My Nude Tights. | From the "Read it Now" Series
From Maybe, Actually, Museums are for me. by MAMmontclair
May 6, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
Arianna Jobst, the Montclair Art Museum's first Writer-in-Residence, shares her literary interpretation of the artwork 'Keeper' in this episode.
The Montclair Art Museum welcomed, Arianna Jobst, as it's first ever Writer-in-Residence this Spring. Arianna Jobst is a New Jersey native and emerging writer working primarily in creative nonfiction — short stories, essays, and novel writing that explore family, queerness, and identity. She graduated from the Literary Prose program at the Univeristy of Virginia. Her piece My Turn, voicing the frustrations of queer women and their female friendships, was published in the Virginia Literary Review. During the duration of the exhibition, "See It Now: Contemporary Art from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection," her literary interpretations of art on view in the show will be published weekly, with readings, such as this, released in our podcast feed bi-weekly. This piece, titled "My Nude Tights." is an interpritation of the artwork, Keeper, by Sheree Hovsepian. Disclaimer: All works presented here are interpretive prose written by Arianna Jobst, Writer-in-Residence at the Montclair Art Museum. The views, interpretations, and opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent or reflect the positions, values, or views of the Montclair Art Museum. You can read this…
People in this episode
Guest: Arianna Jobst
Topics covered
- creative nonfiction
- queerness
- identity
- art interpretation
- literary residency
Keywords
- Arianna Jobst
- Montclair Art Museum
- creative nonfiction
- queerness
- art interpretation
- literary residency
- New Jersey
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Montclair Art Museum, Virginia Literary Review
Books & works: My Nude Tights., Keeper
Places: New Jersey, University of Virginia
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