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The Barney Arts Digest

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January 26, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

The front of the 80WSE gallery

New Exhibitions

Art Therapy Exhibition: Glimmers on view until February 8, 2026.

A small works art show featuring Art Therapy students. In polyvagal theory, "glimmers" are small moments that signal safety and connection to the nervous system.

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Visual Arts Administration Exhibition: S.U.D.S – Student Unity and Discovery Showcase | Art Fair on view until February 8, 2026.

S.U.D.S is a student art fair organized by Other Content and Art Business Society which was created to serve as a platform for emerging BFA and MFA artists and makers at NYU, nurturing a sense of unity and discovery among artists and art enthusiasts alike.

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80WSE | Project Space: DIY Grrrl: Constructing, Disrupting, and Reclaiming Girlhood in the 1990s on view until March 7, 2026.

DIY Grrrl: Constructing, Disrupting, and Reclaiming Girlhood in the 1990s examines how young women and girls in the last decade of the 20th century confronted dominant social expectations and redefined ideas of femininity through handcraft, community building, and a Do-It-Yourself approach.

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Closing Soon

80WSE | Broadway Windows: Thrones on view until February 1, 2026.

Thrones showcases contemporary chairs by artists, commercial producers, and furniture designers to consider the chair as a site where function, symbolism, and narrative converge.

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An artist studio featuring a desk center frame with paint brushes and supplies on it, a book case on the left, and large windows looking out into the city on the right.

Upcoming Events

NYC Citizens Revival Screening featuring Marlos E’van (MFA) on February 2, 2026.

Director's Cut screening & discussion of the documentary Citizens Revival in the Einstein Auditorium.

The Broadway Windows Gallery displays the exhibition Framing Fashion Fantasies

Alumni News

Alix Holloway (’10 VAA) recently discussed her journey from the NYU Visual Arts Administration program to founding AH Arts, her Chelsea-based gallery and advisory firm with Elva Zhang ('25 VAA).

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New & Ongoing Shows

Hannah Eve RothbardMein Volk, 81 Leonard Gallery, New York, NY. Until February 28, 2026.

Lindsay Liang, The Public’s Domain, Bobst Library, New York, NY. Until January 30, 2026.

Marlene McCartySasi guztien gainetik (Over the Brambles), Sikkema Malloy Jenkins, San Sebastián, Spain. Until February 1, 2026.

Joeun Kim Aatchim, Taipei Biennial: Whispers on the Horizon, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. Until March 29, 2026.

Linda SorminUncertain Ground, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada. Until April 12, 2026. 

 

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