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The extraordinary aesthetic power, beauty, and complexity of Benin artworks has profoundly influenced Black public intellectuals and artists, while their continued segregation reflects their forced removal.
Alisa LaGamma
March 4, 2021
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Follow the conservation treatment of Emblem of Folly, a painting from colonial Cuzco that “shines a light on those communities or artists that have not had the focus before.”
José Luis Lazarte Luna
February 4, 2021
How art from the Sahel brings the region’s underappreciated past to life.
Alisa LaGamma and Hakimah Abdul-Fattah
September 10, 2020
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Zamora discusses Lattice Detour, his 2020 Rooftop Commission.
Héctor Zamora
September 4, 2020
European Paintings Collections Management Associate Jane R. Becker offers insights into the life of Emilie-Louise Delabigne, the famous sitter of Manet's portrait.
Jane R. Becker
June 30, 2020
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This enigmatic short film presents 50 Egyptian funerary portraits from the region of Fayum.
June 26, 2020
In a new set of installations, The Met spotlights universal themes.
Max Hollein
March 10, 2020
Early modern rulers used scientific objects to express magnificence—but their "science" was more expansive than ours.
Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie
February 24, 2020
At 41 carats, the gemstone is the largest known natural green diamond, and is on view now at The Met.
Wolfram Koeppe and Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie
January 28, 2020
“I wanted a persona to really reflect our point of view at the time that colonial policies were beginning.”
Kent Monkman
December 23, 2019