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‘Ai or Nay?’ at Media Majlis examines AI’s place in art and media
Apr 15, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 15, 2025
Curator Jack Thomas Taylor discusses the show, along with the ethics of AI in our contemporary moment.
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Liz West’s light art dazzles audiences in Jodhpur and New Delhi
Feb 12, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 12, 2025
The British artist discusses her light installation Tiered Reflections, originally commissioned for Jodhpur Arts Week 2024.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art explores ancient Egyptian themes in Black artistry
Jan 17, 2025by Kate Meadows Jan 17, 2025
In New York, the site of a prominent collection of ancient Egyptian art stages new perspectives on its influence through visual art, sculptures and performances.
Where nothing is quite as it seems: Paul Pfeiffer at Guggenheim Bilbao
Dec 25, 2024by Tabish Khan Dec 25, 2024
Are sport, music and film replacing religion? Paul Pfeiffer interrogates this notion through film, sculpture, sound and installations in this major survey exhibition.
Reactive spatial installations at LDF inspire circularity, craftsmanship and activism
Sep 13, 2024by Almas Sadique Sep 13, 2024
STIR enlists spatially dominant and sensorially rich architectural installations on view across 11 design districts in London, UK, during the London Design Festival 2024 in September.
Experiencing shadow and form in Anthony McCall’s sculptural projections
Aug 31, 2024by Deeksha Nath Aug 31, 2024
Solid Light, showing at Tate Modern in London, chronicles Anthony McCall’s expansive practice over five decades.
Olafur Eliasson's sensory exploration of encounters on Istanbul's Bosphorus
Aug 21, 2024by Huma Kabakci Aug 21, 2024
The first solo exhibition of Eliasson in Turkey brings together key aspects of the artist’s extensive career focusing on light, colour, perception, movement and the environment.
Illuminating the invisible: Tavares Strachan's tribute to overlooked histories
Jul 17, 2024by Deeksha Nath Jul 17, 2024
The focal point of the conceptual artist’s ambitious solo exhibition at the Southbank Centre is the overlooked scientific, political and cultural contributions of Black people.
teamLab presented monumental light art installation works for Manar Abu Dhabi
Feb 03, 2024by Manu Sharma Feb 03, 2024
The international art collective discussed their latest interactive technicolour offering at the Samaliyah mangrove island.
The Lindemann Performing Arts Center nurtures pedagogy and edification
Jan 09, 2024by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 09, 2024
The founding principal of REX, Joshua Ramus, joins STIR and elucidates on the center’s cutting-edge design and adaptability at Brown University.
Amsterdam Light Festival 2023 converges art, technology, and AI in its 12th edition
Dec 23, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Dec 23, 2023
The annual winter festival featuring curated light artworks, sparks conversations on technology's influence on society.
Exhibit Columbus 2023: A showcase of urban transformation
Oct 10, 2023by Aarthi Mohan Oct 10, 2023
Exhibit Columbus 2023 in collaboration with the Landmark Columbus Foundation is a living celebration of design, art, and city revival, taking place in Indiana till November 2023.
Shilpa Gupta and Marisa Merz redefine ways of seeing and feeling
Sep 25, 2023by Urvi Kothari Sep 25, 2023
A sensorial dialogue on the visible and the invisible through a non-obvious juxtaposition of artworks by Marisa Merz and Shilpa Gupta at the MAXXI L'Aquila.
Grimanesa Amorós puts a spotlight on the unknown with her light installations
Aug 28, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 28, 2023
Known for her light installations, the Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós brings a network of history, architecture, and technology together to connect communities.
London Design Festival 2023 unveils its exciting programme
Aug 01, 2023by Ayesha Adonais Aug 01, 2023
A look at the London Design Festival's 21st edition, which promises to dazzle the city with groundbreaking ideas and creative concepts, emphasising the vital role of design.
Exploring 'Sonic Sphere': a bold new concert space at The Shed
Jul 21, 2023by Manu Sharma Jul 21, 2023
Founder and creator Ed Cooke discusses the multisensory audio-visual format, on behalf of the Sonic Sphere team.
MuseLAB outlines a 'House of Curiosities' in Kolhapur, India
Jul 12, 2023by Almas Sadique Jul 12, 2023
The interior design project by Mumbai-based MuseLAB likens itself to a museum, with art, sculptures, installations and sculptural furniture decorating every nook and corner.
Susanne Rottenbacher’s light installations regenerate space into a kinetic mode
Jul 10, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 10, 2023
Berlin-based artist Susanne Rottenbacher creates large-scale on-site light installations as an effort to dilute the idea of frozen time and space into a state of fluidity.
Celebrating future of mankind through 'Visionaries: Making Another Perspective'
Jul 05, 2023by Divya Menon Jul 05, 2023
Artists part of the exhibition at Japan's Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art brought another perspective to humans and the world through the medium of art, design and technology.
Euroluce 2023 provokes a human centric approach to lighting
May 04, 2023by Daria Kravchuk May 04, 2023
Exploring light as art at Euroluce: The City of Light at Salone Del Mobile.Milano 2023, Italy, four exhibitions capture the essence of human-centric lighting.
