Novel arrangements in urban environments by Mark Handforth
Jun 29, 2022by 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 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.
by Dilpreet Bhullar May 23, 2022
Dutch collective Vendel & de Wolf creates on-site light installations for the public viewing to visually articulate the inherent beauty of the existing environment.
by Rahul Kumar May 17, 2022
Hawai'i Contemporary presents Hawai'i Triennial 2022 in Honolulu, USA, showcasing prominent installations and art performances for the eleven-week event.
by Rahul Kumar May 04, 2022
STIR looks at ten artists who stood out at the recently concluded India Art Fair in New Delhi.
by Dilpreet Bhullar May 02, 2022
Liz West, known for creating light installation and public art, has developed sculptural artwork Slow Revolution to rejuvenate audience’s interest in the rich history of Greengate, Salford, UK.
by Rahul Kumar Apr 16, 2022
1400+ works of over 200 artists will form the largest exhibition at the upcoming edition of the Venice Art Biennale, responding to the theme The Milk of Dreams.
by Manu Sharma Apr 14, 2022
The Russian multidisciplinary artist Sasha Folova explores her inimitable performance practice that blends latex costumes with abstract forms.
by STIRworld Apr 08, 2022
The three-day long second edition of London Gallery Weekend brings forward contemporary art with new artists and galleries in the United Kingdom, scheduled from May 13-15, 2022.
by Manu Sharma Mar 29, 2022
American artist-activist group INDECLINE explores their recently-released film Side Hustles, and reflect on the collective's anti-authoritarian exploits over the past year.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 14, 2022
The UK-based sculptor, Rob Mulholland, creates the large reflective sculptures with a special focus on the viewers to let them reassess their role with nature.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 27, 2022
The light art installation City Gazing Dubai by VOUW Studio, suspended over DIFC Gate, forges a relationship between human progress, connection and sustainability.
by STIRworld Feb 09, 2022
Artist Niclas Castello's public installation stunt with the Castello gold cube as it appeared in New York City's Central Park promoting the new Castello cryptocurrency.
by Zohra Khan Jan 27, 2022
The Dutch artist’s latest work from Bilbao reveals a dreamscape of countless biodegradable light sparks mimicking a sky stirred by fireflies.
by Vidur Sethi Jan 24, 2022
German artist Thomas Geiger and his institutional intervention Kunsthalle3000 include performance, sculpture and language to mediate between public and private spaces.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 20, 2022
Site-specific responsive drawings by Fiona Grady, having play of light as integral to them, strive to reorient the relationship between the viewers and the built environment.
by Girinandini Singh Jan 09, 2022
STIR speaks with Sophie J Williamson about her new curatorial project, Undead Matter - an intimate entanglement between the living and the decaying.
by Rahul Kumar Dec 30, 2021
Looking back at the year 2021, we refocus on a selection of artists who create works with a burst of colour or at a massive scale.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 29, 2021
Belgian contemporary artist, Arne Quinze, creates larger-than-life public sculptures for the viewers to not just celebrate nature, but also let them have conversations around it.
by Shraddha Nair Dec 08, 2021
Monika Fabijanska curates a look back at American artist Betsy Damon’s initial years of performance art practice at La MaMa Galleria in New York.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 25, 2021
The site-specific installation of sculptures, Wayfinding, by the New York-based conceptual artist Chloë Bass, are attentive and determined by the array of human emotions.
by Salvatore Peluso Oct 19, 2021
The first edition of the Athens Design Forum was conceived as a comprehensive experience 'more cultural than commercial', says Katerina Papanikolopoulos, founder and artistic director.
