•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Sunena V Maju May 19, 2023
STAMBH: Craft, Collaboration and Continuity by Ashiesh Shah celebrates indigenous living craft practices as a part of Sustain 2023 curated by G20 Culture Working Group.
by 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.
by Sukanya Deb Jan 07, 2023
A major survey exhibition of Carolee Schneemann’s work looks at the artist’s masterful experimentations, across mediums of performance, installation, film and multimedia.
by Vatsala Sethi Jan 01, 2023
Investigating the exhibition 'Handle With Care' by Yaazd Contractor at Method gallery in Mumbai, showcasing illuminated cold cathodes, glass tubes, aluminium, and more.
by 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.
by Sukanya Deb Dec 23, 2022
The Dubai-based artist’s first solo show looks at reclaiming lost luggage, staging of a silhouette, letters to a stranger, and clocked-in time that is constantly accounted for.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 13, 2022
American artist Tschabalala Self’s public sculpture Seated, commissioned by Avant Arte, highlights politics of gender and power by asserting presence in a public place.
by STIRworld Nov 18, 2022
Themed Chaos: Calm, the Bangkok Art Biennale features over 200 pieces created by 73 local and international artists, in 12 venues across the city.
by 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.
by Sukanya Deb Nov 01, 2022
The German artist speaks to STIR about his post-graffiti art practice within the exhibition space that challenges the norms of the institution and conventional forms.
by Manu Sharma Oct 19, 2022
Taiwanese artist Aka Chang explores his massive light installations and discusses his practice, NFTs, and all things art.
by 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.
by Shraddha Nair Sep 26, 2022
USA-based Lauren Stetz speaks with STIR about the collaborative effort that went into building the Violence Against Women Art Map, working with artists across the globe.
by Shraddha Nair Sep 22, 2022
Ars Electronica Festival 2022 presents CIFO's awardees at A Parallel (R)evolution - Digital Art in Latin America, which looks to empower Latin American artists in new media.
by 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.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Sep 16, 2022
Cecilia Alemani’s main exhibition gathers together lost, stolen, forgotten, marginalised, maternal, non-canonised female, queer, non-binary, and indigenous artistic subjectivities.
by Rahul Kumar, Samta Nadeem Sep 13, 2022
Curator Ekow Eshun brought together 11 artists who inventively recycle and reconfigure elements of folklore, myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions, and legacies of Afrofuturism.
by Daria Kravchuk Sep 12, 2022
Ria Keburia Foundation presents a solo exhibition, Homin, by the artist Fedora Akimova, uncovering post-traumatic memories in the times of war.
by Vatsala Sethi Sep 08, 2022
The 2022 edition takes the Korean city as a starting point to reflect on the stories hidden within the history of Busan since the modern era and the changing structure of the city.
by STIRworld Sep 05, 2022
The Painter's New Tools, curated by Eleanor Cayre and Dean Kissick at Nahmad Contemporary, features paintings made by using CGI, AI, printers, tablets, and other technologies.
by Manu Sharma Sep 03, 2022
Spanish cartoonist Joan Cornellà discusses his NFT drop MOAR, which currently lives in the Metaverse.
by Urvi Kothari Sep 01, 2022
Rina Banerjee’s imaginative, complex and layered world comes to life at the Hunterdon Art Museum as she explores ideas of gender, identity, beauty, and human psyche.
by Rahul Kumar Aug 23, 2022
Illustrative Chronicles: Shira Barzilay, an Israeli illustrator also known as Koketit, plays with her distinctive style on everyday life.
by Vidur Sethi Aug 20, 2022
New York-based artist Max Colby uses found objects and materials to create artworks that are at once camp and a subversive mimicry of it to evoke revival, embrace, and opulence.
by Sukanya Deb Jul 11, 2022
Meta-space by Zhang Zikang looks at the continuities between virtual reality and spirituality, with the use of AI generated art, a conversation between nature and culture.
by STIRworld May 22, 2022
American contemporary artist and sculptor Melvin Edwards is presenting barbed wire installations at the museum Dia Beacon this Spring.
by Rahul Kumar May 10, 2022
In an interview with STIR, Will Day speaks of his journey of discovery of art and his intent through his large-scale surfaces for his abstract paintings.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 26, 2022
The Belgian conceptual designer Nel Verbeke with her exhibition The Architecture of Time displays the sculpture to keep the audience moored with their surroundings.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 24, 2022
Straddling the old and new, quiet and bold, handmade and industrial, the Turkish artist presents works that respond to his research on his culture and history at Anna Laudel gallery.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 18, 2022
When Images Speak, curated by Nada Shabout, explores the lesser represented works of Arab modernists, as part of the Dubai Collection initiative under the guidance of Carlo Rizzo.
by STIRworld Apr 01, 2022
Ukraine Support Pledge, a not-for-profit organisation, is raising funds through art for the GlobalGiving’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund amid Russia-Ukraine conflict.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 31, 2022
Guilt.studio creates physical and digital experiences with their works, distorting the trained field of vision to engage the viewer as a participant, not as a spectator.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 11, 2022
Kinetic sculptures in the exhibition Alexander Calder: Minimal/Maximal are in harmony with the architecture of their display at Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
by Rahul Kumar Dec 22, 2021
Looking back at the year 2021, the STIR's round-up on materiality refocuses on a selection of artists who skillfully exploit the medium and process of their choice.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 14, 2021
The exhibition Given Time: The Gift and its Offerings at Aicon Gallery, New York, is a walk through what lies between gift and gifting – reciprocation and obligation.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 25, 2021
Each/Other at the Denver Art Museum features works of indigenous artists Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger, laying importance on indigenous wisdom and collaborations.
by Girinandini Singh Jul 08, 2021
STIR speaks with multidisciplinary artist, Hema Shironi, on her creative practice questioning the ideas of migration, home and identity, and her recent work for Colomboscope.
by Girinandini Singh Jul 06, 2021
STIR speaks with Scotland-based contemporary artist, Bea Last, on her process-based creative practice which builds on a socially impactful aesthetic language.
by Girinandini Singh May 28, 2021
GeoVanna Gonzalez speaks with STIR on her functional sculptures creating a dynamic and open space for collaboration and participation.
by Girinandini Singh May 15, 2021
Rogan Brown on drawing inspiration from the ethereal, the abstract and the rationale in the natural world and the pleasure of returning to a spirit of exploration.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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