Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
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Books beyond Bobst: Heartbreaking tales of family, an untraditional romance and more
Books beyond Bobst is a book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Anna Baird-Hassell, Eleanor Jacobs, and Elena Portnoy
• Mar 11, 2024
Staff Recs: Who runs the world?
Our favorite feminist media to carry you into this Women’s History Month cultured and empowered.
Clara Scholl, Stephanie Wong, Mick Gaw, Alexa Donovan, and Julia Diorio
• Mar 8, 2024
The Grey Art Museum inaugural exhibition is a nod to a French-American artistic past
“Americans in Paris” is on view at NYU’s newly relocated and rebranded fine arts museum.
Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
• Mar 4, 2024
Review: ‘Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte!’ explores the meaning of life through mattresses
The Argentine artist’s first U.S. survey exhibition at the Jewish Museum is now on view and it’s worth the trip uptown.
Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
• Mar 1, 2024
Books beyond Bobst: 2 Japanese novels, a book of journal entries and more
Books beyond Bobst is a book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Marisa Sandoval, Juliana Guarracino, and Maggie Turner
• Feb 26, 2024
Review: The Met’s ‘Women Dressing Women’ is a feminist approach to analyzing fashion history
The Costume Institute’s fall 2023 exhibition honors the legacy of women working in fashion from 1900 through today.
Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
• Feb 22, 2024
Books beyond Bobst: A summer-set novel, an unconventional love story and more
Books beyond Bobst is a book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Diana C. Sánchez González, Molly Koch, and Josie Leach
• Feb 12, 2024
Cultural commentary meets couture at first day of Global Fashion Collective
A fusion of worldwide attire and casual streetwear reigns supreme at Global Fashion Collective’s NYFW shows.
Juliana Guarracino and Alexa Donovan
• Feb 12, 2024
Staff Recs: Mwah!
WSN’s Arts Desk spotlight their favorite swoon-worthy books, tunes and films to celebrate this Valentine’s Day.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl, and Stephanie Wong
• Feb 1, 2024
5 NYC movies to get you excited about being back on campus
The best movies for living your main-character life.
Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, and Alexa Donovan
• Jan 31, 2024
Books beyond Bobst: A story about a father and daughter, a book narrated by an obsessive wife, and more
Books beyond Bobst is a monthly book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Julia Diorio, Emily Genova, and Alisha Goel
• Jan 29, 2024
Books beyond Bobst: A vampire novel, a literary-themed rom-com and more
Books beyond Bobst is a monthly book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Joe Paladino, Maisie McDermid, and Ariana Wahab
• Dec 11, 2023
Staff Recs: la fin.
Join WSN’s Arts Desk in celebrating some of this year’s artistic triumphs.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl, and Stephanie Wong
• Dec 4, 2023
Staff Rants: Holiday Overload
It's the end of the term, which means it's the holiday season! WSN staff shares their thoughts about it — the good and the bad, but mostly the bad.
Krish Dev, Alisha Goel, Alexa Donovan, Molly Koch, Qianshan Weng, Sabrina Lee, Bruna Horvath, Natalie Thomas, Katherine Welander, and Naisha Roy
• Dec 1, 2023
Books beyond Bobst: A fictionalized memoir, a true crime-inspired novel and more
Books beyond Bobst is a monthly book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Emily Genova, Alexa Donovan, Lulu Chatterjee, and Ariana Wahab
• Nov 20, 2023
Review: New House of Chloé exhibition guides us through groundbreaking fashion eras
"Mood of the moment: Gaby Aghion and the house of Chloé," currently on display at The Jewish Museum, chronicles the iconic brand’s different eras, from its 1952 creation to the present day.
Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
• Nov 13, 2023
Staff Recs: Caw-caw!
WSN’s Arts Desk shares their fowl-themed favorites.
Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, Stephanie Wong, Alexa Donovan, and Clara Scholl
• Nov 2, 2023
Books beyond Bobst: A novel in verse, a Pulitzer-winning memoir and more
Books beyond Bobst is a monthly book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Krish Dev, Ariana Wahab, Ana-Sofia Erath, and Alexa Donovan
• Oct 30, 2023
Staff Recs: BOO!
With the Halloween season officially starting, WSN’s Arts Desk highlights books, songs and more to get you in the holiday spirit.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl, and Stephanie Wong
• Oct 2, 2023
Painter and sculptor Joe Fig on the importance of seeing
The artist’s exhibition, "Contemplating Compositions," is open until October 21 at the Cristin Tierney Gallery on the Bowery.
Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor
• Sep 18, 2023
Staff Recs: How to romanticize the start of a new term
WSN’s arts editors spotlight a range of media to help you fight those back to school blues and start your semester right.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl, and Stephanie Wong
• Sep 5, 2023
What I learned during my first year at NYU
While I haven’t mastered everything during my first nine months at university, these nine tips will help any incoming student ease their first few semesters.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Apr 28, 2023
Review: ‘Death and the Maid’ breathes color into mundane inevitabilities
Cecily Brown’s solo exhibition can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until Dec. 3.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Apr 26, 2023
FIT’s new exhibit explores the intersection of fashion and interior design
Showcasing designer's work alongside their living spaces, ‘Designing Women: Fashion Creators and their Interiors’ is on view until May 14.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Apr 13, 2023
‘Mostly New’ brings the best of NYU’s art collection into the spotlight
The latest exhibition at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, which will run through May 20, shows a new breadth of work in the university’s collection.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Apr 11, 2023
Review: Annie Ernaux’s ‘Happening’ illustrates the necessity of reproductive care
The winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature retells her personal difficulties accessing healthcare in 1960s France.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Mar 29, 2023
Celebrate women’s history year-round at these local spots
Women's History Month is coming to a close, but you can commemorate feminism all year at these city spots.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Mar 29, 2023
How channeling my inner ‘Sex and the City’ changed my life
When I found myself with three single best friends at NYU, I turned to one of my favorite shows for inspiration.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Feb 24, 2023
Review: ‘Alex Katz: Gathering’ balances natural and urban New York City
The downtown New York artist’s solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum is on display until Feb. 20.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Feb 16, 2023
The ultimate gift guide for the NYU student in your life
If you’re wondering what your Violet wants for the holidays, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Nov 23, 2022
Review: Edward Hopper’s art showcases his hatred for NYU
“Edward Hopper's New York,” a love letter to New York City, is on view at The Whitney until March 5, 2023.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• Nov 22, 2022
How moving to New York helped me rethink my relationship with anxiety
I had expected my anxiety to get worse after moving to Manhattan. Instead, my relationship with it got exponentially better.
Alexa Donovan, Contributing Writer
• Oct 28, 2022
Christina Forrer’s exhibition nourishes your inner child
Los Angeles-based artist Christina Forrer’s weavings and drawings, on view at Luhring Augustine through Oct. 29, express relatable anxieties and fears through a childlike lens of the world.
Alexa Donovan, Contributing Writer
• Oct 24, 2022
Born To Be at NYU
As this NYU student returned back to her family’s first stomping grounds, she finds her true self.
Alexa Donovan, Contributing Writer
• Oct 20, 2022
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Josie Leach, Contributing Writer • Mar 29, 2024
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Julia Diorio, Music Editor • Feb 20, 2024