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Humanity as practice: The 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Sep 23, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
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Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar on architecture as autobiography
Sep 16, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 16, 2025
At ADFF: STIR Mumbai 2025, the architect-filmmaker duo discussed their film Lovely Villa (2020) and how architecture can be read as a mirror of the nation.
Muziris Contemporary opens in Mumbai with the exhibition Memory Palace
Aug 29, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 29, 2025
The art gallery’s inaugural exhibition, titled after an ancient mnemonic technique, features contemporary artists from across India who confront memory through architecture.
The Cairo Road sees Zambian artists taking representation into their own hands
Aug 11, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 11, 2025
A group exhibition at Strangers House in Mumbai features photographer Alick Phiri and other contemporary artists from Lusaka as they overwrite colonial narratives.
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.
A group exhibition traces the complex history of colonial-era plantations
Jul 04, 2025by Srishti Ojha Jul 04, 2025
KADIST and ILHAM present 27 artists and collectives who reflect on the violent setting of the plantation and its role as a model for Western capitalism.
Edgar Demello’s ‘Five Architecture Fables’ as a manifesto for oneness
May 30, 2025by Bansari Paghdar May 30, 2025
The Indian author elicits shared lived experiences and collective identity through fantastical tales, inviting a deeper introspection on the state of architecture.
Slow burn: Megan Tamati-Quennell on curating for a world in crisis
May 02, 2025by Ranjana Dave May 02, 2025
The veteran curator on the Sharjah Biennial 16 and collection-building as history-writing, in a conversation with STIR.
‘Rise Up’: Bridging memory and reparative justice at The Fitzwilliam Museum
Apr 29, 2025by Rhea Mathur Apr 29, 2025
A museum at Cambridge University examines Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade between 1750-1850, and its collection’s dark past.
A summer fair: Art Dubai foregrounds contemporary art from the Global South
Apr 14, 2025by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
LAGO Collective visually and aurally chronicles visa inequalities in Europe
Apr 07, 2025by Almas Sadique Apr 07, 2025
Marta Foresti continues the Collective's enduring exploration of the costs, difficulties and racial biases effacing visa acquisition for the EU at the Prada Frames symposium, Milan.
Goa's art scene moves away from the market and towards the community
Mar 25, 2025by Mustafa Khanbhai Mar 25, 2025
India's metro-centric, closed-door art world encounters novel challenges in Goa, where markets are reinvented to side-step the usual economic forces.
On the violence of the present: Reena Saini Kallat’s ‘Cartographies of the Unseen’
Mar 13, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Mar 13, 2025
The artist’s multimedia survey exhibition at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, mobilises art as a tool for cartographic contestations.
The Fenix Museum by MAD Architects brings stories of migration to a storied warehouse
Feb 17, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Feb 17, 2025
A Rotterdam warehouse becomes a cultural landmark, telling stories of loss, transformation and hope.
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.
Alvin Ailey and Ralph Lemon: Unpacking two pathbreaking exhibitions
Dec 16, 2024by Kate Meadows Dec 16, 2024
The oeuvres of both African-American choreographers are captured with gravitas through multi-channel video installations and live performance programming in New York City.
Suchitra Mattai’s woven installations activate a waterfront refuge in Queens, New York
Aug 12, 2024by Kate Meadows Aug 12, 2024
At Socrates Sculpture Park, the artist connects with natural elements through works that celebrate themes of transatlantic migration and women’s domestic labour.
Teddy bears and more – ‘Nothing is Fixed’ by Permindar Kaur at John Hansard Gallery
Aug 10, 2024by Urvi Kothari Aug 10, 2024
Using everyday objects as a tool for introspection, the visual artist’s solo show explores fundamental issues such as home, migration, identity and safety.
Nifemi Marcus-Bello highlights the precarity of migrant journeys with 'Omi Iyo' in Milan
May 08, 2024by Almas Sadique May 08, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Anna Carnick detail the inspiration, making and curation process of Omi Iyo, platformed during Milan Design Week 2024.
How dare we look to young people for hope?
