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In its 2025 edition, Grow, Asia NOW turns its focus to West Asia
Oct 08, 2025by Srishti Ojha Oct 08, 2025
The 11th edition of the international art fair celebrates the multiplicity and richness of the Asian art landscape.
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ORGATEC WORKSPACE reflected Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on workplace wellbeing
Sep 27, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Sep 27, 2025
From prayer spaces to gender-appropriate areas, Saudi Arabia's evolving workspaces were at the forefront of the country's first dedicated trade fair for workplace solutions.
Not Here Not There archives an alternate Lebanon in liminal, fragile architectures
Sep 25, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Sep 25, 2025
Middle East Archive’s photobook Not Here Not There by Charbel AlKhoury features uncanny but surreal visuals of Lebanon amidst instability and political unrest between 2019 and 2021.
Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits – Between Korea and the Middle East
Jun 30, 2025by Lee Daehyung Jun 30, 2025
This exhibition reconfigures transnational exchange by foregrounding digital media, conceptual installations and archival interventions by Korean and Middle Eastern contemporary artists.
Are canal espressos and dubious robots the legacy of this year's Biennale Architettura?
May 23, 2025by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2025
The genealogy of a showcase relying as heavily on technology as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 as both medium and usher for a future architecture is seldom without biases.
Art Dubai 2025 honours collective identity, spotlighting eco-social urgencies
May 07, 2025by Samta Nadeem May 07, 2025
This year’s edition of Art Dubai platformed multivocal histories and cultures with a roster of artists from the Middle East, South Asia and their diasporas. STIR distils key insights from the fair and its collateral events.
Middle Eastern Pavilions at Venice Biennale 2025 beckon emergent regional pedagogy
May 03, 2025by Aarthi Mohan May 03, 2025
From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability, the pavilions of UAE, Oman, Türkiye, Qatar and others at La Biennale 2025 serve as living archives of alternative architectures.
At the Venice Biennale 2025, four inaugural pavilions herald community and heritage
Apr 30, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2025
STIR engages with the curators of the Togo, Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation, access and shared histories.
Local voices, global reach: Latin American art fairs gain ground
Apr 28, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
Ghana-based Limbo Accra transforms urban wastelands into cultural hubs
Apr 25, 2025by Almas Sadique Apr 25, 2025
In conversation with STIR, Dominique Petit-Frère, co-founder of Limbo Accra, discusses the studio’s overarching motivations, ethos, intent and disparate outputs.
‘Ai or Nay?’ at Media Majlis examines AI’s place in art and media
Apr 15, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 15, 2025
Curator Jack Thomas Taylor discusses the show, along with the ethics of AI in our contemporary moment.
A summer fair: Art Dubai foregrounds contemporary art from the Global South
Apr 14, 2025by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
New commissions and talks at Art Dubai draw on the contemporary condition
Apr 10, 2025by Anushka Sharma Apr 10, 2025
Art Dubai 2025 elevates the art fair experience by augmenting its gallery programme with an array of commissions and conferences.
Digitally Dubai: AI, data art and more, at Art Dubai Digital 2025
Apr 03, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 03, 2025
This behemoth art fair in West Asia returns with a promising digital art lineup in its 18th year.
War games and cinematic storytelling titillate in Cemile Sahin’s ‘ROAD RUNNER’
Mar 05, 2025by Hili Perlson Mar 05, 2025
The artist imagines a not-so-distant future of surveillance and sacrifice in her latest work at Esther Schipper in Berlin.
The Tselinny Center emerges as a catalyst for art, community and change in Almaty
Feb 26, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Feb 26, 2025
British architect Asif Khan's architectural vision for the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture anchors a space for creativity, critical thought and ecological reflection.
‘Melon Mahallah’ creates a space for immersive contemplation
Feb 25, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 25, 2025
The installation by Slavs and Tatars prompts audiences at Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 to explore the unlikely links between melons and Islam.
Adrian Pepe prompts reflections on our shared materiality and mortality
Feb 20, 2025by Anna Seaman Feb 20, 2025
The Honduran fibre artist delves into the interconnectivity between humans and animals and explores concepts of healing, destruction and repair in his latest exhibition in Dubai.
The Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 bridges Islamic history and contemporary art
Feb 17, 2025by Manu Sharma Feb 17, 2025
The art fair returns to Jeddah for its second edition and creates intersecting narratives around Islam and Saudi Arabia.
The poetic monumentality of Desert Rock carves luxury into a desert landscape
Feb 03, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Feb 03, 2025
Oppenheim Architecture's regenerative resort design celebrates the legacy of Nabataeans by offering a sustainable design rooted in history and embedded in the natural landscape.
Bady Dalloul and ‘Land of Dreams’: A journey through migration and imagination
Jan 09, 2025by Erik Augustin Palm Jan 09, 2025
Syrian-French artist Bady Dalloul’s Land of Dreams at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo invites viewers into a world where migration, memory and fiction collide.
