![A portrait of Claud against a black background. They are wearing khaki pants with a matching button-up shirt. Layered beneath is a neon yellow top. They have split-dyed green and blue hair and are wearing round glasses.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/arts-music-claud20-900x735.jpg)
Q&A: Claud takes bedroom pop out of the bedroom and on a national tour
Calling in from the road, the artist spoke about getting signed, their debut album “Super Monster” and their favorite deli order.
Yas Akdag, Music Editor
• March 28, 2022
![“Caprisongs” is the latest mixtape by artist FKA twigs, released on Jan. 14. FKA twigs is a Grammy-nominated English singer-songwriter. (Image courtesy of Atlantic Records)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art-music-fkatwigs-900x720.jpeg)
Review: On ‘CAPRISONGS,’ FKA twigs is reborn
The British artist adopts a trap aesthetic on her playful new mixtape.
Yas Akdag, Music Editor
• January 24, 2022
![Josephine Lieberman: "I believe the best way to address fear, hatred, and lack of understanding towards progress in sex and body positivity is by showing female and LGBTQ pleasure and sexuality through the medium of art as a way to normalize otherwise 'taboo' topics and give people the opportunity to have open conversations about such things." (Photo by Josephine Lieberman)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/604A1902-600x900.jpg)
Aneesa Julmice’s colorful surrealist world of food, fashion and feminism
Tisch sophomore challenges sexualization and overconsumption with digital art
Elle Liu, Contributing Writer
• December 10, 2021
![The Decker Building at 33 Union Square West served as the Factory's location from 1968 to 1973. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/decker-building-1-edit-900x600.jpg)
The parties, drugs and porn of 33 Union Square West
Andy Warhol: pop artist, filmmaker and apparently, baller.
Sabrina Choudhary, Culture Editor
• November 24, 2021
![The world is full of critics and people wanting to shut you out. That’s all the more reason to make your art. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arts-dearartist-900x506.png)
Dear Artist: Risks have rewards
In a world filled with criticism, some artists feel pressured to conform to what is considered mainstream. However, now is the time for artists to reclaim what is truly theirs: art itself.
Sasha Cohen, Arts Editor
• August 30, 2021
![A mixed-media piece by WSN Creative Director Charlie Dodge captured in her dorm room. The concept of art and what it means to be an artist has shifted during the course of 2020. (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge, Staff Photo by Leo Sheingate)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2265-900x892.jpg)
What It Means to Be an Artist in Our New World
Artists all over the world take on a new project: reinventing what it means to be a creative during a pandemic.
Sasha Cohen, Arts Editor
• August 30, 2020
![Huiyi Chen projects images of cells and the universe onto her face during her performance piece “Fast-forward Life.” (Photo courtesy of Huiyi Chen)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/general-photo-of-huiyi-1-1-900x525.png)
Huiyi Chen, Art in Isolation and Digital Empathy
The ITP-based creator uses digital installations to help people connect with one another and process the current pandemic.
Ashley Wu, Deputy Arts Editor, Deputy Arts Editor
• April 23, 2020
![Gallatin first-year Liv Solomon pursues several art forms in her free time. In addition to photography, she has also ventured into film, modeling, and drawing tattoos. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_8884-900x600.jpg)
This First Year Multidisciplinary Artist Does It All
Liv Solomon tattoos in her free time, along with photography, film, visual art and modeling.
Alex Christiano, Contributing Writer
• March 8, 2020
![Oriel Ceballos, who was tackled in WSP in October, was never charged for his supposed crime. (Courtesy of Griffin Wood)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/news-ceballos-griffinwood-900x675.jpg)
Artist, Who Was Tackled by WSP Officers, Charged With Assault and Resisting Arrest
Oriel Ceballos, an artist who frequently sells his work in Washington Square Park, was arrested by park officers in October, but feels hopeful that he will be fully dismissed at his hearing in January.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor
• December 2, 2019
![Characters and important in Cordero’s unreleased game, “Despelote.” All have a simplified, hand-drawn appearance, such as the two characters pictured above, listening to the stereo. The hands at the bottom of the image belong to the player. (Courtesy of Julián Cordero)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JC_Despelote-900x506.jpg)
Julián Cordero Channels His Personal Background into His Art
Sima Doctoroff, Staff Writer
• October 16, 2019
![Ashley Jane Lewis uses P5.js programming to immerse the user in this interactive dystopian game, guiding them with audio and visuals through Brooklyn after the city mysteriously goes dark. (Courtesy of Ashley Jane Lewis)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AJL_Portal.jpg)
Electronic Forests and Programming Obama: Interactive Art Captivates the Mind
Interactive artist and Tisch graduate student Ashley Jane Lewis’s latest interactive installations attract a wide range of patrons — from people who love politics to those who can’t resist the allure of colorful spinning panels.
Destine Manson, Contributing Writer
• October 16, 2019
![Oriel Ceballos (in blue) was tackled by park officers after selling paintings in Washington Square Park from the ground instead of a table. (Courtesy of Griffin Wood)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ceballos-900x675.jpg)
Artist Tackled, Pepper-Sprayed by Officers in Washington Square Park
Oriel Ceballos has sold paintings in the park for years, occasionally without a table, which is against regulations. On Sunday, he was forcibly detained for doing so, for the first time.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor
• October 9, 2019
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