✨ Take a look at these lovely installation views of Ma Qiusha‘s works from “𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 …“, now on view at the Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
@ccsbard . The exhibition is curated by Amy Yuanchen Qian
@amamyqqq 💕
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“Following an encounter with an old photograph of her late grandfather online, Ma restages a spectacular arrangement of flowers often used in landscaping and national celebrations in Beijing. The red salvia and yellow marigold recall commonly used flower types for such festive occasions, while the installation’s large scale and shape evoke a screen that takes over the space. The installation helped Ma better understand her grandfather’s life and China in the 1950s. For the viewer, it transitions us to a past historical period while asking us to discern between realness and illusion in the gallery space.”
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Ma Qiusha
𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢
2025
festive flowers, scaffold
dimensions variable
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We made it up to remember …
📅 April 4 – May 24, 2026
📍 Hessel Museum of Art, New York
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Images: Installation views from “We made it up to remember …” Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, April 4–May 24, 2026. Master’s thesis exhibition curated by Amy Yuanchen Qian. Photos: Alon Koppel
@alonkoppelphotography , 2026. Details included.
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