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Look at the Sun: On the work of James Turrell, Kimsooja and Lee Eunsun
Aug 08, 2025by Lee Daehyung Aug 08, 2025
The three contemporary artists counter digital acceleration with art that demands stillness and introspection.
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A ghostlight in dark times: Stan Douglas’ survey at the Hessel Museum
Aug 04, 2025by Paola Malavassi Aug 04, 2025
A powerful journey through decades of groundbreaking art by the Canadian artist, Ghostlight is a timely reminder that the past shapes the present.
From Cartography to Code: Architectures of Power at the Venice Biennale 2025
Jul 19, 2025by Ayesha Adonais Jul 19, 2025
STIR speaks to Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler on their Silver Lion-winning 'large scale visual manifesto' traversing history, colonialism, militarisation and technology.
Ebb and flow: Dialogues on the independent art scene in Venice
Jul 08, 2025by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 08, 2025
An exploration of some innovative curatorial practices while walking and talking in a city that keeps reinventing itself beyond every dreamy idealisation.
Italian feminist artist and poet Tomaso Binga’s triumphant Naples retrospective
Jun 09, 2025by Hili Perlson Jun 09, 2025
Madre Museum examines how Binga carved out a space of autonomy and introspection for women.
A Klein bottle and an ellipse: X Zhu-Nowell on reimagining arts institutions
Apr 25, 2025by Ranjana Dave Apr 25, 2025
The executive director and chief curator of Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum in conversation with STIR about returning to China, institutional models and their wildest curatorial ideas.
Donna Haraway and Italo Rota awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Apr 07, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 07, 2025
The Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 confers the prestigious honour on the American philosopher and Italian architect for their contributions to architectural thinking and design.
Generating waves of creativity, investment and cultural exchange for GREAT FUTURES
Jun 12, 2024by Suhair Khan Jun 12, 2024
Technologist and design activist Suhair Khan on the GREAT FUTURES launch event in Riyadh, which promotes economic and cultural ties between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
"Intelligens": Carlo Ratti announces the title of Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
May 09, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini May 09, 2024
Curator Carlo Ratti underlines the collective value of intelligence while investigating the dialogue between natural and artificial, as well as between disciplines.
'Personal Structures: Beyond Boundaries' makes a strong case for plurality
Apr 29, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Apr 29, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Speaking at the European Cultural Centre, STIR's Founder and Editor-in-Chief Amit Gupta reaffirmed the importance of intercultural dialogue.
The death of the solitary (white, male) artistic genius at the Venice Biennale
Apr 26, 2024by Rosalyn D`Mello Apr 26, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Beyond the main exhibition, the 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale reveals artworks that centre queer bodies, activism and aesthetics.
'kith and kin' wins Australia its first-ever Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
Apr 22, 2024by Hili Perlson Apr 22, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: The personal meets the political in this staggering artwork by First Nations artist Archie Moore for the Australia Pavilion.
Artist Yuko Mohri on creating work with a focus on ecological consciousness
Apr 20, 2024by Rosalyn D`Mello Apr 20, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Reflecting on her work for the Venice Biennale's Japan Pavilion, Yuko Mohri discusses her artistic process in a conversation with STIR.
Is miart a fitting prelude to the Venice Biennale?
Apr 16, 2024by Tabish Khan Apr 16, 2024
With a defined focus on emerging artists, miart in Milan makes for a compact pitstop on the way to the Venice Biennale
Nil Yalter wins the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale
Apr 15, 2024by Ranjana Dave Apr 15, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: The Paris-based Turkish artist is viewed as a pioneer of the global feminist art movement.
Bulgaria brings disquieting installation art to Venice Art Biennale 2024
Apr 10, 2024by Manu Sharma Apr 10, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: In the run-up to the 2024 Venice Biennale, curator Vasil Vladimirov discusses the Bulgaria Pavilion’s presentation The Neighbours.
Waiting for Venice Art Biennale 2024: an ode to the inner foreigner
Mar 19, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Mar 19, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Curator Adriano Pedrosa centres artists working across borders, exploring mobility, displacement and precarity at the 2024 Venice Biennale.
With large screens and bold graphics, Barbara Kruger's works return to London
Mar 18, 2024by Rhea Mathur Mar 18, 2024
Bettina Korek, Director of the Serpentine Gallery, speaks to STIR on Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You. and the provocative visual language of Barbara Kruger.
From incarceration to inspiration: The remarkable artistic journey of Htein Lin
Mar 09, 2024by Ayca Okay Mar 09, 2024
The Burmese artist speaks to STIR on the challenges of representing the political landscape of Myanmar through his practice and using his art as a medium of healing and social change.
Ibrahim Mahama on untold stories and transformative collaborations
Jan 18, 2024by Ayca Okay Jan 18, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, the Ghanaian artist discusses his collaborative canvases and community-led spaces, evincing echoes of history, justice and freedom in now liberated structures.
Chiharu Shiota explores interconnectedness through blood
Nov 05, 2023by Manu Sharma Nov 05, 2023
The Japanese artist’s latest exhibition Who am I Tomorrow? immerses audiences within a world of red threads and tubes in Austria’s Kunstraum Dornbirn.
