Category Archives: Jenny Saville

“The Big Picture” According to Casey Read (MFA 2014)

Posted on February 12, 2014

In New York City, I have discovered an overwhelming wealth of information regarding sensory overload. Touching, smelling, tasting, hearing, and seeing everything, like a trip to the grocery store. Touching subway poles, smelling the car exhaust, tasting the worldly cuisines, and watching the masses pass and shove their way through to the next event of the day. But I have… Read More

Sandy, Evacuation, Saville, Cotton and other happenings

Posted on November 18, 2012

By Ian Factor (MFA 2014)Well here we are coming through the first weeks after Hurricane Sandy. The good news is that the Academy was untouched and is fine, but is still, at this moment, without power, as is most of the rest of NYC below 39th street. Classes have been cancelled all week and we hope to get back in… Read More

Reliving Picasso with Sir John Richardson

Posted on June 18, 2012

By Jonathan Beer (MFA 2012, Fellow 2013) Installation view at Gagosian Gallery There are few artists who rival the mythic place Pablo Picasso holds in history. His life was defined by a fervent work ethic and unflinching ambition. For most of us, historic figures like Picasso are destined to forever live in that mythic realm, and there are only a… Read More