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Fiona Tan curates a cabinet of fixations in Monomania at the Rijksmuseum
Jul 10, 2025by Hili Perlson Jul 10, 2025
A 19th-century portrait of a kleptomaniac sparked the artist’s yearslong dive into the history of psychiatry.
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A history of Okinawa, through photographer Mao Ishikawa’s lens
May 16, 2025by Rhea Mathur May 16, 2025
A retrospective of the Japanese photographer’s work at Mead Gallery in Coventry highlights the zeal of an artist committed to combating oppression and capturing resistance.
Girls on swings, transforming art history: Cecily Brown’s Themes and Variations
Apr 04, 2025by Leah Triplett Apr 04, 2025
This 30 year survey of the British artist’s work at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia leaves questions unanswered.
A contemporary exhibition unpacks American art’s institutional past
Nov 21, 2024by Kate Meadows Nov 21, 2024
Past as Prologue does more than celebrate The National Academy of Design’s 200th anniversary: it reckons with its origins in American colonialism.
On colonial pasts and capitalist presents: Tuan Andrew Nguyen at Zeitz MOCAA
Oct 22, 2024by Niren Tolsi Oct 22, 2024
The Other Side of Now reckons with complex transcontinental colonial histories, acknowledging the intergenerational nature of violence.
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.
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.
Tschabalala Self's public sculpture 'Seated' reclaims and owns a public space
Dec 13, 2022by 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.
Contemporary artists who investigate and reflect on the LGBTQ+ community
Jun 23, 2022by STIRworld Jun 23, 2022
Looking at the practice of Salman Toor, Gilbert Lewis, Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Camilo Godoy and Laura Aguilar that concerns the queer community.
Gallotti & Radice presents Simon Berger's glass works at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 12, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jun 12, 2022
Hyper realistic portraits by Simon Berger celebrate beauty in destruction at Unbreakable Identities, presented by Gallotti & Radice, in collaboration with Salvioni Design Solutions.
Yasumasa Morimura presents solo show 'My Self-Portraits as a Theater of Labyrinths'
May 18, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar May 18, 2022
The exhibition My Self-Portraits as a Theater of Labyrinths is a deep dive into the photographic practice of Japanese contemporary artist Yasumasa Morimura.
Ramazan Can showcases works that respond to identity at Art Dubai
Apr 24, 2022by 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.
Deniz Sağdıç’s ''0' Zero Point' at Istanbul Airport transforms trash into artwork
Apr 05, 2022by Girinandini Singh Apr 05, 2022
The Turkish artist talks about her latest exhibition which uses the waste generated at the Istanbul Airport as a medium urging us to think of art itself as something human.
Through the lens of Tim Walker at the V&A
Sep 12, 2019by Sukanya Garg Sep 12, 2019
Tim Walker: Wonderful Things, the largest exhibition of the artist’s pictures at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, will begin September 21, 2019.
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.
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.
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