80 Washington Square East, NYU

MFA Class of 2024 | Thesis Part 1

Spyglass

April 3 – April 20, 2024

80WSE

with:


Samuel Alexander Forest
Robin Gammons
Forrest Knight
Ruoxin Sun
Virgil Warren

Interior view of a gallery hallway with framed artworks hung in a row on the left wall and one on the right wall, featuring colorful prints. Additional framed works and a vertical sculptural piece are visible at the far end of the hallway.
Gallery interior featuring a row of framed photographs or prints along the left wall, two framed abstract works on the back wall, and several upright rectangular metal pillars arranged on the floor.
Framed photographic prints arranged in a horizontal line on a white gallery wall, each depicting various landscapes scenes, with a single tall rectangular metal pillar positioned in front.
Gallery corner with a large window covered by shades, four vertical rectangular metal pillars connected by horizontal bars, and a single framed abstract artwork on the adjacent wall.
Close-up of a rectangular concrete pillar with a black speaker embedded in the top surface.
Gallery wall displaying four large paintings, each depicting abstract and expressive human faces with bold colors and textured brushwork, mounted side by side on a white wall.
Gallery wall displaying five large paintings: four featuring abstract, expressive human faces with bold colors, and one on the right depicting multiple fragmented faces against a striped background.
A small abstract painting in dark tones mounted on a large white gallery wall.
Gallery installation featuring a large sculptural piece resembling an abstract sailboat with curved white sails on a green and yellow base, surrounded by wall-mounted minimalist works and a painted archway depicting a sky with clouds.
Side view of a large sailboat-inspired sculpture with two curved white sails on a yellow and green base, installed on a wooden gallery floor with minimalist wall artworks in the background.
A large sailboat-inspired sculpture with two curved white sails on a yellow and green base, installed on a wooden gallery floor with minimalist wall artworks and a painted archway depicting a sky with clouds in the background.
Gallery view featuring a sailboat-shaped sculpture with tall white sails on a yellow and green base, positioned near a wall with minimalist artworks and an arched doorway painted with a sky and cloud motif leading to a room with large windows.
Gallery wall with three minimalist artworks: a small beige shelf-like piece, a textured green rectangular painting, and a vertically oriented piece with white, brown, and orange gradient tones. A painted archway depicting blue sky and clouds is visible in the center.
Gallery interior featuring a partial view of a sailboat-shaped sculpture with white sails, a green abstract painting, and a small beige wall-mounted shelf. An archway painted with clouds and sky frames the entry to an adjacent room with wooden flooring.
Gallery interior featuring a partial view of a sailboat-shaped sculpture with white sails, a green abstract painting on the left wall, and a small beige wall-mounted piece. An archway painted with blue sky and clouds leads into another room with wooden flooring.
Gallery space featuring a sculptural installation composed of two connected wooden cubes, one with curved metal structure protruding from its surface. In the background, a cloud painting is visible on the right wall, and a room filled with colorful portrait paintings is seen through the hallway.
Close-up of a wooden sculpture featuring an open book embedded in the surface and a metal arch structure.
Close-up of a wooden sculpture surface featuring a curved metal structure with mounted artificial teeth and fruit-like objects, alongside a single detached tooth placed on the wood.
Gallery corner featuring a wall-mounted screen displaying surveillance-style video footage, with long black cables hanging down and pooled on the floor. In the background, a red-toned painting and a wooden sculpture with a magnifying glass are visible.
A dense pile of black electrical cables in the corner of a gallery, with several white porcelain eyes scattered throughout the tangled wires. Some cables run up the wall and connect to a nearby outlet.
Two geometric paintings featuring symmetrical gradient designs in red, orange, and green hues displayed in a gallery; the larger painting is centered on a dark red accent wall, and the smaller one is hung on a white wall to the left.
Two square paintings displayed on adjacent gallery walls, each depicting a soft blue sky with white clouds, a glowing yellow sun in the center, and small scattered elements resembling birds or stars.
Gallery installation featuring two expressive figurative paintings: one red-toned portrait of a person with a glowing orb, and one blue-toned painting of a figure reaching outward. A wooden coat rack sculpture and a bench are placed in the center, with a small sculpture on a pedestal in the right corner.
Gallery installation featuring multiple large, colorful figurative paintings, including a central wall with three overlapping canvases depicting urban scenes, figures, and abstract elements. A wooden coat rack sculpture stands in the middle of the room, and additional paintings are displayed on the side walls.
Gallery room with three large, colorful figurative paintings on the walls: one red-toned portrait, one blue figure with outstretched arms, and one green-toned group scene. A wooden bench and a standing coat rack sculpture occupy the center of the space.
Gallery wall with two figurative paintings: one showing a shirtless man with a red-toned body and a confident stance, the other depicting a domestic scene with Spider-Man, two other figures, and a cluttered table. A small sculpture is displayed on a pedestal to the left.
Gallery wall displaying a large painting of a Black man wearing a Superman shirt surrounded by green-toned Ku Klux Klan figures in a forest. Two sculptural busts are placed on white pedestals on either side of the painting.
Gallery wall with a large blue-toned painting of a figure reaching forward with exaggerated hands, set against a yellow and black background. A wooden bench is in the foreground, and a green sculptural bust on a white pedestal is placed to the right.
Large multi-panel painting installation featuring vibrant, densely layered scenes of urban life, political imagery, and symbolic figures. The panels depict buildings, people, a red car, street signs, and a central figure with a glowing heart. A yellow figure and green ball rest on the floor in the left corner.
Gallery corner displaying two expressive paintings: one showing two children and a dinosaur-like figure, and another depicting a colorful architectural scene with green-toned figures. A yellow figure and a green ball is placed on the floor at the corner junction.
Photograph by Carter Seddon