{"id":10401,"date":"2026-01-21T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/?p=10401"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:31:03","slug":"a-simultaneity-mark-mfa-design-thesis-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/?p=10401","title":{"rendered":"A SIMULTANEITY MARK: MFA Design Thesis Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Reception: Jan 21, 6\u20139 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On view: Jan 20 \u2013 Feb 05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first part of the MFA Design Thesis exhibition “A Simultaneity Mark” opened in the Mason Gross Galleries with strong energy and a full room. Faculty, students, and visitors moved fluidly through the galleries, creating the kind of atmosphere shows hope for but rarely achieve. The event felt genuinely communal rather than ceremonial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each room carried a distinct spatial and visual character. Peyton Chiang\u2019s installation title<\/em> emphasized scale and material presence, drawing viewers into a work that unfolded through movement and proximity. Anukriti Kaushik\u2019s title<\/em> created a striking contrast, combining sculptural forms and printed elements that encouraged slower, more attentive looking. Asem Kiyalova\u2019s work title<\/em> introduced a different rhythm, where objects, surfaces, and projection intersected to produce a layered visual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What made the night memorable was not just the individual projects, but the shared presence of the Mason Gross community as both graduate programs shared the galleries. Design and visual art audiences overlapped, conversations extended across disciplines, and the exhibition operated as a social as well as visual space. The show remained open to the public through February 5, sustaining that initial momentum beyond the reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peyton Chiang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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For Convening (we must remember the beauty of sharing each other’s wits), 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polyester chiffon, double georgette, cotton thread (29 x 18 x 14 Feet)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Care (within me there are many homes), 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maintenance equipment, plywood stool, archival inkjet print, Durational performance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anukriti Kaushik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Archron’s Dream, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laser print on paper (11 x 13.5 Inches)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Torso of Standing Female Figure, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Head of Standing Female Figure, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plaster, concrete (6 x 6 x 67 Inches)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seated Mother Goddess, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Descent, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Found metal, mirror, plaster, concrete (6 x 6 x 50 Inches)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asem Kiyalova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HELD AT ONCE, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

materials: 3D printed resin, Paper, Vinyl, Projection<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reception: Jan 21, 6\u20139 pm On view: Jan 20 \u2013 Feb 05 The first part of the MFA Design Thesis exhibition “A Simultaneity Mark” opened in the Mason Gross Galleries with strong energy and a full room. Faculty, students, and visitors moved fluidly through the galleries, creating the kind of atmosphere shows hope for but … Read moreA SIMULTANEITY MARK: MFA Design Thesis Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123466"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10401"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10500,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401\/revisions\/10500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designing.rutgers.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}