Visual Arts
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Review: ‘I Am Because We Are’ is a mesmerizing celebration of womanhood and identity
The photographic exhibition by Thandiwe Muriu is on view at the Gallatin Galleries.
Sydney Chan, Staff Writer
• February 14, 2025
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80WSE’s latest exhibition explores a better society through fashion
Curated by NYU Costume Studies students, “Framing Fashion Fantasies: Windows Into…” thoughtfully addresses leading social issues through style.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer
• February 11, 2025
![Three balconies spiraling up with various art pieces on the walls and people perusing them.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSCF9410-1200x800.jpg)
Review: The Guggenheim’s new exhibition teaches a history lesson about a fleeting art movement
Visit “Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930” for Orphism’s enchanting color, and leave with a newfound understanding of the cultural and technological innovations that captivated early 20th-century Paris.
Sydney Chan, Staff Writer
• December 10, 2024
![Ten paintings are hung up in a large group on a light purple gallery wall.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_8804-1200x978.jpg)
Review: ‘Toward Joy’ builds new frameworks for American art
Drawing on Black feminist theory, the Brooklyn Museums’ American Art galleries offer a groundbreaking critique of museum collecting practices.
Katherine Welander, Copy Chief
• November 27, 2024
![An illustration of an armed man with a redacted face in front of a collage of U.S. conspiracy imagery.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COD-BLACK-OPS-6-1200x838.jpg)
Review: ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ is annoyingly fun
The multiplayer is enraging, the campaign is disappointing, but the gameplay is so enjoyable that I can’t help but suffer.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• November 27, 2024
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When I need to reconnect with myself, I go to museums
Seeing art around New York is the best remedy for my stress.
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor
• November 22, 2024
![A collection of photographs pinned on beige boards on a white wall.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/arts-annie-1200x900.jpg)
Review: Annie Leibovitz weaves together a tapestry of American culture
The free-flowing exhibition, “Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness,” forgoes her artistic controversies and welcomes her impact on portraiture.
Maggie Turner, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2024
![A purple sign with the phrase “MAKING HOME” and “SMITHSONIAN DESIGN TRIENNIAL, NOVEMBER 2, 2024 TO AUGUST 10, 2025,” on a black fence.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF8609-1200x800.jpg)
Review: ‘Making Home — Smithsonian Design Triennial’ vividly redefines the idea of home
Cooper Hewitt’s first collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is a multifaceted display of design.
Kaleo Zhu, Contributing Writer
• November 20, 2024
![A hallway that leads into an exhibit is painted black and dimly lit. The wall to the left says “SIENA” and the wall to the right says “THE RISE OF PAINTING, 1300-1350.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF8695-1200x800.jpg)
Review: The Met’s newest exhibition breathes life into Italy’s colossal history
“Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” transports viewers to medieval Italy.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer
• November 18, 2024
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Review: ‘Barbie®: A Cultural Icon’ offers hope for women in uncertain times
The Museum of Arts and Design’s new exhibition helps women begin to heal when all might feel lost.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2024
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Review: ‘Heartwood’ connects the deterioration of our bodies and the earth
NYU’s Gallatin Galleries invites viewers to reflect on their connection to the environment through multimedia art installations.
Maya Santiago, Staff Writer
• November 11, 2024
![Several postcards on a shelf. The closest one reads “THE STUDENTS UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED” in block text, with a black and white drawing of people wearing keffiyehs with their arms around each other.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF8627-1200x800.jpg)
Review: ‘Materials of Solidarity’ visualizes the spirit of student support for Palestine
The exhibition, curated by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU’s student artist-in-residence Nadine Fattaleh, is showing at 20 Cooper Square.
Sydney Chan and Julia Kim
• November 8, 2024
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025