This was my sixth trip to China, including two trips to Hong Kong. One of those trips was only for a few days to a conference. This trip was to teach a six-week class at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (SIVA.) Given the effects of the pandemic and the changing world politics since this trip, and my desire to see as much of the remaining parts of the world as possible, before I’m too old to travel easily, I think this was my last trip there. There is still a lot to see there - I’ve never been to Beijing or seen the Great Wall - but it just doesn’t seem in the cards anymore.

China, 2019