Director's Blog: Art Worlds Every Day
Director's Blog: Art Worlds Every Day
May 15, 2010 - 5:59pm
For the last two days, we have been hosted royally in Hong Kong by friends and colleagues. They have given us glimpses of Hong Kong we would likely never have found on our own. And they have shared their friendship which is always welcome when traveling.
On Friday, Shing-wai Chan, chief curator for conservation of the Leisure and Cultural Services department of Hong Kong, took us on a tour of three major museums. In the process, we had a chance to see some of the neighborhoods on the... Read More...
May 13, 2010 - 5:07pm
It's early on Friday morning, May 14, as I write, though it's still Thursday in the US. We arrived yesterday evening right on schedule after a 14+ hour flight, which United informs us is one of their longest. We flew the polar route, almost due north over Canada and the west side of Hudson Bay, along the northern edge of the North American continent, still snow covered, but the water at the shore has melted for the season, and back over land at Siberia. Siberia was amazing--track-less,... Read More...
May 11, 2010 - 4:47pm
Tomorrow we board a plane for a 15 hour flight to the other side of the world. I won't be able to read the language, unless it's been translated into pinyin, and I won't understand a word. This is both deliciously tantalizing and terrifying. 10 years ago, the Faulconer Gallery did an exhibition of contemporary Chinese art based on Chinese characters. Some of it was actual Chinese language. Some of it was by Chinese artists playing with the language. While I understood those concepts... Read More...
May 8, 2010 - 8:01am
Most days find me at my desk at the Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College. Currently I am preparing to travel to China as part of a long-standing faculty exchange between Grinnell and Nanjing University. Faculty from Nanjing come to Grinnell to conduct research and to instruct our students in Chinese language. Faculty from Grinnell travel to Nanjing to conduct research and to teach in their areas of specialty. The exchange is over 20 years old and has forged strong ties between Grinnell and one... Read More...
May 7, 2010 - 3:53pm
As director of the Faulconer Gallery in Grinnell, Iowa (population 9100), I feel a deep commitment to the art and artists of the Midwest region. But--perhaps as a result--I also love to travel and discover the ways in which artists are connected to their places all over the world. In 5 days, I leave for Nanjing, China (population 6 million), where I will be teaching at one of the premier Chinese universities--Nanjing University--and exploring the art worlds of China. Stay tuned for... Read More...
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