•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Riya Patel Mar 31, 2023
Designer Yinka Ilori’s limited edition bag collection with Marks & Spencer sparks a conversation on being a designer in present times and the economic cost of dreaming.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 25, 2023
Belgian conceptual artist Arne Quinze was invited by the LVMH advisor Hervé Mikaeloff to create a public installation for the second edition of Noor, a light and art festival in Riyadh.
by Jincy Iype Mar 23, 2023
STIR speaks to Hublot's latest ambassador Daniel Arsham, about his installation in the Swiss Alps, its ephemerality and its connection to land art and timekeeping.
by Maghie Ghali Mar 01, 2023
At the Tuwaiq Sculpture exhibition in Durrat Al Riyadh, public witnessed live sculpting of large-scale artworks, experiencing the completed artworks post production.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 01, 2023
Inspired by writings of Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, BUREAU, an unconventional architecture practice, creates a liveable sculpture, nestled within Bermuda's artistic community.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 31, 2023
The exhibition at JAX 03, Riyadh, part of the Noor Riyadh festival, narrates a three-part journey of technology, architectonics of light, and its role in shaping our consciousness.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 16, 2023
Along with the unveiling of 'Asian Paints Art House' at Mumbai Urban Art Festival, Asian Paints reveals Silver Escapade as the Colour of the Year 2023.
by 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.
by Vatsala Sethi Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at public artwork from around the world that captivated viewers through light, augmented reality, scale, and more.
by Jones John Dec 29, 2022
The African American artist is the seventh recipient of the award instituted by the Nasher Sculpture Centre, US, to recognise her contributions to the medium’s potentiality.
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 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."
by Manu Sharma Dec 19, 2022
Artist Nate Mohler discusses where his art comes from, and how he negotiates the real and digital.
by Sukanya Deb Dec 16, 2022
The exhibition looks at the issues of gendered discrimination and violence, and its exacerbation in the peri-urban sphere, displaying long-term community-based projects.
by Sukanya Deb Dec 14, 2022
For the FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar Museums commissioned significant international artists to create public artworks, transforming the capital city Doha’s landscape.
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 Daria Kravchuk Nov 29, 2022
Sarah Foryame Lawler, the Head of Curatorial Planning in the Public Art department at Qatar Museums, speaks to STIR on public art, and connecting people and places.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 05, 2022
The winning design for Wuxi Art Museum by Ennead Architects adorns an articulated limestone facade with unique perforations and textures inspired by the scholar stones.
by Niyati Dave Oct 31, 2022
During a time of ecological devastation in Pakistan, we catch up with Lahore-based artist Saba Khan, whose work looks at bureaucracy, gender, public space and hydro-ecologies.
by Jincy Iype Oct 26, 2022
Commissioned by Molonglo, LESS pavilion comprises 36 concrete columns and a circular ramp with a viewing platform, existing as part public art work and part public space.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 21, 2022
Swedish photographer and visual artist Erik Johansson with his rich body of work brings together disparate situations and objects together to keep the viewers attentive.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 16, 2022
Harry Yeff and Trung Bao, in the age of post-internet art, with their immersive exhibition Voice Gems: 1000 Year Archive led experimental ways to archive voices.
by Vatsala Sethi Oct 04, 2022
The public exhibition in London's Regent's Park will feature 19 large-scale works by prominent artists and run alongside Frieze London and Frieze Masters.
by Sunena V Maju Oct 01, 2022
While the AI programme Midjourney creates a stir in the creative and technological world, STIR speaks with four designers about Midjourney and their exploration on the platform.
by STIRworld Sep 29, 2022
At the Tate Modern Garden near St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the sculptural artwork features a cross sectional model of the cathedral’s dome housing drawings of at-risk 243 species.
by Sunena V Maju Sep 10, 2022
With the addition of Gabella Gate to the heritage structure, Rocco Valentini Architecture translates the ruined Porta Gabella from an object of past to a history in the process.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 05, 2022
The site-specific installation The Hop, a new commission by Jyll Bradley at the Hayward Gallery, reimagines the cultural history of the 20th century London.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 30, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to James Wines, the architect behind iconic BEST Products stores that critiqued the nature of architecture, shopping, and suburbia.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Aug 26, 2022
Absentee bodies are among the complex subjects on display as part of the work (Non)-Places at Graben, Vienna, that critiques the rifts between the haves and the have-nots.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 23, 2022
In a conversation with STIR, the Swedish architect dives into the notion of 'The Primitive Hut' and its influence on his firm’s installations made using alternative materials.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 14, 2022
Japan House London brings the exhibition Symbiosis: Living Island that draws on the history of island Inujima and the indispensable relation between ecology and humans.
by STIRworld Jul 21, 2022
The Swedish-born artist who died at the age of 93, has left behind a legacy of his larger-than-life pop art sculptures.
by Manu Sharma Jul 17, 2022
Anna Elena Torres and Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson discuss their work in collaboration with The Yiddishland Pavilion, for Venice Art Biennale 2022.
by Manu Sharma Jul 03, 2022
Vladislav Iliev, the Bulgaria-based artist and co-founder of Studio Phormatik, discusses the studio’s work and ethos with STIR.
by Rahul Kumar Jun 30, 2022
Examining the history of monarchs and authority across the world and their involvement with art works in public spaces to influence the desired narrative.
by Divya Menon Jun 29, 2022
Art and public spaces through their symbiotic association bring surreal experiences at a 17th century church in Cremona, Italy.
by STIRworld Jun 28, 2022
Ai Weiwei's Arch is a 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture that signifies freedom of expression.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 16, 2022
Large-scale light and sound installation Life Lingers on Blank Pages by the collective Luzinterruptus was part of LuzMadrid, the Madrid’s International Festival of Light.
by Sukanya Deb Jun 05, 2022
The Berlin-based artist's kinetic sculptures as a monument to the impact of the oil industry probe the past, present, and the future of the non-renewable resource through fiction.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 01, 2022
The hybrid format of Art Basel Hong Kong 2022 saw participation of 130 galleries from 28 countries and territories with an emphasis to underscore the leading art voices from Asia.
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