by Chahna Tank Sep 23, 2026
Ben Rekhi's film explores a housing society’s impending rebuilding, probing the effects of financial value outweighing the social and emotional value of built environments.
by Zohra Khan Sep 17, 2026
Haunting dreams and landscapes of grief and loss and a slowly eroding rural life mark this no-script-led Haryanvi film in which the literary and the cinematic coalesce.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 09, 2026
Stefano Gualeni’s book, What We Owe the Dead, is a speculative fiction set in a world where cyborgs are part of larger society, inviting questions on the nature of culture today.
by Jincy Iype Aug 27, 2026
Tra Publishing’s new title by Jo Farb Hernández surveys 60+ self-built ‘art environments’ across the US, where creativity, improvisation and whimsy expand the architectural canon.
by Srishti Ojha Aug 21, 2026
FTII graduate Mehar Malhotra’s short film uses an immersive soundscape and experimental camera work to evoke the altered state of a protagonist haunted by sleepless nights.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 13, 2026
In retelling the Homeric epic, Christopher Nolan extends his mythology to create a parable on the longing for home and civility, wrapped as a warning against our desire for technology.
by Vandana Kalra Aug 06, 2026
Through essays, letters and lithographs, the publication positions Emily Eden as both an artist and chronicler of a rapidly changing colonial India.
by Srishti Ojha Jul 31, 2026
The Blue Book: An Anti-Caste Graphic Novel is a surreal portrait of South Asia’s ongoing anti-caste struggle and its history seen through conversations with its icons.
by Jincy Iype Jul 23, 2026
Published by everyedition, Alberto Vieceli’s latest book is a visual archive that charts how adverts have enlisted felines to sell everything (except cat food).
by Chahna Tank Jul 17, 2026
STIR speaks with the celebrated American graphic designer about the new retrospective publication by gestalten that chronicles the lesser-known world of his children's books.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 09, 2026
Photographer Eric Lusito documents the Soviet Union’s laboratories, reactors and other scientific buildings across the former USSR landscape in a new book by FUEL.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 25, 2026
The recent A24 film, Backrooms, illuminates popular culture’s fascination with liminal spaces, and the disorientation we associate with their eerie affect.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 03, 2026
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