Kasia Fudakowski’s ‘Gallery Power LTD’ explores power dynamics with daring levity
Apr 30, 2023by Hili Perlson Apr 30, 2023
The London-born artist interprets power dynamics via kinetic and electric sculptures, inspired by fables and personal ponderings at her solo exhibition in Chert Lüdde gallery.
Fuorisalone Award 2023 winners reflect on our imagined collective future
Apr 24, 2023by Sunena V Maju Apr 24, 2023
With Beyond the Surface by SolidNature as the audience favourite, Fuorisalone Award 2023 highlights the most memorable events at Milan Design Week 2023.
Olafur Eliasson in conversation with STIR about his show ‘The Curious Desert’ in Qatar
Apr 21, 2023by Daria Kravchuk Apr 21, 2023
In an interview with STIR, Olafur Eliasson explains how he and his studio are determined to decrease the carbon footprint of the artistic projects and increase our sensitivity towards nature.
'Women Light Artists': a collection of light art that includes manipulations of the medium
Apr 14, 2023by Sunena V Maju Apr 14, 2023
Inspired by The Women in Lighting project, UK-based Light Collective curated the book Women Light Artists, redressing the unfair imbalance in the visibility of female light artists.
'Sculpture in the City' juxtaposes marvels of sculptures and architecture in London
Apr 09, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 09, 2023
The annual exhibition Sculpture in the City in London, under the helm of Artistic Director Stella Ioannou, thrives to reinforce the capital of the UK as a hub of cultural conversations.
Ksawery Kirklewski’s multifaceted practice combines the many aspects of digital art
Apr 08, 2023by Manu Sharma Apr 08, 2023
Coding artist Ksawery Kirklewski discusses his fascinating craft, which brings together a diverse set of digital disciplines.
ERCO unveils Uniscan: a spotlight range to illuminate galleries and museums
Mar 24, 2023by ERCO Mar 24, 2023
The German lighting brand adds Uniscan to its extensive repository of lighting designs, with a clear focus on art galleries and museums.
teamLab creates an immersive operatic experience for Puccini’s 'Turandot'
Feb 18, 2023by Devanshi Shah Feb 18, 2023
teamLab forays into scenography with Director Daniel Kramer’s interpretation of Giacomo Puccini's final opera Turandot, to be performed in Tokyo, following its premiere in Geneva.
'Winter Light' at Southbank Centre turns the place into a visual playground
Feb 12, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 12, 2023
Winter Light, curated by Cedar Lewisohn, features light sculptures, kinetic light works, video works, and 2D installations by both established and emerging artists.
Tine Bech's interactive light installations aim at collective experiences
Feb 10, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 10, 2023
Danish artist Tine Bech creates immersive installations that connect people and places and create positive participation using colour, technology, behaviours and social abilities.
'Global Rainbow' by Yvette Mattern instils a possibility of inclusivity and diversity
Jan 08, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 08, 2023
New York and Berlin-based visual artist, Yvette Mattern, aims to facilitate a transcendental experience for viewers with Global Rainbow, a public light art installation.
Amsterdam Light Festival welcomes all to ‘Imagine Beyond’
Jan 07, 2023by Almas Sadique Jan 07, 2023
With light installations that hint towards a more dynamic future, the festival presents a 53-day experience along the canals of Amsterdam.
2022 art recap: reimagining the future of arts
Dec 31, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Dec 31, 2022
Best of 2022: Artists that STIRred the art world by contributing to a technologically advanced future with virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and more.
Es Devlin honours ‘Your Voices’ through a revolving kinetic sculpture in NYC
Dec 20, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 20, 2022
Your Voices, an illuminated public sculpture by Es Devlin at the Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza in New York represented the “most linguistically diverse city on the planet."
Immersive installation ‘Moonment’ by Sizhu Li reimagines the beauty of lunar light
Dec 07, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 07, 2022
The multidisciplinary artist Sizhu Li constructs immersive kinetic installations with digital control systems and motorised mechanisms to appreciate life and nature.
A Pakistani techno-traditional carnivalesque experience by Imran Qureshi
Dec 05, 2022by Urvi Kothari Dec 05, 2022
Imran Qureshi animates the familial tradition of the Pakistani markets and local culture within the rooms of Denso Hall for the Karachi Biennale 2022.
Curator Nina Czegledy discusses ‘Sensoria’, an exhibition that awakens the senses
Nov 23, 2022by Shraddha Nair Nov 23, 2022
The exhibition Sensoria was organised in collaboration with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology at York University, Toronto, and the Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art.
James Turrell recreates ancient obelisks and stupas for Lalique's perfume collection
Nov 19, 2022by Nitija Immanuel Nov 19, 2022
Extolling the Great American West, the limited-edition bottles derive inspiration from American author Zane Gray’s legendary novel Riders of the Purple Sage.
Light installations by Bruce Munro recreate the intimate experience of storytelling
Nov 10, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 10, 2022
The UK-based installation artist Bruce Munro plays with the elements of light to invite the viewers to take a pause and experience the invisible parts of the built environment.
Gerry Hofstetter creates art on tangible and intangible entities with light
Nov 08, 2022by Sunena V Maju Nov 08, 2022
Talking to STIR at the In the Light event at the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi, Gerry Hofstetter shares his exploration of light art as a tool to communicate and create.
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