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Aravani Art Project celebrates nine years with a large show at Gallery XXL
Jan 20, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 20, 2025
The Mumbai Gallery kicks off Mumbai Gallery Weekend with a compelling offering of art from the Indian transgender community.
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The Pinakothek celebrates eccentricity in an intergenerational group show
Jan 10, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 10, 2025
Curators Eva Karcher and Bernhart Schwenk explore eccentricity and connect it to contemporary art in an interview with STIR.
Leilah Babirye’s art celebrates queer Ugandan identities
Jan 08, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 08, 2025
Curator Natasha Becker discusses the artist’s expression of queer pride through sculptures made from urban refuse.
'Get in the Game': How sports shape the rules of contemporary art, design and culture
Nov 20, 2024by Aarthi Mohan Nov 20, 2024
The group exhibition at SFMOMA displays over 200 objects stressing themes of athletic discipline, a sense of camaraderie and events that shaped sports culture.
Leslie-Lohman's intergenerational queer art show inspired by Candy Darling
Jul 10, 2024by Manu Sharma Jul 10, 2024
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art's co-curator Stamatina Gregory explores the radical presentation of LGBTQIA+ practices, in an interview with STIR.
Patrick Sun mobilises his art collection to celebrate queer identities
Jun 30, 2024by Ranjana Dave Jun 30, 2024
Through Sunpride Foundation, the art collector mounts public exhibitions that seek to dismantle homophobia through concerted dialogue.
Proudly Queer: Discover eight exciting artists from the LGBTQIA+ community
Jun 20, 2024by Manu Sharma Jun 20, 2024
To celebrate Pride Month, STIR delves into its extensive archive to highlight the compelling artistic practice of eight queer artists.
Zanele Muholi’s 'Eye Me' explores identity and activism through art at SFMOMA
Jun 13, 2024by Aarthi Mohan Jun 13, 2024
Zanele Muholi celebrates Black LGBTQ+ lives through evocative visual activism in a powerful narrative that confronts societal norms and champions resilience.
Art and anthropology intersect in Samak Kosem's interdisciplinary practice
May 14, 2024by Louis Ho May 14, 2024
Samak Kosem in conversation with STIR on exploring Thai-Muslim identities and queerness through visual ethnography.
Sadie Barnette reimagines a historical gay bar at the Walker Art Center
May 02, 2024by Manu Sharma May 02, 2024
Curator Henriette Huldisch talks about The New Eagle Creek Saloon, Barnette’s take on San Francisco’s first black-owned gay bar.
A look at 'About Face', an upcoming exposition of queer art since Stonewall
Feb 14, 2024by Manu Sharma Feb 14, 2024
Editor Jonathan D. Katz joins STIR to explore two of the book’s featured practices and their importance to queer culture.
How will the art world be shaped by right-wing extremism in Buenos Aires?
Jan 24, 2024by Ayca Okay Jan 24, 2024
Amid Argentina's political shift towards far-right ideologies, the country's vibrant art scene and future of cultural sensibilities stand at a crossroads.
People and projects that injected art into clothing and fashion
Dec 17, 2023by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2023
STIRred 2023: The year saw a variety of artistic approaches taken towards clothing design and fashion. Here are STIR’s top picks.
Dynamic tapestry of Istanbul's cultural ecosystem
Dec 14, 2023by Ayca Okay Dec 14, 2023
The politics of art and expression in Istanbul, a defence of freedom and culture through the exploration of the city’s artistic history and beliefs.
Meet the Villbergs: a conversation with the Swedish drag power couple
Jun 22, 2023by Manu Sharma Jun 22, 2023
Mr. and Mrs. Villberg, aka John Ronny Villberg and Simon Andreas Villberg, explore the past, purpose and future of their flamboyant drag practice.
Enter the Huxleys: The fantastic performance art couple from Australia
Jun 13, 2023by Manu Sharma Jun 13, 2023
Australian artist Will Huxley speaks with STIR on behalf of the queer dynamic duo, shedding light on their flamboyant performance practice.
Discussion, discourse, and creative insight through STIRring conversations in 2022
Dec 27, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
A diverse and inclusive art world in the making
Dec 26, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Dec 26, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks at art galleries, art collectives, and movements that supported LGBTQ artists, people of colour, and diverse life forms.