Experiential chronicling: STIR reflects on impactful visits that widened perspectives
Dec 31, 2024by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
‘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.
Artworks and exhibitions that responded to the trauma of war
Dec 17, 2024by Manu Sharma Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: Creative responses to war and conflict reflected contemporary realities in 2024, as STIR’s archive demonstrates.
Bjarke Ingels’ vision for Mandarin Oriental Residences blends into its luxe landscape
Dec 14, 2024by STIRworld Dec 14, 2024
In the heart of Saadiyat Cultural District, Aldar and BIG craft a sanctuary where luxury redefines the essence of home in harmony with Abu Dhabi’s evolving skyline.
In West Bengal, a museum in a mud house now has the world’s attention
Dec 11, 2024by Charlotte Jansen Dec 11, 2024
Indian artist Khandakar Ohida’s 2022 film, Dream Your Museum, about her uncle’s unconventional collection, wins the prestigious Jameel Prize 2024.
Emily Karaka's political landscapes stand out in 'Ka Awatea, A New Dawn'
Nov 30, 2024by Anna Seaman Nov 30, 2024
The New Zealand artist of Maori descent advocates for social justice and equity through her expressionist canvases, which are vessels of guardianship for Māori sovereignty.
A decade on, Dubai Design Week is still growing alongside the MENA culture scene
Nov 12, 2024by Maghie Ghali Nov 12, 2024
As a media partner, STIR visited DDW's milestone 10th edition, which revealed a thorough dedication to a new wave of creatives inspired by the Gulf’s diverse and lesser-known heritage.
Seven exciting artists who use AI as a medium of expression
Oct 31, 2024by STIRworld Oct 31, 2024
As AI technology continues to advance, STIR looks at artists like Harold Cohen and Yousuke Fuyama using AI for artistic and philosophical projects.
EDIT Napoli 2024 dedicates itself to editorial and authorial design
Oct 22, 2024by Salvatore Peluso Oct 22, 2024
Domitilla Dardi, one of the two curators of EDIT Napoli, discusses with STIR the design fair's core and evolution, whose sixth edition was held in Naples, Italy, from October 11 - 13, 2024.
Manal AlDowayan reflects on Saudi womanhood at the Venice Biennale
Sep 27, 2024by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Sep 27, 2024
STIRring ‘Everywhere’ in Venice: Artist Manal AlDowayan joins STIR to discuss her multimedia installation, Shifting Sands: A Battle Song, for the Saudi Pavilion.
Alia Farid: 'Bneid Al Gar' at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo
Sep 21, 2024by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Sep 21, 2024
The Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist's largest solo show to date explores the intersection of geopolitical, social, and environmental histories in the Middle East and the Caribbean.
Digital art museum teamLab Borderless Jeddah arrives in Saudi Arabia
Aug 27, 2024by Rebecca Anne Proctor Aug 27, 2024
The Tokyo-based digital collective's latest museum in Saudi Arabia, its first in the Middle East, reflects a desire to further the Saudi art and cultural scene.
Shees Friday Market: Crafting community resilience amidst Sharjah’s rugged terrain
Aug 19, 2024by Nikitha Sunil Aug 19, 2024
Designed by Shape Architecture Practice + Research, the renewed street market melds tradition and modernity, offering a vibrant community hub in the region's Hajjar mountains.
Following his footsteps: Remembering Iranian conceptual artist Farhad Moshiri
Jul 31, 2024by Huma Kabakci Jul 31, 2024
Moshiri, aged 61, was renowned for his modernist sensibilities, blending Iranian and Western culture through his oeuvre.
Exhibition at Tel Aviv’s Magasin III Jaffa collects past versions of imagined futures
Jul 25, 2024by Karen Chernick Jul 25, 2024
A time capsule of four artworks created over the past decade envisions possible futures for the Middle East in Looking Back at the Future.
Palestinian artist Dima Srouji’s Dubai show contemplates violence and hope
Jul 13, 2024by Rebecca Anne Proctor Jul 13, 2024
Staged at Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, the artist’s first solo exhibition presents multi-media artworks.
Tunisia's art scene rises amid a challenging socio-political backdrop
Jun 25, 2024by Rebecca Anne Proctor Jun 25, 2024
Several new galleries have opened in Tunis, casting light on the North African country’s creative scene at an uncertain time for the country.
Danah Abdulla on the procedures of decolonising design and design education
May 17, 2024by Almas Sadique May 17, 2024
In conversation with STIR, Abdulla speaks on the appropriation of the term 'decolonisation,' the power of good design and how they can help subvert institutions of power.
Surf Ghana Collective sees contextualisation as a celebration of differences
May 16, 2024by Dhwani Shanghvi May 16, 2024
Speaking with STIR, DeRoché Strohmayer studio discusses the process of enhancing an existing surf club into a vibrant community space in a fishing village in Ghana.
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