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The Connections That Shape Us

Pratt alumni on mentors and mentoring, and the advice that’s helped them through.

For Taezoo Park, MFA Digital Arts ’12, the City Is His Circuit Board

In his 3 World Trade Center studio, artist Taezoo Park, Pratt alumnus and visiting instructor of digital arts, is creating art for the future using abandoned technology.

By Nikolas Slackman

A sculpture of numerous white analog televisions on stands in front of a window showing New York City.

Author James Hannaham reads from a red book in a narrow venue lit in orange-red tones

Discovering Our Literary City

If it’s 7 p.m. in New York City, there’s a chance that somewhere a reading is about to start. There’s nothing like the particular warmth…

2024 Alumni Books (and an Album)

The 2024 roundup of recently published work by Pratt Institute alumni shines a spotlight on the diverse worlds authored and illustrated across a range of…

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Perspective, Connections, and “Extreme Possibilities”

Mentorship and intergenerational knowledge sharing are some of the most transformative gifts an artist can receive. To that end, Pratt Institute Fine Arts Chair Jane…

Opened book with red trim against white backdrop; the left page printed with lyrics from They Might Be Giants song “If Day For Winnipeg,” and on the right page, all-uppercase text arranged in organic forms

TMBG’s John Flansburgh ’84 Is Still Unlocking the Mysteries of Creativity

John Flansburgh, BFA Fine Arts (Printmaking) ’84, and his longtime collaborator John Linnell never put a limit on their creative vision. As the songwriters behind…