Five projects reflecting the social and participatory architecture of 2022
Dec 19, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 19, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR rounds up five architectural projects that displayed commitment towards community upliftment and helped reinvent a social identity.
Visual democracy underlines Wolfgang Tillmans' 'To look without fear'
Nov 21, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 21, 2022
German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans' first museum survey at MoMA, New York, encapsulates his practice at its best — a fine amalgamation of digital inventiveness and social sensitivity.
'We Fancy’ asserts queer aesthetics across forms and representations
Nov 13, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 13, 2022
The exhibition ‘We Fancy’ represents the works of more than 30 LGBTQIA+ artists who’ve previously studied or taught at the Art Students League in New York.
An everlasting dialogue: 17th edition of Istanbul Biennial
Oct 15, 2022by Ayca Okay Oct 15, 2022
STIR reviews the ongoing edition of the Istanbul Biennale, the first after the global pandemic, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.
London's newest LGBTQ+ art space, QUEERCIRCLE, inaugurates first exhibition
Aug 28, 2022by Shraddha Nair Aug 28, 2022
Located on Soames Walk in London, QUEERCIRCLE founder Ashley Joiner talks to STIR about building an interactive art community through facilitation and dialogue.
Adam Nathaniel Furman & Adam Kaasa on 'Queer Spaces', narratives, and expression
Aug 26, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 26, 2022
In a sensitively strewn conversation, Adam Nathaniel Furman speaks with Dr. Adam Kaasa on their new book, an essential history, and notions of refuge in a queer ecosystem.
Victoria welcomes Australia’s first and only purpose-built LGBTQIA Pride Centre
Aug 13, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 13, 2022
The Victorian Pride Centre in Melbourne by Brearley Architects + Urbanists and Grant Amon Architects reveals an atypical form of interconnected tubes wrapped in a concrete skin.
New York’s largest Pride flag graces Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms State Park
Jun 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 25, 2022
On Roosevelt Island, this vibrant installation promotes inclusivity and personal freedom, having been unveiled alongside Latinx cultural group Ballet Hispànico for Pride month.
Microsoft's new Xbox Pride Controller 2022 makes "gaming a matter of Pride"
Jun 23, 2022by STIRworld Jun 23, 2022
The multi-coloured, customisable Xbox Pride Controller 2022 is garbed in 34 community flags inspired by stories and identities of the LGBTQIA+ community for Pride month, and beyond.
Looking at the artists and activists who spread the word about HIV/AIDS
Jun 22, 2022by Sukanya Deb Jun 22, 2022
Noting the ‘documentary form’ as of relevance to the historicisation of the LGBTQ+ movement, these artists bring the image towards the evidentiary.
Cassils' 'PISSED' - 200 gallons of urine tank - acquired by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Mar 11, 2022by STIRworld Mar 11, 2022
Trans artist Cassils' conceptual work of art called PISSED, a tank of glowing urine to protest against the then Trump administration, has been acquired by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
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.
Art & Voices Matter: Kim Leutwyler on the articulation of gender and sexual identity
Jun 14, 2021by Manu Sharma Jun 14, 2021
Born in the US, and now based in Sydney, Kim Leutwyler is ana artist who creates stunning portraiture exploring the LGBTQ+ community.
Art & Voices Matter: Indu Antony talks about the discomfort of the creative process
Jun 07, 2021by Girinandini Singh Jun 07, 2021
Indu Antony on avoiding the trap of the ‘saviour complex’ as an artist working with marginalised issues of gender, class equity, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights.
LEGO launches LGBTQIA+ set 'Everyone is Awesome' to mark the Pride Month
Jun 02, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jun 02, 2021
LEGO's first LGBTQIA+set called 'Everyone is Awesome', designed by Matthew Ashton, features a cascade of colours with 11 unique figurines inspired by the iconic rainbow flag.
Kiss My Genders: An exhibition with a radical approach to gender identity
Aug 28, 2019by Sukanya Garg Aug 28, 2019
Kiss My Genders, a group exhibition exploring gender identity, is on display at the Hayward Gallery, London, till September 8, 2019.
dARTing Into the Future
May 24, 2019by Sukanya Garg May 24, 2019
Refiguring the Future, an exhibition cum conference at the intersection of art, science and technology took place at Hunter College, New York.
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