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Research from Modern and Contemporary Art

A collection of adults standing in the Lehman galleries.
Research Center
Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art
A world-leading center for research on modern art and modernism, offering fellowships, grants, and residencies, and hosting public lectures and events.
Abstract painting with bold colors and shapes, including circles, rectangles, and arches, depicting an imaginative urban scene with various overlapping geometric forms.
Philip Guston at The Met
Explore 220 works by Philip Guston (1913–1980) from the promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer, and other works from the permanent collection by one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists.
A collage of historical Dada and Surrealist magazine covers from the early 20th century featuring eclectic designs, typography, and illustrations on a black background.
Research Initiative
The Bluff Collaborative for Research on Dada and Surrealism
The Collaborative generates new scholarship by bringing together knowledge from the museum, archive, lab, and studio to advance fresh perspectives on the power of art and ideas in society today.

Essays

A geometric tea service made from brass
The Philanthropist and the Curator
Read about the story behind The Met's extensive collection of early twentieth-century modern European decorative art.
Marilyn Friedman
June 30, 2022
Typed catalogue notecard with details about a 1926 loan the Springfield Museum shown with a selection of file folders.
Roof and Provenance Inspection: The Masons 
Learn about recent discoveries from provenance research for Albert André’s painting The Masons.
Mary Chan and Sabine Rewald
April 9, 2021
Guano (Menhir) by Judit Reigl is a painting of an imposing and ambiguous mound centrally positioned against a dark backdrop.
In Memoriam: Judit Reigl
Curators Randall Griffey and Kelly Baum reflect on the life of Hungarian born artist Judit Reigl (1945–2020) and her masterpiece Guano (Menhir).
Randall Griffey and Kelly Baum
August 14, 2020
An abstract painting with a textured orange background, a central pale vertical form, and dark bird-like shapes creating a sense of motion and energy.
In Memoriam: Susan Rothenberg
Ian Alteveer reflects on the life of artist Susan Rothenberg (1945–2020) and her masterpiece Galisteo Creek.
Ian Alteveer
May 22, 2020
Grid of 36 woodcuts in shades of beige, black, and grey
In Memoriam: Zarina Hashmi
Curator Sheena Wagstaff reflects on the life and art of one of India's great cultural figures, Zarina Hashmi (1937–2020).
Sheena Wagstaff
April 28, 2020