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A shirtless torso drawn in graphite is surrounded by orange, purple, yellow and pink flowers. The torso also has a headdress balancing on the shoulders of the torso.

NYU dedicates gallery to student killed in car crash

A gallery of work by incoming NYU first-year Giancarlo Arias, who was killed in a car crash in August, is being displayed by the university’s studio art department.
Montserrat Pagan and JessaRose Beeman September 15, 2022

The family of Giancarlo Arias — an 18-year-old killed in a car crash days before he was set to begin his first year at NYU — has donated a gallery of the young artist’s works...

The book sleeve of the Senior Honors Studio exhibit. The cover background is an abstract marble sculpture with strands of gold scattered throughout.

NYU Curatorial Collaborative hosts senior honors exhibition

The Steinhardt studio art department and the Institute of Fine Arts collaborated on the senior honors student exhibitions at 80 Washington Square East.
Yuna Baek, Contributing Writer February 25, 2022

The NYU Curatorial Collaborative is currently holding senior honors student exhibitions from Feb. 3 to March 6 at 80 Washington Square East. Student-led since 2014, the NYU Curatorial...

A purple uniform patch with the logo of the NYU Department of Public Safety on the shoulder of a Public Safety Officer.

8 buildings left unguarded on nights, weekends as NYU cuts Campus Safety overtime

The decrease in hours — which has left guard posts unstaffed at nights and on weekends — has raised concerns about trespassing, COVID-19 protocol enforcement and access to student resources.
Carmo Moniz, Senior Staff Writer February 24, 2022

Some Campus Safety posts are being left unstaffed on nights and weekends after NYU’s Department of Campus Safety cut overtime hours for security officers in several buildings,...

A 50-year-old man was taken out of his home on 210 E. Ninth St. after causing a disturbance and throwing things down onto the street below. (Photo by Pamela Jew)

Man Threatens to Jump From Building Near Alumni Hall

Students near Alumni Residence Hall and the Barney Building stopped in their tracks as cops flooded the area and a landing pad appeared on the sidewalk.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 12, 2018
After a man threatened to jump from his three-story apartment, students near Alumni Residence Hall and the Barney Building stopped in their tracks.
Sculptural piece by senior Christine Sersea

As the Neighborhood Goes, So Do We

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor November 14, 2016
"There Goes the Neighborhood," the exhibit currently on display at NYU's Barney Building, gives diversity to the BFA's sense of neighborhood through its exploration of mediums and texture.
“I am only in control of vegetables” is a Steinhardt student art gallery on display through September 24.

Steinhardt Trio’s Exhibit Pokes Fun at Control

Carter Glace, Staff Writer September 12, 2016
NYU Steinhardt students Lilli Bitucci ‘14, Audrey Tseng ‘15 and Olivia Chou ‘14 opened their exhibit "I am only in control of vegetables," a never-too-serious take on nihilism, this past week.
The Steinhardt BFA program presents the undergraduate work, “Not By Any Stretch,” which features the work of the Undergraduate Student Art Organization.

Art showcase features Steinhardt work

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer November 16, 2015
Steinhardt undergraduate students create somewhat unsettling artwork in the expansive exhibit, "Not By Any Measure."
Sleepwalk With Us is a BFA group exhibition featuring the work of Aidan Romick, Jack Johnson, and Eleanor Gollin, is on view in The Commons at NYU Steinhardt’s Barney Building

Ambiguous appeal of ‘Sleepwalk With Us’

Daria Butler, Staff Writer October 29, 2015
Ambiguous creativity clouds Steinhardt's undergraduate Studio Art gallery "Sleepwalk with Us" at the Barney Building.
Lauren Kim for WSN

Steinhardt students experiment with ‘Dream:Space,’ ‘Mercy Me’ exhibits

September 26, 2013
Two Steinhardt students put their abstract art on display in the Barney Building.
Komal Patel for WSN

Studio art students call for renovation in Barney building

Nicole Brown and Komal Patel February 28, 2013
Ventilation and space issues are a major source of concern for students in Steinhardt's Studio Art program.