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Maryam Yousif’s ‘Riverbend’ challenges western perceptions of Iraq
Nov 24, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 24, 2024
Yousif joins STIR for an interview that explores her debut solo show and highlights the Iraqi blogger who inspired it.
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The Bangkok Art Biennale embraces Mother Nature
Nov 18, 2024by Rémy Jarry Nov 18, 2024
The fourth edition of the Biennale delves into the contemporary legacy of feminine mythologies while addressing the ecological challenges of our time.
Monika Sosnowska’s sculptures question structural and ideological longevity
Oct 27, 2024by Manu Sharma Oct 27, 2024
Curator Pernilla Wiik explores Sosnowska’s show at EMMA and discusses the significance of her thought-provoking work, in an interview with STIR.
Art Labor and Jrai artists reconsider Vietnam's modern development
Oct 13, 2024by Jaime Chu Oct 13, 2024
At Para Site, Cloud Chamber stages the complex legacy of settler colonialism and modernisation in Vietnam's Central Highlands with much room for reflection.
Post climate collapse, ‘ABYSSICIDE’ ideates coral-like 'garments for drowning in'
Aug 30, 2024by Anushka Sharma Aug 30, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, Sruli Recht and Roland Snooks discuss the climate crisis, rising oceans, material innovation and plausible future rituals that guide their humanoid sculptures.
Kapwani Kiwanga explores the history of power at Copenhagen Contemporary
Jul 11, 2024by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Jul 11, 2024
The Length of the Horizon at Copenhagen Contemporary delves into socio-political themes with installations using historical narratives.
City Cortex hosts public installations in cork by six creatives across Lisbon
Jul 06, 2024by STIRworld Jul 06, 2024
With sculptures by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Yves Béhar and Leong Leong, the installations explore the versatility of cork with public seating, bookshelves and a floating ball mattress.
Creating new templates for the future: Rheim Alkadhi at the ICA
Jul 06, 2024by Rhea Mathur Jul 06, 2024
Rheim Alkadhi’s solo exhibition at the ICA rethinks our language for genocide and uncovers the politics of war, focusing on the land and its people.
With 'Kodama,' Kengo Kuma reflects on the destiny of ageing as the essence of life
May 06, 2024by Jincy Iype May 06, 2024
During Fuorisalone 2024, Kuma spoke to STIR against the backdrop of the exhibition Kodama, The Spirit of the Forest, ruminating on reincarnation in nature and being part of it.
The exhibition 'Ugly Feelings' reveals lesser spoken-about abject emotions
Aug 25, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 25, 2023
Repulsive emotions of grotesque art find a new haven in the form of the exhibition Ugly Feelings, curated by Lotte Løvholm and Georgina Maxim at Collega, Copenhagen.
Sculpting sensations: 'Devouring Lovers' by Eva Fàbregas
Aug 17, 2023by Aarthi Mohan Aug 17, 2023
Exploring the Barcelona-based artist’s unconventional relationships with sculpture, space, and the spectator.
‘Pond Life: Albertopolis and the Lily’: public art at the Gloucester Road tube station
Aug 12, 2023by Manu Sharma Aug 12, 2023
British artist Monster Chetwynd discusses her artistic intervention for Art on the Underground.
Per Kristian Nygård's art explores the relationship between ideology and form
Jul 18, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 18, 2023
Norwegian artist Per Kristian Nygård with his in-situ installations and sculptures revisits the tenants of the built environment to dive into its scale of possibilities and potentials.
Exploring Vincent Leroy’s art installation 'Floating Lenses' at Joshua Tree desert
Jul 13, 2023by STIRworld Jul 13, 2023
French artist Vincent Leroy installs kinetic sculpture in Joshua Tree National Park in California, inviting visitors to a meditative space curated by the interplay of light and movement.
Exploring Jakob Jørgensen's monolithic steel sculptures at HB381
Jul 09, 2023by Manu Sharma Jul 09, 2023
Danish artist and sculptor Jakob Jørgensen discusses his recent solo exhibition Take Root, of monumental steel sculptures, at HB381, an art gallery in New York City.
IV Chan's ‘Poop Me to the Moon’ at Art Basel Hong Kong retraces childhood memories
Mar 30, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 30, 2023
Soft sculptures & performances by IV Chan populate her new work Poop Me to the Moon by Para Site. The exhibition looks at the unsaid impurity of the inner & outer human body.
Encounters: the curated sector at Art Basel Hong Kong presents 14 large-scale projects
Mar 22, 2023by Rahul Kumar Mar 22, 2023
Curator Alexie Glass-Kantor speaks to STIR about the importance of experimentation at a commercial fair and the making of this year’s Encounters at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023.
Asian Paints colours an illusory journey of the past and future with Silver Escapade
Jan 16, 2023by 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.
Abhishek Poddar & Arik Levy discuss the sculptural commissions at MAP Bangalore
Jan 16, 2023by Rahul Kumar Jan 16, 2023
STIR in conversation with artist Arik Levy and MAP founder, Abhishek Poddar, about the desk and sculpture installation at Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru, India.
Immersive public art redefining our relationship to public spaces
Dec 30, 2022by 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.
Art and the city: The public installations presented during Frieze Sculpture 2022
Oct 04, 2022by 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.
Installation artist Jen Lewin speaks about her Burning Man project and the art practice
Aug 31, 2022by Sukanya Deb Aug 31, 2022
The American artist is presenting a new 8000 square foot interactive sculpture at Burning Man 2022, that utilises reclaimed plastic and sets the stage for climate responsive art.
William Turnbull’s retrospective exhibition celebrates the centenary of the artist’s birth
Jul 20, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 20, 2022
Offer Waterman and the Estate of William Turnbull present William Turnbull's retrospective in London, highlighting the artist's prowess to create both paintings and sculptures.
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.
The 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art evoked ties between land, water, and human
Jun 28, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 28, 2022
Toronto Biennial of Art: What Water Knows, The Land Remembers, with various artists and indigenous communities explored natural world and the colonial history of Toronto.
STIRring Dreams: Arcangelo Sassolino on ‘Diplomazija Astuta’ at Venice Art Biennale
Jun 27, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jun 27, 2022
Sculptor and installation artist Arcangelo Sassolino talks to STIR about his monumental artwork at the Malta Pavilion that involves molten steel, inspired by a Caravaggio masterpiece.
Marie Raffn’s sculptures resist commonly accepted absolutism of language
May 12, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar May 12, 2022
When Danish sculptor Marie Raffn plays with language to suggest that meaning is susceptible to change, she advertently questions the idea of knowledge received.
Exploring Subodh Gupta's celestial and other-worldly exhibition, ‘Cosmic Battle’
Mar 04, 2022by STIRworld Mar 04, 2022
Indian contemporary artist Subodh Gupta's latest exhibition, Cosmic Battle, combines his signature stainless steel works with the cosmos at Nature Morte art gallery in New Delhi.
Stine Deja’s ‘Dawn Chorus’ contemplates transhumanism through cryopreservation
Feb 15, 2022by Vidur Sethi Feb 15, 2022
In exhibition abandon all hope ye who enter here, Stine Deja’s Dawn Chorus: Beta deliberates upon transhumanism through the speculative framework of cryogenic freezing.
Exploring the monumentality of fabric across modern and contemporary artists
Feb 13, 2022by Sukanya Deb Feb 13, 2022
STIR delves into fabric sculptures and the evocation of fabric in modern and contemporary installation practices that defy the very nature of monumentalism in art.
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