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Humanity as practice: The 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Sep 23, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
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A London exhibition reflects on shared South Asian histories and splintered maps
Jun 19, 2025by Samta Nadeem Jun 19, 2025
(Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices emphasises regional interconnectedness, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
'Seeing Fire | Seeing Meadows' rallies against the dichotomies of our overtly digital age
Apr 30, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 30, 2025
Written by architect Anna Kostreva, the book presents a fictional story depicting algorithms exercising control over humans and how this affects the built environment.
Anicka Yi's conceptual art explores pressing topics on the microbial level
Mar 27, 2025by Manu Sharma Mar 27, 2025
STIR speaks with the acclaimed South Korean artist about cultural hegemonies, microbiology and environmental collapse.
The Severance Compliance Handbook on perpetuity in workspace design
Feb 28, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 28, 2025
STIR looks at the production design of the speculative series' disorienting spaces and the inspirations it draws on to provide a compendium of references to pop culture.
Is the Asia Pacific Triennial really curated?
Jan 22, 2025by Rémy Jarry Jan 22, 2025
The 11th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial stands out for its distinctive approach, which challenges conventional methods of exhibiting contemporary art in Asia and Oceania.
'Making Home' explores what it means to create a home in contemporary life
Jan 15, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Jan 15, 2025
From displacement to belonging, this exhibition at the Smithsonian Design Triennial examines how design creates new forms of home in a changing world.
Stillness in architectural narratives: The best of architectural photography in 2024
Dec 27, 2024by Bansari Paghdar Dec 27, 2024
STIRred 2024: A round-up of the best of the year’s architectural narrativisation through books and exhibitions that capture the possibilities and realities of built environments.
‘Three Tired Tigers’ unpacks shared relationships between animals and humans
Dec 21, 2024by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 21, 2024
Through the lens of politics, history, economics and urbanism, this Dubai exhibition proposes a four-legged perspective of human life and urban landscapes.
Radical hope and innovative outlooks at work in the DAE 2024 Graduation Show
Oct 29, 2024by Anushka Sharma, Bansari Paghdar Oct 29, 2024
STIR delves into six projects from the graduate showcase that address progressive changes in the world through inventive designs while underlining collective responsibility.
Reflecting on 'sumud' as spatial resistance for Palestine in 'Their Borders, Our World'
Sep 06, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 06, 2024
A recent anthology of essays published by the organisers of The Palestine Festival of Literature and edited by Mahdi Sabbagh, invokes new solidarities with the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
We built this 'Photo City': How images have shaped urban perceptions at V&A Dundee
Sep 02, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 02, 2024
An ongoing exhibition at the museum in Dundee details the intertwined histories of photography and cities, questioning if it’s the city that forms the image or vice versa.
A parable of hope for Antakya, Hatay
Aug 23, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Aug 23, 2024
A visual method of phenomenological inquiry becomes a lens to examine the ongoing reconstruction efforts at Antakya, Hatay, helmed by Türkiye Design Council and Foster + Partners.
Digital Legacies: Naivety
Nov 23, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Nov 23, 2021
Julius Wiedemann dives into the death of naivety and the need to be hyper aware of heinous misinformation and manipulative tactics employed by individuals and societal institutions.
‘You need the human story’: Alison Killing, first architect to win the Pulitzer Prize
Jul 30, 2021by Soumya Mukerji Jul 30, 2021
British architect Alison Killing’s investigation mapping suspected internment camps in the Far East earned her a big win and big learnings in synergy.
Tara Kelton on big data, surveillance and human agency in the age of Instagram
Jul 29, 2020by Jones John Jul 29, 2020
Algo portraits at Mumbai Art Room explored what “portraiture” means in today’s technocratic world. Multimedia artist Tara Kelton tells us more.
Japanese artist Takuma Nakata’s vision for the future of immersive art
Feb 18, 2020by Shraddha Nair Feb 18, 2020
One of the Adobe’s artist residents speaks with STIR about his exploration of digital and immersive art experiences.
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