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What the map does not know: Examining the land in Photographic Geomancy
Sep 12, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Sep 12, 2025
Fotografiska Shanghai’s group exhibition considers geography through the lens of contemporary Chinese image-making.
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Roots, seeds and slow activism at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025
Aug 12, 2025by Vamika Sinha Aug 12, 2025
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival takes a slower, deeper curatorial approach, integrating within its home city more than ever before.
The lay of the land: Deep-time ecologies at the Folkestone Triennial 2025
Jul 22, 2025by Sofia Hallström Jul 22, 2025
Amidst ecological crises and geopolitical disorientation, the Folkestone Triennial 2025 explores a deep-time ecology of ritual, resistance and repair.
Irony and endurance: Kumu Art Museum presents Ragnar Kjartansson’s works
Jun 27, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jun 27, 2025
A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird presents the Icelandic artist’s signature video installations alongside a newly commissioned series of landscape paintings in Estonia.
At the Hayward Gallery, Yoshitomo Nara asks you to feel what cannot be seen
Jun 13, 2025by Zohra Khan Jun 13, 2025
A travelling retrospective of the celebrated Japanese artist’s work comes to London, spanning four decades of practice.
Judy Watson’s ancestral cartographies map memories at Aranya Art Center
Jun 02, 2025by Anushka Sharma Jun 02, 2025
In her first solo museum show in China, the Waanyi artist from Australia reflects on land, water and ancestral memory, mapping insidious ecological loss.
Art meets life: In Hong Kong, broader economic trends shape the art market
Apr 11, 2025by Ranjana Dave Apr 11, 2025
In a frenetic week of art fairs, auctions, exhibitions and parties, Hong Kong channels longer histories of global trade.
Girls on swings, transforming art history: Cecily Brown’s Themes and Variations
Apr 04, 2025by Leah Triplett Apr 04, 2025
This 30 year survey of the British artist’s work at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia leaves questions unanswered.
Louisa Gagliardi’s slick, foreboding surrealism sums up 21st century anguish
Mar 28, 2025by Hili Perlson Mar 28, 2025
The Swiss artist, who shot to fame in recent years, is staging her first institutional show in Switzerland at MASI Lugano, titled Many Moons.
The Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 bridges Islamic history and contemporary art
Feb 17, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 17, 2025
The art fair returns to Jeddah for its second edition and creates intersecting narratives around Islam and Saudi Arabia.
Delhi delivers on art: The India Art Fair 2025 Parallel Programme and more
Jan 30, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 30, 2025
Early February will see a slew of captivating shows presented in Delhi in conjunction with the art fair, and here are some standout picks.
Artworks and exhibitions that responded to the trauma of war
Dec 17, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: Creative responses to war and conflict reflected contemporary realities in 2024, as STIR’s archive demonstrates.
Sydney Central Station: Woods Bagot's sustainable vision for the future of transport
Nov 16, 2024by Anushka Sharma Nov 16, 2024
The Melbourne-based practice is leading the renewal of the historic building, speaking its language in a contemporary way that complements architectural authenticity.
Roots of imagination: Exploring the intersection of art and landscape at Inhotim
Oct 28, 2024by Huma Kabakci Oct 28, 2024
A deep dive into one of the largest open-air museums in Latin America, which situates art in a lush natural environment.
Friend or Foe: Melanie Pocock and Marilou Laneuville on shared friendships
Oct 15, 2024by Rajesh Punj Oct 15, 2024
Friends in Love and War - L’Éloge des meilleur-es ennemi-es curated by Melanie Pocock (Ikon) and Marilou Laneuville (macLYON) explores themes of companionship.
Studio Ghibli comes to the ArtScience Museum in Singapore
Sep 29, 2024by Manu Sharma Sep 29, 2024
On the heels of co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s Magsaysay award win, the iconic Japanese animation house presents its debut show in Singapore.
All the world’s a graffiti wall: Hanif Kureshi, saint and bandit of urban Indian street art
Sep 26, 2024by Soumya Mukerji Sep 26, 2024
It wasn’t easy for this pioneer of India’s contemporary street art movement to straddle different worlds and dilemmas. STIR pays tribute to artist Hanif Kureshi.
The Armory Show brings artists from marginalised backgrounds to the US Open
Sep 04, 2024by Manu Sharma Sep 04, 2024
A look at four compelling artists showing at the US Open and the dialogues with tennis and athleticism that their works engage in.
Traversing the Scottish lowlands between philosophy and science, art and energy
Aug 23, 2024by Samta Nadeem Aug 23, 2024
For the 20th Edinburgh Art Festival, X Muse paves the way for contemplations on art through works by El Anatsui, Hayley Barker, Charles Jencks and Cornelia Parker among others.
A sanctuary of light: Caroline Ghosn’s 'Temple of Together' at Burning Man
Jul 26, 2024by Aarthi Mohan Jul 26, 2024
In an exclusive interview with STIR, Caroline Ghosn reveals the emotional journey and design challenges that shaped her design of this year’s Temple at Burning Man.
TANK Shanghai’s ‘Parallel Circus’ explores a dark period in Chinese history
Jun 09, 2024by Manu Sharma Jun 09, 2024
Artist and curator Xun Sun connects with STIR to discuss the show’s central work The Shock Dream in Circus.
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art presents Takashi Murakami’s vibrant world
May 23, 2024by Manu Sharma May 23, 2024
Co-curator Shinya Takahashi explores the exhibition’s thematics and its connection to Kyoto’s rich artistic history.
Kazunori Hamana's dynamic ceramic vessels highlight his reverence for tradition
May 01, 2024by Daria Kravchuk May 01, 2024
An artist, a fisherman and a farmer, Kazunori Hamana draws upon the Japanese art of making tsubo, functional clay jars.
Foreigners Everywhere: Venice Biennale becomes a cradle of fraught purpose
Apr 23, 2024by Charlotte Jansen Apr 23, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Curator Adriano Pedrosa’s show is brave and bold and has moments of brilliance, but as a whole, it remains incoherent and incomplete.
Textile-based installations by Kaarina Kaikkonen reimagine the urban architecture
Jan 16, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 16, 2023
Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen envelops tall architectural edifices with large-scale textile installations to let the viewers undertake a personal journey.
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