EMBODIED

“Art and The Machine” is officially out in the world!⭐️ Thank you so much to all of our contributors and our community who came to our launch party last night to celebrate! We love you all so much 🫶🏽🫶🏽 We are also excited to announce that “Art and The Machine” is available for purchase @thayernyc ! All proceeds go towards making this magazine possible for future years. Magazines can also be purchased via DM! EIC: @cheetahprincess4 Creative Director: @ariakothari Photo Editor: @avafilan Managing Editor: @elikabroumand Treasurer: @ally_eliza_ Graphic Design: @ariakothari @grantcorkum Cover Star: @avahudsonlab Special thanks to Bobby Peñaherrera, Monique Sorel, Student Life at NYU Gallatin, and Endeavor Printing for their continued support of our publication.

Meet Ava Hudson (@avamhudson ), the cover star of “Art and The Machine”! ⭐️ Ava Hudson does not treat curiosity as a starting point: rather, she treats it as the whole practice. Ideas arrive and she moves toward them by testing materials, building forms, and learning whatever she needs to along the way. There is no predetermined medium, no fixed discipline—rather, just a question, and the commitment to follow it wherever it leads. In navigating this issue’s theme of mechanical reproduction and modern creativity, EMBODIED found interdisciplinary artist Ava Hudson to manifest this entirely. In the age of referentialism, nostalgia, and our attention economy, curiosity remains central to creation. Hudson’s work feels genuinely alive—rooted in the body, open to the world, and made with the particular kind of attention that can only come from someone who never stopped asking what else might be possible. Hudson’s work will be featured in a solo show at the Gallatin Galleries (@nyugallatingalleries ) from June 8th through July 24th. Her work can also be found on instagram @avahudsonlab , and online at .  Photography by @avafilan Cover Story by @cheetahprincess4 & @ariakothari Creative Direction and Styling by @ariakothari

Beautiful people make beautiful magazines!! Come celebrate the release of “Art and The Machine” TONIGHT @thayernyc from 8-11pm⭐️ @ailbheolive for “BENCHED!” @cpetote for “A Room Just For Judith” @electricgeetar for “That’s Sinful!” @avamhudson for EMBODIED @paigebgarza for “A Room Just For Judith”

“BENCHED!” Exclusively available on print. TONIGHT!!! @kaamyakrishnan @cheetahprincess4

Dithering by @grantcorkum for “Art and The Machine” Exclusively available on print, tomorrow! @grantcorkum

“Stuck/The Call” Exclusively available on print. @ilahjefferis @sophiarkc

“My Mirror, My Playground” Exclusively available on print. @fatimalyousif

Graphics by @grantcorkum for “Art and The Machine” Exclusively available on print. “Art and The Machine” is being released TOMORROW!

“That’s Sinful!” Exclusively available on print. @electricgeetar

Front matter from “Art and The Machine” Design & Digital Photography by @ariakothari Film Photography by @avafilan Starring @avamhudson @avahudsonlab

ART AND THE MACHINE - 04.25.26 In EMBODIED’s Spring 2026 Issue, our contributors explored themes of mechanical reproduction and modern creativity. Come see and celebrate this latest issue @thayernyc from 8-11pm THIS SATURDAY, April 25th! ⭐️ Creative Direction: @ariakothari Photography: @avafilan Starring: @avamhudson Stylist: @ariakothari MUA: @marissa.xu Production Assistant: @grantcorkum EIC: @cheetahprincess4

Our Spring 2026 Issue, “Art And The Machine,” is almost here! ⭐️ Come celebrate its release with us @thayernyc on April 25th from 8pm-11pm! This event is FREE (we just ask that you purchase a bev😁) and is open to the public! Magazines will be available for purchase as well 🫶🏽 Can’t wait to see you all there!