Exploring the highlights at the TEFAF New York 2022 edition
May 12, 2022by STIRworld May 12, 2022
Prominent artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and more stole the show at the TEFAF New York Art Fair.
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Performance artist Caroline Denervaud teams with actor-director Adrien Dantou
May 11, 2022by Shraddha Nair May 11, 2022
French artists Caroline Denervaud and Adrien Dantou met during lockdown, and began immediately collaborating with each other on several projects including a Louis Vuitton promo.
Artist Will Day speaks about his large-scale paintings that portray deep sentiments
May 10, 2022by 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.
STIR in conversation with Lee Kun-Yong, the Korean avant garde artist
May 03, 2022by Rahul Kumar May 03, 2022
The multi-disciplinary artist - whose performative works in 1970s responded to Korean political environment - talks about his art practice that transcends genres for a holistic style.
Basquiat makes a comeback with latest exhibition King Pleasure in New York
Apr 30, 2022by STIRworld Apr 30, 2022
Curated by the family of late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, the exhibition presents over 200 unseen pieces illustrating Jean-Michel’s life from an intimate perspective.
The body bizarre: exploring uncanny human renderings and more from Dani Macovei
Apr 29, 2022by Manu Sharma Apr 29, 2022
Romanian artist Dani Macovei discusses his fascinating digital practice with STIR, exploring his motivations in the process.
Patrick Martinez’s solo show at The Tucson Museum of Art examines systems of power
Apr 28, 2022by Rahul Kumar Apr 28, 2022
Martinez’s multi-disciplinary practice revolves around the political and social injustices, especially towards the minority communities in the United States, in recent times.
Ruth Campau’s large-scale installations invite a bodily experience around them
Mar 28, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 28, 2022
Danish post-war and contemporary artist Ruth Campau creates site-specific installations in vertical brushstrokes by hands to let the audiences have a body experience around it.
What is modernism in African art and when did it take place?
Mar 15, 2022by Sukanya Deb Mar 15, 2022
The last of a three-part series investigates modernity and the cultural underpinnings around its conception in African diaspora artists who contributed to the Western canon.
When men portrayed women in their art
Mar 07, 2022by Rahul Kumar Mar 07, 2022
On International Women’s Day, we look at significant works by male artists from across the globe that depict the femininity and womanhood over the years.
Ori Gersht’s photographs capture the intensity of the moment of destruction
Feb 24, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 24, 2022
British-Israeli photographer and video artist Ori Gersht oversees nature as an embodiment of cultural and historical metaphors, providing quaint translation through photographs.
Colección SOLO presents Hieronymus Bosch’s 'Garden Of Earthly Delights'
Feb 22, 2022by Shraddha Nair Feb 22, 2022
SMACK, Luesita, Cassie McQuater, and Miao Xiaochun among other artists respond to the 15th century masterpiece Garden Of Earthly Delights at Matadero Madrid.
Exploring the glitched visual arts practice of Spanish artist Rafael Jiménez
Feb 16, 2022by Manu Sharma Feb 16, 2022
Spanish Artist Rafael Jiminez discusses the impermanence and unreliability of human memory, and how it fits into his artistic practice.
Of witnessing and listening: Baaraan Ijlal’s art accepts the past to bequeath empathy
Feb 14, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 14, 2022
Delhi-based artist Baaraan Ijlal and artist-historian Moonis Ijlal with their show Hostile Witness built a life-size fantastical world to relive history of cities and people.
Dior Haute Couture show in Paris creates a unique blend of fashion, art and craft
Feb 09, 2022by Rahul Kumar Feb 09, 2022
Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior and Karishma Swali from Chanakya Atelier present the art of contemporary Indian artists Madhvi and Manu Parekh in this unique project.
The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2022 aims to empower African artists
Feb 06, 2022by Shraddha Nair Feb 06, 2022
Sovereign Art Foundation founder and chairman Howard Bilton talks to STIR about his love for art, and how it can make a difference.
Laura Lima’s ‘Six Feet Over’ is a visual narrative on ethereal spaces
Jan 25, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 25, 2022
Laura Lima’s exhibition Six Feet Over within the conceptual framework of fluctuation delineated different sculptural installations to talk about layered existence of living beings.
'Monet, Renoir, and Chagall' is a journey from Impressionism to Modernism
Jan 14, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 14, 2022
The immersive exhibition at Bassin des Lumières, Bordeaux, relooked at the canonical paintings from the Impressionist period to offer an experience nurtured by immersive art.