Nov 09, 2023by Katie Treggiden Nov 09, 2023
The Design Academy Eindhoven Graduate Show felt more like a cry for help than an optimistic vision of the future; we need to take the pressure off young designers.
Pao Houa Her tells the story of the Hmong diaspora and their surveilled image
Jan 15, 2023by Sukanya Deb Jan 15, 2023
Paj qaum ntuj / Flowers of the Sky, an exhibition of works by the artist at the Walker Art Center, situates the history of land, loss and resilience in the community.
Doreen Garner takes us through ‘Revolted’, her new solo exhibition in NY
Oct 14, 2022by Shraddha Nair Oct 14, 2022
The New Museum in New York presents Doreen Garner’s exhibition Revolted, transporting us through the history of pandemics through the lens of the transatlantic slave trade.
Rashid Rana explores ideas of dislocation and self through the lens of digital vs real
Oct 13, 2022by Rahul Kumar Oct 13, 2022
The multi-disciplinary practice of Pakistani artist Rashid Rana encompasses a critique of the altered fabric of the contemporary society and its transnational operations.
Lubna Chowdhary’s ‘Erratics’ visually defines the idea of migration and displacement
Oct 05, 2022by Urvi Kothari Oct 05, 2022
A leading South Asian diasporic artist, Lubna Chowdhary defies categorisation as she defines common notions of identity and belonging within the floors of MIMA.
An intervention into Pakistan's 75th independence by Osman Yousefzada
Sep 24, 2022by Urvi Kothari Sep 24, 2022
The artist reflects on Pakistan’s colonial histories at the Victoria & Albert Museum as he explores the themes of migration, displacement and movement through a British diasporic lens.
Family, faith, and cultural history: exploring the art of Jesse Wright
Sep 20, 2022by Manu Sharma Sep 20, 2022
Jamaican-American interdisciplinary artist Jesse Wright discusses the importance of faith and filial ties within his multi-layered artistic practice.
Season of Dissent
Jul 14, 2022by Natasha Ginwala Jul 14, 2022
Reflecting upon the recent economic and political crises in Sri Lanka through the lens of artistic interventions at ground zero.
Desmond Lazaro responds to displacement and bereavement in his work 'Cosmos'
Mar 25, 2022by Rahul Kumar Mar 25, 2022
In a recent show at Chemould Prescott Road, the artist showcased works that emerged from his research of astrophysics, and personal experiences of migration and bereavement.
Sutapa Biswas’ show in the UK explores her contributions to the Black Arts Movement
Nov 19, 2021by Girinandini Singh Nov 19, 2021
An exploration of established systems of power through Lumen, Sutapa Biswas’ first substantial solo show in 14 years, at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
Post pandemic art exhibitions in the wake of NFTs
Oct 16, 2021by Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi Oct 16, 2021
Reflecting on the Terrain Offline exhibition, held at the Bikaner House, New Delhi, we delve into the wave of NFTs and the making of physical exhibitions after the pandemic.
Richard Mosse’s 'Displaced' breathes new life into documentary photography
Sep 13, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 13, 2021
Irish photographer Richard Mosse's retrospective exhibition, Displaced, is a visual walkthrough of the difficult terrains to talk about migration, conflict, and climate change.
Pinar Öğrenci’s ‘Turkish Delight’ at Colomboscope muses food history and war
Aug 17, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 17, 2021
Multivalent experiences of migrants and circulation of cultural history are at the centre of Berlin-based artist and writer Pinar Öğrenci’s video-installation for Colomboscope 2021.
‘You need the human story’: Alison Killing, first architect to win the Pulitzer Prize
Jul 30, 2021by Soumya Mukerji Jul 30, 2021
British architect Alison Killing’s investigation mapping suspected internment camps in the Far East earned her a big win and big learnings in synergy.
Morag Myerscough shares the story of engaging communities with her bold works
Feb 08, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 08, 2020
STIR @ Women in Design 2020+: The London-based artist says she likes to give people a sense of belonging through her works.
A fantastical deconstruction of the boat by Isaac Chong Wai
Nov 22, 2019by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 22, 2019
An exhibition by the Berlin and Hong Kong-based artist eschews the notions of fixed reality to unveil its fragility.
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