by Rahul Kumar Oct 18, 2021
A large scale public performative and visual art intervention by artist Kulpreet Singh recreates violent scenes and atrocities to capture the ‘act’ into ‘marks’ for a work of art.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 08, 2021
As Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s ‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ comes down, STIR speaks with creatives Yves Béhar and Sandeep & Tania Khosla on their experience of the artwork.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 25, 2021
L’Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, Paris, is yet another addition to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s body of work dotted with the experimental spirit of the creative imagination.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 25, 2021
Ilori’s 'Bring London Together’, a Landmark Project at the London Design Festival 2021, celebrates the creative community under city's Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “Let’s Do London” campaign.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 10, 2021
The exhibition In Venice by Melissa McGill, with a variety of works on the city of Venice, introduces the audience to the environmental changes the city has experienced.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 29, 2021
Danish artist-duo Elmgreen & Dragset strives to critique the institutional settings of their public art installations famous for recontextualising the objects with an artistic twist.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 17, 2021
Jardin de lumière, by Qatar-based artist Ghada Al Khater and Parisian digital studio bonjour Interactive Lab, adopted generative design to recreate the Persian carpet.
by Priyanka Sacheti Apr 01, 2021
Home to striking large sculptures and installations, Jaddaf Waterfront Park brings together diverse communities of Dubai through the medium of public art and space.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 09, 2021
Immersive and experiential public art installations by the collective LeuWebb Projects, led by Christine Leu and Alan Webb, draw a balance between creativity and criticality.
by Shailaja Tripathi Nov 20, 2020
The Iranian-American artist’s public art project in New York around the famed Persian Garden probes its complex history.
by Zohra Khan Oct 30, 2020
Extreme architecture expert Hugh Broughton has received planning permission for ‘Building a Martian House’ – a public art project by Bristol artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent.
by Shailaja Tripathi Sep 28, 2020
The Japanese artist’s project, featuring photographs of people occupied in an act of cleaning, discusses normative beliefs around cleaning and decontamination at Yokohama Triennale.
by Sukanya Garg Sep 05, 2020
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s immersive polka-dotted, phallic-sculptured infinity room - Love is Calling - is a culmination of her journey towards the sublime.
by Sukanya Garg Jul 31, 2020
STIR speaks to Daehyung Lee, the Artistic Director of CONNECT-BTS, a global project at the crossroads of music and new media art in London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Seoul and New York.
by Georgina Maddox Jul 17, 2020
Galleria Continua is showcasing online Jean Rene’s huge painting of a child called Alain, peeking over the wall, created by the French artist for the 13th Havana Biennial in 2019.
by Sukanya Garg Jul 16, 2020
Art for Earth, a suspended forest of ribbons created by artist Anne Patterson, was on display at Ermenegildo Zegna Fashion show in Milan, echoing concerns of sustainability.
by Georgina Maddox Jul 09, 2020
Taking off from the ongoing uprisings against police brutality, colonialism, slave trade and other historic social issues, STIR takes a look at art 'defacement' as a form of protest.
by Shailaja Tripathi Jul 03, 2020
Luzinterruptus, an anonymous art collective in Madrid, talks about using the medium of light and darkness to reflect on the issues of environment and creating immersive experiences.
by Sukanya Garg Jun 26, 2020
STIR in conversation with the curators of the osloBIENNALEN, Norway, which will explore new formats in the arts ecosystem over a course of five years, from 2019 to 2024.
by Sukanya Garg Jun 17, 2020
The Holocenter New York’s initiative Light Windows invited artists to create light-based installations on their windows to steer hope and artistic engagement in community during the pandemic.
by Freddie Ribeiro May 19, 2020
Freddie Ribeiro journeys through art in public spaces world over, observing how these are platforms for civic dialogue, forces for social cohesion, stress-busters and change agents.
by Sukanya Garg Mar 16, 2020
STIR in conversation with Melbourne-based design studio ENESS about latest immersive installation Airship Orchestra, which was on display in Shanghai, China, till February 14.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 12, 2020
New York-based Shahzia Sikander celebrates womanhood and oneness with nature through her practice spanning three decades.
by Jones John Mar 02, 2020
James Hough is the first artist-in-residence at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office and it might just change how the justice system is perceived.
by Georgina Maddox Dec 30, 2019
British artist Marc Quinn employs frozen blood of refugees and celebrities to address the issue of immigration in Our Blood, scheduled for unveiling in 2021.
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