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Miklós Jancsó reimagines an ancient Greek myth in his 1974 film currently playing at the Metrograph. “Electra, My Love” uses an ancient narrative as a statement on contemporary politics. (Image courtesy of Metrograph and Kino Lorber)

Review: ‘Electra, My Love’ embodies the limits of revolution myths

Miklós Jancsó’s revolutionary 1974 reimagining of the ancient Greek myth of Electra is currently playing at Metrograph as part of a retrospective on the Hungarian director.
Katherine Williams, Contributing Writer January 26, 2022

In 1974, Hungarian director and screenwriter Miklós Jancsó said, “I used to think that humanity could be saved.”  But “Electra, My Love,” his film from the same year,...

Influentials 2021

Influentials 2021

December 10, 2021

First-year Gallatin student Ian Partman. Decolonization in art as a conversation. (Image courtesy of Ian Partman)

Rewriting the narrative: Conversations on decolonization in art

Contributing writer Sade Collier considers/explores what decolonization means for Black artists.
Sade Collier, Contributing Writer May 3, 2021

INTRODUCTION Against an orange oak-tinted backdrop, a Black revolutionary holds up a newspaper bearing a blunt message: “ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.” There is a shout coming...

Paris Extinction Rebellion

Paris Extinction Rebellion

A look into the aftermath of the Extinction Rebellion protest in Paris this October.
Katie Short, Exposures Staff Photographer October 24, 2019

Meet Exposures: Ana Marazzi

Meet Exposures: Ana Marazzi

Meet one of our new Exposures Photographers.
Ana Marazzi, Exposures Staff Photographer September 15, 2019

To start off the semester, Under the Arch’s Exposures is running a series in which its new photography staff displays photo essays to introduce themselves, their style and why...

A Colony in Disguise: Puerto Rico’s Anthem

A Colony in Disguise: Puerto Rico’s Anthem

Puerto Rico’s colonial status is shown through its national anthem, which not only reinforces its subjugation but continues to alienate Puerto Ricans from their own history.
Sofia Martinez Rivera, Staff Writer September 5, 2019

As a Puerto Rican, my elementary school principal would gather all students from kindergarten through fifth grade in the school yard. From the heat of August until May, we would...

Reese Witherspoon was among the many women and men who wore black to the Golden Globes in support of Time's Up.

#TimesUp and Gender Equality

Ria Mittal, Contributing Writer February 7, 2018
The Time's Up campaign was not as strong in the Grammys as it was at the Golden Globes. What will happen in this fight for gender equality?
The photo depicts Marsha P. Johnson, an African-American gay liberation activist, handing out flyers in support of queer students at NYU outside of Weinstein Residence Hall in 1970.

Hey Mama, Welcome (Back) to the ’60s

Julia Fields, Staff Writer January 30, 2018
You say you want a revolution? Well, the counterculture movement is back, alive and well in Gottesman Exhibition Hall. Tensions surrounding race, politics and sex are captured through various mediums of art exclusively at the New York Public Library.
NYU's Martin Luther King week will run from Monday to the 11th.

MLK Week to Provide Prospective Through Turmoil

Han Wang, Contributing Writer February 6, 2017
In the midst of weekly protests in Washington Square Park, NYU invites us to take a look back to a time even more tumultuous than our own — the 1960s. NYU's 12th annual Martin Luther King Week celebration — titled "Essence of a True Revolution" — stretches from today until Thursday.
Former Prime Minister of Cuba Fidel Castro died on Nov. 25, and NYU students have something to say about it.

NYU Reacts: Former Cuba President Fidel Castro Dies at 90

Diamond Naga Siu and Jemima McEvoy November 29, 2016
NYU students react to the death of Cuba's former president, Fidel Castro.

Playing with fire

Gabriella Bower, Violet Vision Editor November 18, 2015
Some say the industry is going down, but it only takes a spark to start a sartorial revolution.

Egyptian military as destructive as Brotherhood regime it replaced

March 24, 2014
For the people of Egypt, one must hope that the possibility of 529 executions is enough to generate change.