John Jay College - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for John Jay College. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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“Against Again: Art Under Attack in Brazil” Exhibition
Curated by Tatiane Schilaro and Nathalia Lavigne, and organized by AnnexB-NY. The exhibition Against, Again: Art Under Attack in Brazil addresses the present transnational wave of authoritarianism by...More »
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“Apocalypse: Then and Now” Exhibition
Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos @ The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery The exhibition “Apocalypse: Then and Now” reflects sinister omens for the future as seen in our daily life and reported news....More »
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“<Decode>” Exhibition
Curated by Jayanthi Moorthy and Daria Dorosh, PhD. In Artists Policing Data, artists respond to data in forms that move beyond graphs and charts. They integrate it into their artwork in provoking...More »
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“THE UN-HEROIC ACT: Representations of Rape in Contemporary Women’s Art in the U.S.” Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Installation - Film - Video installation
- 2018-09-04 - 2018-11-02
Curated by Monika Fabijanska The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY presents a groundbreaking exhibition The Un-Heroic Act: Representations of Rape in Contemporary...More »
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“Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists” Exhibition
The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, presents Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists. This exhibition will be accompanied by a symposium...More »
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“Green Habitat” Exhibition
As more and bigger natural catastrophes visit our planet, sustainable or ecology-based arts are gaining ever greater importance. Ecological art respects the ecosystems of living species and their environments...More »
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“Internalized Borders” Exhibition
Featuring 18 artists working through a range of media, Internalized Borders addresses immigration, identity, detention, and deportation. Taking the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center as a pivotal moment...More »
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“Ode to the Sea: Art from Guantánamo Bay” Exhibition
Curated by Erin Thompson, Charles Shields, and Paige Laino Detainees at the United States military prison camp known as Guantánamo Bay have made art from the time they arrived, at first clandestinely...More »
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“Xanadu: Land of Enchantment” Exhibition
This show explores the world of imagination residing in the playfulness of imagery as it pertains to dreams. Legends, myths, and children’s fantasies as seen in Elysiac imagery rendered with seeming innocence...More »
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“Murder, She Said” Exhibition
This exhibition will explore why murder is so often a source of fascination—frequently inflected by irony and wry humor—in the visual arts today. Why are we fascinated with murder? Our bookstores, TV screens,...More »
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“Woman: Mother, Daughter, Wife, Friend…” Exhibition
This exhibition celebrates women and their varied roles as seen in the works of global artists. From the beginning of time and seen in mother religions, and different ethnic mythologies woman was sought...More »
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“Collateral Damage” Exhibition
This exhibition examines issues rampant violence during WWII, the Vietnam War, the rise of the Khmer Rouge and other conflicts where innocent non-combatants were affected. While these conflicts impacted...More »
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“Basta!” Exhibition
In a time when we are shocked by images of worldwide atrocities, we should ask where does the horror of the spectacle stop. For many artists, the challenging dilemma is how do they present brutality in...More »
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“Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate” Exhibition
Co-curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos and Katie Knight Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate showcases the diverse work of 30 artists who have transformed thousands of anti-Semitic and racist books into...More »
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“The Missing: Rebuilding the Past” Exhibition
Curated by Profs. Erin Thompson and Thalia Vrachopoulos at Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York), enter at 860 11th Avenue. The Islamic...More »
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“Cautionary Tales: Old Visions Through New Eyes” Exhibition
Drawn from common culture and rooted in our deepest memories, stories from childhood hold special power over personal and collective consciousness. Iconic representations of characters from these tales...More »
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“Pinned Stitched and Glitzed: Challenging Gender Stereotypes” Exhibition
Unlike sexuality that comes from within the individual, gender role is formed through parental, peer, school and social influences. Many of our early views of life come from the first teachers we encounter....More »
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“Of Human Bondage” Exhibition
JOHN JAY COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK’S, ANDREW AND ANYA SHIVA GALLERY proudly presents Of Human Bondage. The title of this show is inspired by W. Somerset Maugham’s 1915 novel much of which...More »
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“Assenting Voices: Agitprop Artfrom North Korea” Exhibition
Assenting Voices: Agitprop Artfrom North Korea is of seminal importance being one of a few exhibitions of its kind in the west to show formerly inaccessible North Korean art. The paintings and posters...More »
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Alexandre Dang “Dancing Solar Flowers”
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, NYC proudly presents Dancing Solar Flowers an exhibition of Alexandre Dang’s ongoing environmental installation as part of John...More »
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“Recontextualizing the Found” Exhibition