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The Met and Hyperallergic Present "In Our 'Extreme Present' Time with Shumon Basar"
Our fall collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art continues on Friday, November 13.
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The Met and Hyperallergic Present 'In Our Time: Radical Design Geographies with Liam Young'
We're very excited to announce our new two-part fall collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Modern and Contemporary Art!
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Protesters Demand Metropolitan Museum Remove 19 Renoir Paintings
The fight against Renoir's paintings and their established presence in museums is far, far from over.
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The Existential Experience of a Chardin Still Life
Does drawing define, and color merely decorate? Or is drawing just the menu, and color the meal?
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The Unsettled Legacy of John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent’s brilliance as a painter should be obvious to anyone with eyes. And yet a perennial caveat inevitably surfaces in much of the discussion that accompanies exhibitions of his work.
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A Decade of Drawing the Metropolitan Museum's Flowers
For 10 years, artist Abbie Zabar had a ritual: go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sketch the new floral arrangements adorning the entrance hall.
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Pierre Huyghe and the Art of the Rupture
The tank is a lens through which we can better see Pierre Huyghe’s overall project.
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The Meaning of the Ring, from Memento Mori to Marriage
Rings are one of the most personal and oldest human adornments, evolving in complexity with metalwork techniques and the gemstone trade.
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Tracing Back to the World's Oldest Known Cello
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting a special summer guest: the world's oldest known cello.
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A Rooftop Installation at the Metropolitan Museum Considers Manhattan’s Prehistory
This summer's rooftop installation by French artist Pierre Huyghe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art digs into the primordial history of Manhattan.
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Cat Art from the Met Museum Makes the Purrfect Browser Plug-in
Meow Met, a new, feline-filled Chrome extension actually turns the act of opening a tab into an enjoyable learning experience.
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The Gore and Agony of New Baroque Sculptures at the Met
Baroque Spanish sculpture was long considered gaudy and secondary to the paintings of the same era but that is changing.