An expansive retrospective celebrates life and work of Antoni Tàpies
Oct 28, 2023by Manu Sharma Oct 28, 2023
Curator Manuel Borja-Villel explores the monumental significance of the travelling exhibition The Practice of Art and the artist’s wide-ranging practice with STIR.
Danish Pavilion highlights nature-based design solutions for coastal challenges
Oct 05, 2023by Almas Sadique Oct 05, 2023
The exhibition Coastal Imaginaries, part of the Danish Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, calls attention to novel visions for the future of coastal landscapes.
The presence of the past
Sep 15, 2023by Ruth Lang Sep 15, 2023
Exhibitions recognising the old vanguard of architects—mostly male, mostly white—are changing their perspectives. Does this mean a slow shift in the discourse?
Marianna Simnett’s 'GORGON' collides Greek mythology with our modern AI paradigm
Sep 07, 2023by Manu Sharma Sep 07, 2023
British artist Marianna Simnett discusses her upcoming opera production
Recollecting and rebuilding collective memories at 'The Majlis: A Meeting Place'
Aug 29, 2023by Daria Kravchuk Aug 29, 2023
The Majlis: A Meeting Place, presented by the Caravane Earth Foundation, is a shared dynamic public space that explores the meaning of traditional gathering places.
'Foreigners Everywhere': Adriano Pedrosa outlines the theme for Venice Biennale 2024
Jul 28, 2023by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 28, 2023
Venice Biennale 2024 curator Adriano Pedrosa reflects on the concept of a foreigner in controversial times, reminding us how diaspora, exile, and marginality often affect us closely.
Unwinding the paradox of building and rebuilding at the Ukrainian Pavilion
Jul 06, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 06, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky interviews Iryna Miroshnykova, Oleksii Petrov, and Borys Filonenko, co-curators of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale.
The counter-gaze of the African diaspora at Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
Jun 23, 2023by Ayesha Adonais Jun 23, 2023
A look at the impact, and Lesley Lokko's curatorial exploration at the biennale, as it narrates a story of "shape-shifters, material explorers, bound by history and heritage."
Enter the Huxleys: The fantastic performance art couple from Australia
Jun 13, 2023by Manu Sharma Jun 13, 2023
Australian artist Will Huxley speaks with STIR on behalf of the queer dynamic duo, shedding light on their flamboyant performance practice.
Inside Japanese artist Ay-Ō’s 'Happy Rainbow Hell' at the Smithsonian Museum
May 23, 2023by Manu Sharma May 23, 2023
Kit Brooks, Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian Museum, talks to STIR about the museum’s first show reflecting on Ay-Ō’s brilliant, rainbow-themed work.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 announces recipients of the Golden Lion
May 20, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 20, 2023
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Brazil Pavilion and DAAR under the National and International Participation for their exhibitions Terra and Borgo Rizza respectively.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: Everything you need to know
May 02, 2023by Eleonora Ghedini May 02, 2023
Curator Lesley Lokko offers a new perspective on how architects of the future should be and what one can expect from the Biennale Architettura 2023.
‘Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons’ is an immersive dive into the artist’s visual ouvre
Apr 01, 2023by Shraddha Nair Apr 01, 2023
Hayward Gallery presents a survey of British artist Mike Nelson’s sculptural and installation works, reimagined and reworked for the London gallery.
Jorge Otero-Pailos: "Pollution comes first, then comes architecture"
Mar 23, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Mar 23, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to New York-based artist and preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos about his approach to pollution.
The Helsinki Biennial sets precedent for social and ecological sensitivity
Feb 13, 2023by Shraddha Nair Feb 13, 2023
Curator Joasia Krysa talks to STIR about the upcoming Helsinki Biennial, titled New Directions May Emerge, and the idea of ecological revival.
Of the coal miners, for the coal miners, and by a coal miner: Prabhakar Pachpute
Dec 11, 2022by Urvi Kothari Dec 11, 2022
Taking over the Rotunda at Tate St. Ives, Pachpute pays homage to the community of coal miners and their contribution to the ecology, in an alluring but unsettling installation.
Sissel Tolaas's 'RE____' is artist's 25 years of practice at ICA, University of Pennsylvania
Nov 09, 2022by Shraddha Nair Nov 09, 2022
Berlin-based Norwegian artist Sissel Tolaas creates olfactory landscapes at Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, in her first major exhibition in the US.
The 59th Venice Art Biennale milks more than just dreams
Sep 16, 2022by Rosalyn D`Mello Sep 16, 2022
Cecilia Alemani’s main exhibition gathers together lost, stolen, forgotten, marginalised, maternal, non-canonised female, queer, non-binary, and indigenous artistic subjectivities.
Busan Biennale 2022 brings together Korean and international artists under one roof
Sep 08, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 08, 2022
The 2022 edition takes the Korean city as a starting point to reflect on the stories hidden within the history of Busan since the modern era and the changing structure of the city.
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