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Detail from Tiepolo's The Triumph of Marius. Marius is at the lower left. Behind him, Jugurtha's stoic figure sits atop a horse amidst a parade of colors and faces.
Tiepolo’s Triumph
How many millions have climbed the Great Staircase since Tiepolo’s Triumph of Marius was unrolled from its giant storage drum in 1965?
Hugh Raffles
September 26
A group rests and eats under the shade of a tree.
The World, and That’s All
“During my ten years of working as a guard at The Met, no picture rewarded my attention as consistently.”
Patrick Bringley
September 3
Metal scluped spider with the city skyline in the background.
Returning Home
Writer and scholar Sven Spieker considers how student graffiti in Southeastern European elementary schools inspired Petrit Halilaj’s rooftop commission.
Sven Spieker
August 23
Carving on a marble stele of a young man.
The Birth of a Hero
Despite its grandeur, the monument seemed so personal, so intimate and melancholic.
Rick Riordan
June 11
Portrait of an old man in a simple brown tunic with fur trim. His hands are placed over each other in the bottom right corner of the frame.
Memling's Faces
They say we are given a face at birth that we must live with initially, but by a certain age, we make our own face and then we must live with that.
David Levi Strauss
May 20
Detail of Romare Bearden's "The Block," a collage of diverse elements including urban scenes, portraits, and abstract shapes in a vibrant composition.
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The Block
I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.
Major Jackson
March 22
Woman sitting in wooden chair, facing the camera man. Calm expression and bold pose.
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At the Reception
For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.
Carl Phillips
March 12
Black Abstraction, Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887-1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico), Oil on canvas
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Abstraction
This painting was different from the work I knew: it seemed somehow vaster than the landscapes, deader than the bones.
Maggie Millner
March 1
Multi object sculpture, outside of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
To Provoke and Transgress
The writer Manijeh Moradian reflects on the unruly forms of Nairy Baghramian's facade commission.
Manijeh Moradian
December 22, 2023
Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a white floral pattern outfit on the right with a potrait in the background done by Picasso of her.
Picasso on Stein
Learn how Picasso’s defining portrait of Gertrude Stein helped usher in a new era of modern art and literature.
Francesca Wade
November 22, 2023