The Academy sends four students to enjoy a two-month residency at the Leipzig International Art Programme in the historic Spinnerei in Leipzig. Holly Ann Sailors, Aleah Chapin, Nicolas Holiber and Alexander Barton blog with us while they’re on residency in Germany. By Alexander Barton (MFA 2012) Nic, Aleah, Holly and Alex in front of the Spinnerei Acres of rescued brick… Read More
The Academy sends four students to enjoy a two-month residency at the Leipzig International Art Programme in the historic Spinnerei in Leipzig. Holly Ann Sailors, Aleah Chapin, Nicolas Holiber and Alexander Barton blog with us while they’re on residency in Germany. By Holly Ann Sailors (MFA 2012) Cliffside Cotton Mill, North Carolina Four thousand five hundred and six miles away… Read More
A Review by Michael Kagan, Jason Bereswill and Jane LaFarge Hamill (MFA 2005) inside the Japanese Pavilion, “TABAIMO: teleco-soup” by Artist Tabaimo Day 3: Crossing Borders with Cool Bags Our feet are sore, but the excitement hasn’t worn off. The pebbled paths of the Giardini are still packed with the art crowd and the line for Mike Nelson’s installation at the UK Pavilion is… Read More
A Review by Jason Bereswill, Jane LaFarge Hamill and Michael Kagan (MFA 2005) Lee Yonbaek Day 2: The Giardini Pavilions One of today’s favorites was the visual decadence of the Korean Pavilion. The scale of the objects and vibrance of color were seductively polished, but subversively violent – shattering mirrors, flowered neon army fatigues, and one of the only representational… Read More
The Academy is pleased to share a new ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT series on our blog. We’ll be spotlighting our alums to give you an idea about what it’s like to be an Academy grad. Here, Julio Stanly Flores, MFA 2009. Julio Stanly Flores, Red Buck What are you currently working on? I am working on a series of paintings that depict… Read More
A Review by Jane LaFarge Hamill, Jason Bereswill and Michael Kagan (MFA 2005) Day 1: The Venice Biennale Previews The Biennale is split into 3 different areas: the Arsenale, the Giardini, and some pavilions dispersed throughout the city. Today we went to the Arsenale. Much of the work at the Arsenale was installation-based or sculptural, interspersed with sporadic paintings, drawings… Read More
A Review by Jane LaFarge Hamill, Michael Kagan and Jason Bereswill (MFA 2005)(I’m typing on my phone standing on a bridge over a small canal where I’ve found decent wifi. Who knew?) Italy speaks fluently in art and food, both to be consumed at risk of catching Stendhal’s syndrome. And so, my trip this week to Venice is inspired 75%… Read More
Jacob Hicks (2012) created this interactive video piece, “The Many Faces of Jacob and His Art,” as a component of a professional practice course taught by artist Sharon Louden. This video project was optimized through an end-of-term presentation in which the students explained their art before an audience of peers. He says, “In undergraduate school I took many experimental film courses through… Read More
Mister President, members of the Faculty, Board of Trustees, distinguished guests, and those rapidly approaching alumni status, I cannot begin to explain to you how my heart swells to look out at you all, and to think about how much we’ve grown, and fought, and gotten weirder together – so very much weirder. It is with great pride that I… Read More
The Academy is pleased to share a new ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT series on our blog. We’ll be spotlighting our alums to give you an idea about what it’s like to be an Academy grad, starting with Brian Fencl, MFA 2000. What are you currently working on? Brian Fencl, “Oh, Thank Heaven”oil on canvas, 24×18 in. At the moment I live in… Read More
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