Our third dispatch from Leipzig comes from Anastasiya Tarasenko MFA 2017It’s no simple task to sum up two months in one essay. I can begin by saying that I arrived with certain expectations of what I wanted to be doing and ended up being carried away by the consuming influence of this place. I had certain ideas of what I wanted my… Read More
Our third dispatch from Leipzig comes from Anna Wakitsch MFA 2017. Even before we arrived in Leipzig, my fate was sealed. As soon as Laura (the coordinator of the LIA residency) sent photos of the spacious live-work space, I fell in love with the huge, luminous double-paned windows, and I knew I would be spending the bulk of my days… 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
Leipzig! During the summer, Academy students go on fully-funded residencies everywhere from Moscow to Mexico City. Academy students paint in Monet’s garden in France, train with a master stone carver in Carrara, Italy, and teach workshops in the Dominican Republic. Rebecca Orcutt and Anastasiya Tarasenko, both MFA 2017, painting in Leipzig While overseas, Academy students make videos or essays about… Read More
By, Charlotte Segal (MFA 2016) Greetings! July has been good to us. On the 15th we had our Summer Show followed by a visit from the illustrious Margaret McCann, who whisked us off to Dresden. A shot from the show. The ‘Zwinger’ in Dresden is so incredibly beautiful that I was actually misty eyed, overwhelmed by the scale of its… Read More
By, Adam Lupton (MFA 2016) After a month and half of burning our candles at both ends, Marcello, Valerie, Charlotte, and myself had our official opening show at LIA in the Spinnerei! Having prepped and cleaned the space the previous day (an artist studio, however organized, is never the cleanest thing), we were ready and excited for our big evening…. Read More
by Marcelo Daldoce (MFA 2016) I’ve decided to put together a video of all of the works I’ve done so far since arriving in Leipzig last month. From sketches and ideas to unfinished and finished paintings. My main focus here is to try, try, try and experiment to see how some solutions worked and some don’t. I have one month… Read More
by Charlotte Segall (MFA 2016) If you are ever in “The Spinnerei” in Leipzig and realize it is late at night on a Tuesday, walk down the central road. Follow the old railroad tracks. When you’ve come to the end, you are in the dark, there is nothing. You are in the right place! Look to the right through the… Read More
Leipzig Residency Update from Adam Lupton (MFA 2016) One of the great things about being in Leipzig is that – as with all of Europe – you’re close to so many other amazing cities, countries, and cultures. This past weekend we decided to head up to Berlin to experience what “New” New York had to offer and also to take… Read More
Works in Progress by Valerie Gilbert (MFA 2016) at the Baumwoll-Spinnerei in Leipzig oil, 35 x 23 oil, 35 x 23 oil, 39 x 23 oil, 39 x 31
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