•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 03, 2026
A Brutalism-inspired community-built mod for the classic video game Quake (1996) draws observations on architecture’s fixation on ease, comfort and passive inhabitation.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 27, 2026
Are You Human? brings together a staggering list of works that strive to question the consequences of our pervasive digitality but only engage with it superficially.
by Chahna Tank Nov 21, 2025
As part of the festival’s curated talks programme, Husain delivers a ~monolog(ue) that weaves architecture, cinema, literature and poetry into a meditation on the future.
by Srishti Ojha Nov 10, 2025
The group exhibition features artists working in new media, digital art, public art, performance and traditional mediums to analyse the rise of global fascism and imagine alternative futures.
by Deeksha Nath Sep 29, 2025
An exhibition at the Barbican Centre places the 20th century Swiss sculptor in dialogue with the British-Palestinian artist, exploring how displacement, surveillance and violence shape bodies and spaces.
by 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”.
by Samta Nadeem Jun 19, 2025
(Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices emphasises regional interconnectedness, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
by 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.
by Manu Sharma Mar 27, 2025
STIR speaks with the acclaimed South Korean artist about cultural hegemonies, microbiology and environmental collapse.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by Shraddha Nair Feb 18, 2020
One of the Adobe’s artist residents speaks with STIR about his exploration of digital and immersive art experiences.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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