The Met 150
The Met 150 is a portfolio of twelve prints created by artists of different generations from around the world who have a strong association with the Museum in celebration of the Met's 150th anniversary. The prints in The Met 150 encourage a new way of seeing and responding to the world in its complexity. Rather than a particular aesthetic, movement, or technique, they speak to a moment when artists reassess the possibilities for printmaking, redefining practices and challenging conventions. Several artists refer to printmaking’s rich history through their use of traditional methods, whereas others combine various techniques, practices, and materials or employ new technologies to rethink what a print can be. The twelve prints in The Met 150 vividly capture the engaging and innovative practices of the artists involved, as well as a range of responses to the present moment in all its intricacy and contradictions. This engagement with an ever-changing world is central to The Met’s mission and its aspirations for the future.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Met 150
- Series/Portfolio: Print Portfolio
The Met 150 - Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Publisher: Sharon Coplan Hurowitz
- Artist: Siah Armajani (Iranian, Tehran 1939–2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Artist: Vija Celmins (American, born Riga, Latvia, 1938)
- Artist: Jasper Johns (American, born Augusta, Georgia, 1930)
- Artist: Kerry James Marshall (American, born Birmingham, Alabama, 1955)
- Artist: Julie Mehretu (American, born Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1970)
- Artist: Wangechi Mutu (Kenyan-American, born Nairobi, 1972)
- Artist: Gabriel Orozco (Mexican, born Jalapa Enriquez, 1962)
- Artist: Edward Ruscha (American, born Omaha, Nebraska, 1937)
- Artist: Richard Serra (American, San Francisco, California 1938–2024 Orient, New York)
- Artist: Ranjani Shettar (Indian, born Bangalore, 1977)
- Artist: Sarah Sze (American, born Boston, Massachusetts, 1969)
- Artist: Xu Bing (born 1955)
- Printer: Gemini G.E.L. (American, Los Angeles, founded 1966)
- Date: 2021
- Medium: Portfolio with a variety of print techniques, including screenprint, lithography, etching, drypoint, linocut, woodcut, and wood engraving.
Portfolio consists of 12 prints (Siah Armajani (House Above Bridge), Vija Celmins (Fragment), Jasper Johns (Artists at Work), Kerry James Marshall (Untitled (Exquisite Corpse), Julie Mehretu (Arms), Wangechi Mutu (girl), Gabriel Orozco (Simón’s Lines), Edward Ruscha (Boom Town), Richard Serra (Composite for The Met), Ranjani Shettar (Alae alae), Sarah Sze (Papillon), and Xu Bing (Art for the People for The Met), a colophon, three essays, and a red linen clamshell box. - Dimensions: Various
- Classifications: Prints, Portfolios
- Credit Line: Gift of the artists, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2023
- Object Number: 2020.402.1–.12
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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