Daniel Dezeuze’s 'Écrans/Tableaux: Variations' reassembles codes of painting
Jan 10, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 10, 2022
Daniel Dezeuze’s exhibition Écrans/Tableaux: Variations at Galerie Templon brought to the fore the art of making painting-sculpture to question the survival of traditional form of painting.
Artists who pushed the boundaries through materiality in their art
Dec 22, 2021by 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.
Artist Bosco Sodi collaborates with nature to produce delicately aged abstractions
Dec 14, 2021by Rahul Kumar Dec 14, 2021
STIR speaks with the Mexican artist on the sidelines of his solo show at König London that with its paintings and sculptures pointed at the shared ecosystem humans share on the planet.
Min Jung-Yeon's paintings question the notions of space and time
Nov 27, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 27, 2021
The Korea-born, France-based artist creates a dreamlike structure in her paintings to explore the conventions of space and time and open the world of renewed transformations.
Artist duo TARWUK discusses their solo exhibition in Italy, ‘Ante Mare et Terras’
Nov 22, 2021by Shraddha Nair Nov 22, 2021
Croatian artists Bruno Pogačnik Tremow and Ivana Vukšić speak with STIR about their art, which grapples with the ideas of identity, memory and war.
Mit Jai Inn straddles painting and sculpture through his works at ‘Dreamworld’
Nov 18, 2021by Rahul Kumar Nov 18, 2021
Ikon Gallery in Birmingham presents a solo exhibition of artist and activist, Mit Jai Inn, who explores utopian ideas for humanity and society for a better world.
The art of understanding the law in art
Oct 29, 2021by Rahul Kumar Oct 29, 2021
Indian art lawyer Debottam Bose talks about the need for art law and its ever-increasing need in the commerce of art in contemporary times.
Exploring human experience through the uncanny portraits of Itaru Shimamura
Oct 19, 2021by Manu Sharma Oct 19, 2021
Japanese painter Itaru Shimamura discusses his exploration of human life through his painting practice, highlighting the importance of creating from a point of nothingness.
Vitor Schietti’s long painting photography illuminates hitherto unseen part of nature
Oct 15, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 15, 2021
Brazil-born, now settled in Spain, Vitor Schietti’s painting-photography is created with the technique of long exposures to conjure up the fantastical world around nature.
Anselm Reyle’s art rooted in abstractionism aims to reach a point of inexplicable
Sep 28, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 28, 2021
Germany-based artist, Anselm Reyle, creates large-scale abstract paintings and installations to pursue his fascination with the element of unfathomable of the abstract art.
Lorenzo Quinn on his practice and source of inspiration for his sculptural works
Sep 14, 2021by Rahul Kumar Sep 14, 2021
In a candid chat, artist Lorenzo Quinn talks about growing up in the Hollywood, and finding his way into the arts, making monumental sculptures using the human hand as his muse.
Art Basel 2021 comes back on home ground after a year's gap due to the pandemic
Sep 06, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 06, 2021
Art Basel 2021 in its hybrid format promises to bring the best of both, digital and physical platforms, for its audiences to underscore the scale and many representations of arts.
‘Small Gems’ features Agostino Bonalumi’s hitherto unseen paintings and sculptures
Aug 03, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 03, 2021
The exhibition Small Gems at Cardi Gallery, with the display of paintings and sculptures by the Italian artist Agostino Bonalumi, attempts to underline his revolutionary aesthetics.
‘Hidden Emotion in Texture’ presents a new perspective on ancient shanshui painting
Jul 09, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jul 09, 2021
Taiwanese artist Yuan Hui-Li’s solo exhibition at Tina Keng Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan, is an exploration of the female narrative in shanshui painting traditions.
Himani Gupta’s ‘To Navigate’ explores temporal dislocations of the pandemic
Jun 13, 2021by Girinandini Singh Jun 13, 2021
The artist discusses themes of departure, dislocation and temporality in her recent work, which explores the impact of the lockdown experienced across three continents.
Sculptor GeoVanna Gonzalez on creating perception through her creative practice
May 28, 2021by Girinandini Singh May 28, 2021
GeoVanna Gonzalez speaks with STIR on her functional sculptures creating a dynamic and open space for collaboration and participation.
Painter Mark Rogers invites us into his world of fantasy and fiction
Apr 16, 2021by Shraddha Nair Apr 16, 2021
Born and raised in the US, Mark Rogers brings together magical realism with alien fantasy in a supernatural combination, which draws in the viewer.
