MFA Thesis Exhibition: Sayaka Taninokuchi’s Video Farm

ICP-Bard MFA Studio, 24–20 Jackson Avenue, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, Queens Join us at the ICP-Bard MFA Studio for Sayaka Taninokuchi's Thesis Exhibition Video Farm. Opening Reception: April 14 | Thursday | 6:00–9:00 pm On View: April 15–16 | Friday–Saturday | 12:00–5:00 pm

From Beijing

BFA Exhibition at  China Central Academy of Fine Art Ken Kitano's Opening at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

Hometown, Nagoya

Our summer vacation has already started almost a month ago, but I feel my summer has just began. I came back to my hometown, Nagoya, Japan a week ago.  Now, I am preparing for the departure to Beijing for an internship at summer program at Central Academy of Fine Art.  Today, I went to pick…

The Class Room

Here are some of our (the class of 2011) class room scenes.   We were discussing our plan for Slide Fest with Marvin Heiferman.

Interview with Jesse Chan

Rising, a New Day May 7 | Friday | 6:00–10:00 pm (with a live musical performance) May 8 | Saturday | 12:00–5:00 pm Jesse Chan’s MFA Thesis show opening will take place at our LIC Studio tonight! Below is an interview I did with him through e-mail after Critique Class. ST: In the photographs from…

An Interview with Curtis Hamilton

curtishamilton.tumblr.com ST:  Your work contains a lot of research.  Photographs accompanied with a lot of text about you researched.  Can you describe the process how you start your new project? For example you showed us your Hudson River project last semester’s crit. CH:  My work begins with questions! A few years ago, I started looking at what…

Music as visual inspiration

Last Sunday, I moved out from a room I have lived in for years.  I had a roommate, Jeong Ja Shim, a pianist, and we have been friends and roommates since 2005. Thanks to her I became familiar with classical piano music such as Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and so on.  This music enriches my daily life with…

From list of 50 never

- put politicians - put historical meaning - urban landscape - chaotic image with color - print  color  image larger than 11"x 14" - make narrative - take various scene shots - sketch storyboard - plan well beforehand

The Theater

Since the invention of photography, our expression toward art has expanded. People used photography not only to document the observed but also as a tool to express their fantasy, desire and ideas, which don’t exist in reality.  In order to create those works, artist’s commonly use aspects of theater, which include, drama, character, costume, gesture…