From his earliest filmic experiments in the 1990s to international blockbusters, Wes Anderson has carved an instantly recognizable, unique, and much-memed cinematic niche. Muted hues, quirky characters, and a throwback sensibility bring off-the-wall, ensemble narratives to life. London’s Design Museum, in collaboration with la Cinémathèque française, presents the first retrospective […]
Month: May 2025
After More Than Half a Century, a One-of-a-Kind Chinese Typewriter Emerges from Obscurity
A quote widely attributed to Tom Robbins says, “At the typewriter you find out who you are.” Or in the case of one unique machine that’s been missing for decades, the same could be said for finding one, too. In January, Jennifer Felix and her husband Nelson were sorting through […]
These NYU students are getting the wrongly incarcerated out of prison
As exam season approaches, the 15 NYU students taking Making an Exoneree have a different type of final: working to get victims of wrongful conviction out of prison. The class, a four-credit Law and Society elective in the College of Arts & Science, was offered at NYU for the first […]
Vibrant Woodblock Prints Traverse a Bygone Japan in ‘Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road’
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was born in Japan on the brink of a national transformation. The Edo Period, characterized by the military rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate, had seen economic growth and sustained peace since its establishment in 1603. But 200 years on, the government’s staunch policies, hierarchical structure, and isolation […]
Who gets to be represented during AAPI Month?
During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, you can catch a cultural heritage parade, food festivals and many other community events happening throughout New York City. But take a closer look at these events, and you may notice a lack of representation from certain Asian cultures. First established in […]
Students confront youth incarceration through community-focused advocacy
Although young girls are arrested at a lower rate than to their male counterparts, they not only make up a growing proportion of teen arrests in the United States but are also disproportionately incarcerated for low-level offenses. To combat this, the program ROSES — Resilience, Opportunity, Safety, Education and Strength […]
This Artist-Run Archive Preserves Endangered Photographic Negatives in a Celebration of Lagos
During a trip to Lagos in 2015, Karl Ohiri noticed something alarming. The British-Nigerian artist observed how long-running photography studios in the city were destroying their archives—sometimes incidentally, sometimes purposely—as they shuttered or moved out of the city into quieter village settings. And as a generation of photographers shifted to […]
20 years in, this CAS department combines analysis and activism
Many people associate the disciplines of history, literature and politics with analyzing old laws and lengthy manuscripts. However, after meeting the people behind NYU’s Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, you’ll realize that this is not the only way to study history. Housed in the College of Arts & Science, […]