiano Céspedes, who lives in Buenos Aires, creates photographs that underline the moments of speaking out, yet with a tinge of solitary confinement.
‘Silence and Space’ at Axel Vervoodt Gallery: the dichotomy of being and not being
May 11, 2021by Devanshi Shah May 11, 2021
Overlapping design and artistic exploration, the Axel Vervoordt Gallery’s latest exhibition at Kanaal in Belgium embeds silence with a tactile and spatial quality.
Stefan Sagmeister on thinking long-term and the positive side of human evolution
Apr 27, 2021by Rahul Kumar Apr 27, 2021
Sagmeister presents the idea of long-term thinking and a positive outlook to world events through his art in a solo exhibition, Beautiful Numbers, at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York.
Philipp Aduatz creates objects defined by traditional craft, contemporary fabrication
Apr 01, 2021by Devanshi Shah Apr 01, 2021
Vienna-based designer, Philipp Aduatz, works with material technology to create limited edition objects that are equal parts sculptural and practical.
Cooper & Gorfer present ‘Between These Folded Walls, Utopia’ at Fotografiska, NY
Mar 24, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 24, 2021
Between These Folded Walls, Utopia, by Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer, reimagines the lives of women who rebuild their lives from the scratch after having to leave their home of origin.
Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal, the 2021 Pritzker laureates for whom demolition is an act of violence
Mar 17, 2021by Zohra Khan, Devanshi Shah Mar 17, 2021
The 2021 Pritzker Prize winners prove that radical transformation is possible without nostalgia, and familiarity, usefulness and beauty are the fundamentals of responsible living.
Freewheeling: The art of coachbuilding – magic, magic everywhere
Jan 13, 2021by Gautam Sen, Avik Chattopadhyay Jan 13, 2021
Gautam Sen and Avik Chattopadhyay continue their journey with the coachbuilders into a fresh new year and move into the age that witnessed the “art” of coachbuilders.
An exhibition in Hamburg explores aspects of dehumanisation in contemporary Europe
Jan 02, 2021by Jones John Jan 02, 2021
Not Fully Human, Not Human at All at the German city’s Kunstverein reflects on underlying unities between the refugee crisis and the ongoing pandemic.
A circular cycling track offers unobstructed views of a Belgian forest
Nov 30, 2020by Pallavi Mehra Nov 30, 2020
Cycling Through The Trees, a raised cycling track in the province of Limburg, showcases sustainable architecture and helps visitors be one with nature.
Moonis Shah investigates the politics of archived history through his practice
Nov 21, 2020by Rahul Kumar Nov 21, 2020
Subjects of satire and violence in the art of Moonis Shah bring to focus the idea of using archival data as a tool to classify and control.
Cardi Gallery's exhibition on Mimmo Rotella discovers the birth of pop art in Europe
Jul 06, 2020by Jones John Jul 06, 2020
Beyond Décollage: Photo Emulsions and Artypos 1963-1980 at Cardi Gallery, London, brings the pop artist's lesser known artworks to a new generation of connoisseurs.
Project Five Million Incidents emphasises on the process of making an artwork
May 07, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar May 07, 2020
The year-long format of Five Million Incidents, by Goethe-Institut, allows artists and viewers to experience art through everyday life in an effort to engage with the art making exercise.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Experts probe into Neoliberalism as the pandemic of our times
Apr 20, 2020by Abhilasha Srivastava and Aseem Hasnain Apr 20, 2020
Part 3: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
Salone del Mobile, Light+Building rescheduled due to Coronavirus outbreak
Feb 26, 2020by STIRworld Feb 26, 2020
Organisers have pulled the brakes on Milan’s biggest design fair and Frankfurt’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services, owing to the global health emergency.
Gifts, mulled wine and twinkling lights: Postcard from Christmas markets, Europe
Dec 24, 2019by Reetika Khanna Dec 24, 2019
Writer and avid traveller, Reetika Khanna's keen observations of all things design come together in a series of postcard entries from quaint quarters across the world.
Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb offers a layer of emotion with creativity
Dec 23, 2019by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 23, 2019
Croatia’s innovative museum, a first-of-its-kind, comes at an opportune time of human history to realise the inevitability of galvanising ‘a move forward’ with creative sensibility.
Adrián Villar Rojas to showcase Poems for Earthlings, his first solo in the Netherlands
Dec 19, 2019by Shraddha Nair Dec 19, 2019
The artist who lives and creates as he traverses points across the world presents an immersive sonic and sculptural installation at Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, from November 21.
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