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Washington Square News

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Xyza Cruz Bacani explores community and sacrifice in ‘Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE’

The exhibit represents the lives of five workers, the complexity of their identities and experiences working in the UAE.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer Jan 31, 2024

On Monday, Jan. 29, the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York displayed a project by artist Xyza Cruz Bacani titled “Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE.” Bacani, a Filipina photographer...

Three photographic prints hang on a green wall. To the left is a black-and-white photo with a car and two people standing next to it; in the center is a black-and-white photo of a person looking into a rearview mirror; on the right is a photo of a person smoking a cigarette with people sitting next to him.

‘Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious’ showcases the influence of the genre

Celebrate the history of hip-hop and its global impact at this Fotografiska exhibit, open until May 20.
Natalia Palacino Camargo, Books & Theater Editor May 2, 2023

As one of the most prominent genres in the music world, hip-hop has had an extensive influence on fashion, art, photography and other forms of cultural expression. Rumored to have...

An exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art of a wooden electricity pole hung in the air.

Whitney exhibition shows why Puerto Rico is not an American paradise

Ending on April 23, “no existe un mundo poshuracán” highlights the talent of more than 15 Puerto Rican artists.
Natalia Palacino Camargo, Books & Theater Editor Apr 4, 2023

In the United States, we often forget to consider how our national history has not only been shaped by colonialism, but how it has shaped modern colonial projects. Modern colonialism...

An illustration of the Washington Square Arch. Behind the arch sits gray and brown alternating high-rises. On the top right are the words “The Daybook” in an arched shape.

What to do this week: Union Square block party and canine comedy

The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Nov. 7-13.
Lauren Ashe, Deputy News Editor Nov 6, 2022

An evening with American songwriter Sam Hollander 8 p.m. at 133 MacDougal St. Sam Hollander — a songwriter who has worked with Panic! At The Disco, One Direction, Weezer,...

Vasily Kandinskys artworks draw from the peculiarities of his environment for emotive value. (Photo by Clara Scholl)

Review: Guggenheim’s Kandinsky exhibition uncovers layers of the abstract artist’s evolution

Each step around the Guggenheim’s spiral ramp reveals a different layer of Vasily Kandinsky’s groundbreaking career. “Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle” is currently on view at the Guggenheim until September 2022.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer Jan 31, 2022

As Vasily Kandinsky’s paintings turn further away from visual reality and deeper into the abstract, reflecting not only his artistic progression but also his politicization,...

Ai Weiwei’s piece, Two Figures, is a life-size work of a plaster-cast man and wife lying on a mattress, with a pile of red seeds surrounding the man’s head. This was used as a reference to the Tang Dynasty poem, Love Seeds, which inspired the title of the exhibit. (Photo by Alexandra Bentzien)

Faurschou Foundation Fosters Global Connection

The newest Faurschou expansion in New York features a fascinating new group exhibition.
Alexandra Bentzien, Staff Writer Mar 9, 2020

Nestled in a sidestreet of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood is the sleek and modern Faurschou Foundation, an art gallery currently home to the group exhibition The Red Bean...

Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” is a current photographic exhibition about the symbolic nature of flowers at the Gagosian Gallery.

Flowers of Diplomacy Wilt at Gagosian

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer Feb 22, 2016
The new exhibit "Paperwork and the Will of Capital" at the Gagosian Gallery features recreations of flower arrangements from important diplomatic meetings.
“Picturing Prestige: New York Portraits 1700-1860” is a current exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York which showcases artwork from three different eras of New York City.

History Through the Eyes of the Portrait

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer Feb 8, 2016
"Picturing Prestige: New York Portraits 1700-1860" is a new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
The new exhibition opens at Institute for the Study of the Ancient on Feb. 12 and features modern art pieces and the artifacts that inspire them.

Ancient objects become modern in new exhibit

Nikita Metharamani, Contributing Writer Feb 8, 2015
A preview of "From Ancient to Modern: Archaeology and Aesthetics," an exhibit that examines how artifacts are transformed into artworks.
Devin Troy Strother’s  exhibition is inspired by the “basketball asthetic.”

‘Space Jam’ exhibition a slam dunk

Cate Wright, Contributing Writer Feb 4, 2015
Inspired by the 1996 film, the “Space Jam” Devin Troy Strother exhibit has opened on 545 West 25th Street. The exhibit will be open through Feb. 14.
Minimalism shines in ‘Alchemy’

Minimalism shines in ‘Alchemy’

Carter Glace, Contributing Writer Nov 25, 2014
Julie Hedrick interprets history and science through paintings in "Alchemy."
Class with Michael Stipe blends media, art

Class with Michael Stipe blends media, art

Nina Jang Oct 27, 2014
Overseen by Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., the "New Sights, New Noise" class's exhibition has opened dialogue between NYU students, faculty and members of the art community.

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