Woody Guthrie's Guitar Still Swings: NYU Exhibit

0:00It's April 30th, you're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered pop culture updates on Corey with the story. A new exhibit at New York University's Clive Davis Institute dies deep into Woody Guthrie's protest music, showing how his anti-fascist tunes from decades ago hit Just as Hard Today. Curated by a crew of students led by 19-year-old Bay of Stab's Mendes, it's called Woody Guthrie. What this guitar might do, and it pulls from, over 130 archival pieces from the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa. They've recreated Guthrie's old Coney Island apartment, packed with guitars, accordions, books, and no pads, turning the space into a burst of his. Wild creativity cartoons, lyrics, and drawings spilling everywhere, like his mind on overdrive. Visitors get to play instruments, doodle, and jam, capturing that playful energy behind his calls to organize, vote, and fight bosses. Nora Guthrie, Woody's daughter, loves how it links his work to modern tracks from artists like Bad Bunny, a tribe called Quest, and even Bruce.

1:06Springsteen. She grew up barely knowing her dad's full vibe, due to his illness, but discover his notebooks later, sparking her passion for his joyful resistance. Meanwhile, NYU's crackdown on campus protests, shape the show. They ditched a city tour idea to focus on safe, creative pushback against today's, tensions, slipping in real political fire, without getting shut down. This spot on tribute runs through May 15th, reminding us Guthrie's guitar still swings against hate, keeping that spirit alive in galleries and streets alike.