80 Washington Square East, NYU

MFA Class of 2025 | Thesis Part 2

Part ii

May 7 – May 24, 2025

80WSE

Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 7, 6–8PM 

A photo of a metallic vending machine glowing with purple neon light, stocked with various colorful items and featuring a digital display screen.
A gallery installation with small-scale artworks arranged in a dispersed, salon-style hang across a white wall, complemented by a simple wooden bench, a cozy reading corner with a chair, books, and a blanket.
A close-up of an installation designed like a reading nook, with a navy-blue chair draped with a plaid blanket, a small wooden bookshelf filled with books, and several paintings on the wall and leaning against the floor.
A photo of a salon-style arrangement of small- to medium-sized paintings on a white gallery wall, with works ranging from figurative to still life and abstract.
A photo of the salon-style hanging, with smaller clustered works on the left corner wall and a single medium-sized painting centered on the adjacent wall.
A photo of four small-to-medium paintings hanging on a white wall.
A photo of the gallery corner showing two small paintings—one of a landscape and one of a muted architectural detail—hung beside a large window with a potted plant and scattered papers on the sill.
A wide view of the gallery with a large window framing greenery outside, flanked by small paintings on both walls, while a chair with a plaid blanket, a book-filled shelf, and a few canvases leaning against the wall.
A gallery view showing a giant black butterfly on brown paper spreading across the corner wall with fabric flowing onto the floor, alongside colorful wall pieces like a big green sign reading IDIOT BABY and smaller playful cutouts around the room.
A gallery wall showing three large butterfly and insect artworks made from brown paper: a moth on the left, a beetle-like bug in the center, and part of a giant butterfly on the right, with its colorful fabric wings spilling onto the floor.
A photo showing a large butterfly artwork with black wings spread across brown paper on the wall, its colorful lower wings extending onto the floor, with a smaller insect drawing on the right.
A photo showing a gallery wall with two main works: on the left, a large green octagonal shape resembling a stop sign with reversed white letters, and on the right, a brown paper sculpture of a butterfly seen from the side; a small drawing sits low on the wall in between.
A photo showing a gallery hallway with large insect-inspired sculptures: on the left, a three-dimensional butterfly made of paper and tape, and on the right wall, two flat brown cutouts of a moth and a bee, with another insect face sculpture mounted high at the far end.
An artwork depicting a surreal, dreamlike scene filled with amphibians and reptiles—frogs, salamanders, and lizards—swirling around in a dark, cosmic environment with glowing, almost mystical light at the center.
A photo of wall-mounted artwork made from multiple pairs of iridescent pink Hanes underwear with white waistbands, sewn together side by side into a single continuous piece.
A photo of gallery space with several objects: on the left wall, three shelves display hangers holding delicate fabric garments in pink and white tones; on the right wall, a yellow and pink textile piece is attached; in the center of the room stands a tall rectangular structure covered in red fabric with an open section revealing a lit interior.
A photo of an installation with a tall red-draped structure on the left, a small pink fabric piece centered on the wall, and a collage-covered panel on a low white platform to the right.
A photo of installation with a small woven pink and beige bow-like object mounted on the wall to the left, while a colorful collage-covered double-panel structure displayed on a low white platform to the right.
A photo of an installation with a tall metal-framed structure with wires, tubes, and red fabric stands in the center, while shelves on the back wall display delicate hanging garments and objects.
A photo of an installation featuring two sets of lingerie, one pink and one white with black detailing, hanging on the wall between small shelves displaying metallic and iridescent sculptural objects.
A photo of an installation with video screen mounted on the wall showing a performance with two figures, while a piece of pink and white fabric lies on the floor beneath, and a large dark textured artwork extending from the adjacent wall.
A photo of an installation featuring a textile artwork with a cut-out oval shape and patterned fabric hangs on the back wall, accompanied by a fabric piece laid flat on the floor and a wall-mounted black shelf structure with a hanging element on the left.
A photo of an installation featuring a wall-mounted screen displaying two performers kneeling in coordinated white and orange outfits, with a pink and white fabric piece laid out on the floor in front of the screen.
A photo of a large mixed-media wall piece with multiple dark, textured panels extends outward, incorporating collage-like sections with images and patterns on the right side.
A photo featuring a gallery corner with a small yellow textile piece on one wall, a fabric scroll-like work extending from a black box on the adjacent wall, and another textile piece visible in the next room.
A photo of an installation featuring four small house-like models displayed on tall stands in a dimly lit gallery, with a large projection of abstract imagery cast onto the wall behind them.
A photo of two illuminated sculptures on round stands: one is an abstract, glowing organic form in shades of yellow and white, and the other has a cage-like structure encasing rounded elements.
A photo of an installation showing a dark gallery room with four small sculptural house-like models on tall stands in front of a wall projection, and a larger metallic structure displayed on a black pedestal with speakers and cables.
A photo of an installation showing two sculptural installations on tall stands: on the left, a lit model of a covered wagon with glowing wheels, and on the right, a desert-like scene with a large brown rock formation and three white human figures, one aiming a gun at another, all displayed on a red circular base.
A photo of multiple installations: in the center stands a large black rectangular structure with a metallic mechanical object on top, to the right are two elevated dioramas on stands (one a desert rock scene, the other a lit covered wagon), and to the left are workbench-like shelves holding various small objects and materials.
A photo of an installation showing a close-up of a metallic sculptural structure composed of angular, box-like segments connected into a circular, mechanical form, placed on top of a large black pedestal, with shelves of objects visible in the background.
A photo of a large installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials, positioned in the center of the room, with a framed painting on the back wall and two tall, rectangular stone-like slabs leaning against the wall to the right.
A photo of a large installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials, positioned in the center of the room, with a framed painting on the back wall and two tall, rectangular stone-like slabs leaning against the wall to the right.
A photo of a large installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials, positioned in the center of the room, with a framed painting on the back wall and two tall, rectangular stone-like slabs leaning against the wall to the right.
A photo of a detail of an installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.
A photo of a detail of an installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.
A photo of a detail of an installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.
A photo of a detail of an installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.
A photo of a detail of an installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.
A photo of a large installation of tiered metal-framed tables filled with various objects and materials.