Studio Portraits: Elliot Purse (MFA 2014)
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The Final Chapter: China Residency, Part 8
By Zoe Sua-Kay (MFA 2014) After a week in the Chinese capital and having soaked up some of the local culture and scene close to our hotel, we decided it was time to put our tourist hats on and see some of global tourism’s most famous sites – The Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and of course, the Great Wall… Read More
The Colors of Beijing: China Residency, Part 7
By Elizabeth Shupe (MFA 2014) Today it rained. We woke up to the sound of the water gently swishing down the gutter outside the window and drip-dripping off of the roof. When I stepped outside of the hotel to make my way to breakfast, it seemed Beijing was still half asleep, curled into itself like a contented house cat The rain… Read More
Satisfying the Inner Tourist: China Residency, Part 6
By Elliot Purse (MFA 2014) After a long, post-opening, post-artist talk, post-John Jacobsmeyer hang out, post-spa weekend, all of us subconsciously decided some down time was due. Monday and Tuesday were spent mostly entertaining ourselves and taking care of all the little things we’d put off over our eventful weekend (i.e. laundry, shopping, and getting a little more time to… Read More
Back to Business: China Residency, Part 5
By James Adelman (MFA 2014) So after our action-packed, inspiring, uplifting, perspective-shifting excursion, it’s back to Shanghai and back down to business. We arrived back with six days until opening night and began the final push toward resolution. Of course, being Academy students, we live for this sort of scramble and handle it all with level heads. The beginning of… Read More
Escapades into the Wild: China Residency, Part 4
By Zoë Sua-Kay After three weeks centered largely around the Shanghai vicinity, the time had come to be whisked away into the Chinese unknown. Traveling with a busload of Chinese printmaking students and several members of the Shanghai University faculty, we drove for nine hours out of the city and through some of the most breathtaking scenery we had ever… Read More
Like Goldfish: China Residency, Part 3
By Elizabeth Shupe (MFA 2014) We were waiting in line for a boat tour at the water town Zhujiajiao, a beautifully preserved relic of old China with canals running through it and majestic half-moon bridges spanning the waterways. Sure, it was touristy–glittering piles of junky plastic souvenirs were everywhere you looked—but having recently hailed from Orlando, Florida, the tourist capitol… Read More
City of the Future: 2013 SHU/CAFA Residency, Part 2
By Elliot Purse (MFA 2014) Another week in Shanghai and we’re finally beginning to get some traction under our feet! The rainy season in China is here, but we’re not letting that hold us back from getting down to business! The week began with us being chauffeured by our guide, and burgeoning friend, Wang Yi, to a gallery opening… Read More
Chinese Hospitality: 2013 SHU/CAFA Residency, Part 1
By James Adelman (MFA 2014) So there I was sitting on a suitcase… (A night on the town in Chicago + sleeping pills=coma. The time flew by…) Has anyone ever told you about Chinese hospitality? ‘Cause they really should. Let me tell you a story. Zoe Sua-Kay and Elizabeth Shupe with Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, aka “The Bean,” in Chicago…. Read More