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Text reads 'Monstrous Beauty' overlaid on a blue-and-white porcelain figure. Subtitle: 'A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie.'
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Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie

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Two women one in red, and one in all black walking a dim lit gallery.

Exhibition Tour—Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie

Join curator Iris Moon and with artist Patty Chang to virtually explore Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie.
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collage of four images at top left a porcelain cat like figure at bottom left a woven basket at center a sculpture of the virgin mary and child and at right a golden scroll
The Lives of Objects: Notes on Provenance
Four provenance researchers at The Met present case studies that convey the diverse and often complicated nature of their work.
Lucian Simmons, Christine E. Brennan, Gloria de Liberali, Riva Arnold, and Jennifer Day
April 9
Two women one in red, and one in all black walking a dim lit gallery.
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Exhibition Tour—Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie
Join curator Iris Moon and with artist Patty Chang to virtually explore Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie.
April 10, 2025
Black and white photo of woman posting where wearing a tradition Asian style dress.
Glamour as Resistance
How did the legendary actor Anna May Wong use fashion to define her agency and legacy?
Cindy Kang
March 24, 2025
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