Pablo Iglesias Prada captures human evil through his expressionist works
Nov 28, 2020by Manu Sharma Nov 28, 2020
Spanish artist Pablo Iglesias Prada seeks to capture human emotions and vice within his sinister paintings.
Early works of Tyeb Mehta and the birth of his key motifs…bull and falling figure
Jul 24, 2020by Shailaja Tripathi Jul 24, 2020
Art historian Yashodhara Dalmia explains the significance of the time period of 50s to 80s in Tyeb Mehta’s oeuvre, in an exclusive interview with STIR.
José Parlá’s exhibition ‘It’s Yours’ questions who the Bronx belongs to
Jul 09, 2020by Utkarsh Jul 09, 2020
Brooklyn-based artist José Parlá discusses gentrification and structural racism as he explores the roots of the Bronx with his first solo show It's Yours in New York City, US.
Langen Foundation celebrates top artists of Korean abstraction and Dansaekhwa
Feb 28, 2020by Sukanya Garg Feb 28, 2020
The Langen Foundation in Germany presents solos of Korean artists Park Seo-Bo and Minjung Kim, working in abstract minimalist monochrome painting, on view till March 29.
Rafa Esparza's exhibition transforms MASS MoCA's white walls into a 'brown-scape'
Feb 24, 2020by Georgina Maddox Feb 24, 2020
Esparza’s exhibition staring at the sun at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art takes on the past and contextualises the present through paintings and installations.
An introduction to Benedetta Montini’s poetic body of work
Feb 15, 2020by Georgina Maddox Feb 15, 2020
Italian artist Benedetta Montini‘s performance photographs lead to visual poems that are digitally accessible at the VASA exhibition, and worth pondering over.
Dora Maar's surrealist photography takes over the Tate Modern in London
Jan 18, 2020by Georgina Maddox Jan 18, 2020
Catch up with one of the most comprehensive retrospectives of Maar, who was a photographer and briefly a painter, and is well-known as Pablo Picasso’s muse.
Erik Parker’s hand-painted sculpture urges society to ‘WOKE’ up!
Dec 14, 2019by Sukanya Garg Dec 14, 2019
The American artist collaborates with Hong Kong-based creative studio AllRightsReserved to create a hand painted wooden sculpture.
Turner Prize 2019 co-winner Oscar Murillo's solo show at Kunstverein in Hamburg
Dec 05, 2019by Sukanya Garg Dec 05, 2019
The Colombian artist’s exhibition Oscar Murillo – Horizontal Darkness in Search of Solidarity showcases multimedia works, addressing the social dynamics of globalisation.
Coming full circle with Frida Kahlo
Dec 03, 2019by Georgina Maddox Dec 03, 2019
Drawing a parallel to her own journey, the writer revisits the exhibition of objects that shaped Kahlo’s life, like her prosthetic leg and surgical corsets, at V&A Museum in London.
Sarah Abu Abdallah's work exhibits tension between virtual personas and reality
Nov 29, 2019by Sukanya Garg Nov 29, 2019
After her first solo in Hamburg, the Saudi artist will showcase For the First Time in a Long Time in Dubai, exploring the friction between restriction and untamed nature.
Artist Solange Pessoa's solo exhibition threads together North and South America
Oct 29, 2019by Sukanya Garg Oct 29, 2019
The Brazilian artist's exhibition Longilonge at Ballroom Marfa in Texas would display nature-inspired installations, paintings, drawings, ceramics and soapstone.
Swiss painter Miriam Cahn’s travelling retrospective explores being human
Sep 25, 2019by Sukanya Garg Sep 25, 2019
Miriam Cahn’s exhibition I AS HUMAN, at Haus der Kunst in Munich, represents the key phases of her artistic career, provoking discussion about humanity today, through painting.
Viraj Naik resurrects animal farm at Sunaparanta, Goa
Sep 04, 2019by Sukanya Garg Sep 04, 2019
STIR visits Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts, to cover Viraj Naik’s solo exhibition Ordinary Superheroes: Tales from the AniMan Kingdom, on display until September 20.
Artist Matt Mullican organises the world in different colours for his solo project
Aug 09, 2019by Sukanya Garg Aug 09, 2019
Matt Mullican’s exhibition Between Sign and Subject is a collection of works representing a visual system, with which the artist attempts to categorise the world around him.
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