Our first dispatch from Russia comes from Allison Hill-Edgar MFA 2017 The icons. The light. The people. The food. The architecture. The history. I find that every day I have a new obsession. Today it is the sound of the canal and the cool light on the pink and ochre buildings just outside our window; Monday it was the bursting… Read More
Our first dispatch from Beijing comes from Pedro Perez-Guillon MFA 2017 News from Beijing! I have to start by saying that China has only surprised us in a positive way. First of all – the food. We have never eaten better and for so little money. For six dollars, we have been eating until we cannot take any more and our… Read More
Our second dispatch from Leipzig comes from Rebecca Orcutt MFA 2017. Neo Rauch painting in Berlin There has been much to reflect on from the past month while attending the Leipzig International Artist Programme Residency.I have experienced personal victories—this includes resisting the temptation to buy the amazingly priced Nutella (until a couple days ago), and owning a reusable water bottle for the longest… Read More
“Empire” Steve Mumford Interview by Claire Cushman MFA 2015 “I tried heroically to be an Abstract Expressionist in the late 80s and early 90s,” says Steve Mumford, when asked how he came to paint scenes of war. “It took me years to shake that and realize I wanted to return to my illustrational roots, to tell stories with my paintings.”… Read More
The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present “Call of the Wild”, a special exhibition at the 2016 Art Southampton art fair, co-curated by Academy Board Member Brooke Shields and Academy President David Kratz. “Call of the Wild” will be on view from July 7 -11 at the Nova’s Ark Project. The Academy will celebrate with special reception… Read More
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