Left: Jacob Muilenburg, \u201cShadow Box (Belly Zipper)\u201d (undated), oil on linen, three souvenir pennies, frame; right: work by Nava Derakhshani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nElsewhere, the individual objects seem to have flown in from other worlds. Mark Ferraro\u2019s sculptures suggest fused furniture, while Nava Derakhshani and Sadaf Azadehfar both contribute fountains; the former presents an installation that includes swollen eyes strung from the ceiling. Azadehfar, meanwhile, worldbuilds around a set of motifs, including snakes, which can be seen carved into wooden panels on the wall and whose ceramic mouths emit water in \u201cWhose World Is This?\u201d (2023). And Vaishu Ilankamban\u2019s sculptures reveal her experience as an engineer and woodworker, combining ceramics and concrete slabs bearing imprints of other objects \u2014\u00a0I look keenly forward to the opportunity to experience a complete environment in a solo show.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\nThe barebones material of plywood appears across the works of multiple artists, although they are no less polished for it. Shannon Pritchard\u2019s sculpture is reminiscent of a gutted or unfinished house, offering voyeuristic peepholes. Jacob Muilenburg\u2019s haunted, accreted canvases, which name unseen referents in their titles\u00a0(\u201cBlue Couch,\u201d \u201ccorner of closet\u201d),\u00a0are sometimes set against plywood armatures. And conceptual sculptor martin miller strung wires and surveillance cameras through various rooms and an impregnable lifted plywood box.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the Hunter MFA show, art is perched on the railings, strung through the rafters, leaning languidly against the walls, encountered around corners, glimpsed through portholes, entered into as physical environments. I can\u2019t wait until they enter the greater world, as they deserve to do. These are artists to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tEmily Wichtrich, \u201cImitation\u201d (2025), mixed media (image courtesy Hunter College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tJustin Muegge, \u201cUntitled\u201d (2025), oil, acrylic, ink, fabric, and canvas collage on primed canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tAnthony Torrano, \u201cNotes on Awkwardness\u201d (2025), acrylic, graphite, oil stick, pastel, and plaster on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of works by Brittany Adeline King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of Brittany Adeline King, \u201cAdamma\u201d (2025), raw bamboo, ebony stain, and textiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLeft: Installation view of work by Vaishnavi (Vaishu) Ilankamban; right: Detail of Craig Jun Li, \u201cUntitled\u201d (2025), inkjet print on mesh, charcoal filters, T-Slot aluminum extrusion and hardware, stretcher bars, house paint, MDF, stainless steel steamers, glass, chicken bouillon solution, the first rose from an ex-boyfriend preserved since 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tAlex Senan, \u201cHeiam\u201d (2025), fabric, wood, scrap leathers & hides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of works by Daniel Anthony Vasquez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of works by Charlie Lambert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of E Rady, \u201cMake sense of us\u201d (2025), curtains, clothesline, american flag pants, automated vacuum cleaner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of works by Marco DaSilva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tBayan Kiwan, \u201cIntimate Trespasses\u201d (undated), oil on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tSadaf Azadehfar, \u201cWho\u2019s World is This?\u201d (2023), ceramic and water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLeft: Sadaf Azadehfar, \u201cUntitled\u201d (2025), decal photos on ceramic; right: Jani Zubkovs, work from Bill\u2019s Truck Stop<\/em> (2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tAnastasya Pe\u00f1a, \u201cHeart to Heart\u201d (2025), oil and acrylic on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tAnna Gregor, \u201cAfter Vir Heroicus Sublimis\u201d (2025), oil on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tInstallation view of works by Vanessa Sandoval<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tAnastasya Pe\u00f1a, \u201cHeart to Heart\u201d (2025), oil and acrylic on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\t\tIan Myers, \u201cheel\u201d (2024), egg tempera on marble dust ground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWORLD ANIMAL<\/a>, the fifth iteration of the Hunter College MFA Thesis Show, continues at The 205 Hudson Gallery (205 Hudson, Tribeca, Manhattan), through May 28. The previous four iterations ran from March 6\u2013May 11. The exhibition was organized by the Hunter College MFA Program in Studio Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a tendency when it comes to MFA shows to apply a different set of standards \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s good \u201cfor student work\u201d; it\u2019s a showcase for burgeoning talent that\u2019ll be fit for the galleries with a touch of tailoring, a bit of scaling back. So let me just say this up front: The work at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[3344,92750,49761,23667,2443,5033,629],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-256160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","tag-hunter","tag-hunter-college","tag-mfa","tag-new-york","tag-show","tag-shows","tag-year"],"yoast_head":"\n
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