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A graffitied concrete wall in a blacktop court, surrounded by chain-link fencing. Rows of hands expressing different signs fill the court in front of the wall.
Revisiting Attorney Street
The author Lisa Hsiao Chen pens a letter to Martin Wong about changes in the Lower East Side since he painted Attorney Street.
Lisa Hsiao Chen
October 7
An older, smiling woman gestures in front of herself. In the background is a blurred Arms and Armor gallery.
Video
Meet Me at The Met: Laurie Anderson
New York artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the memorable impression made by a fifteenth-century mail shirt in the Arms and Armor galleries.
October 2
A woman in simple dress looks upward, her left arm reaching out as she leans against a tree trunk.
Audio
Emblazoned
The poet Billy Collins reflects on Joan of Arc’s absorbing expression in this original work.
Billy Collins
July 30
A young girl poses with a stoic face and a hand on her hip. Her dress and hair are accented with flowers.
PRIMA
Poet Deborah Landau responds to Gustav Klimt’s painting Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000).
Deborah Landau
July 14
Photograph of reflecting stone sculptures, medieval armor, a round shield, and Museum patrons in the sunlit Engelhard Court.
A World of Reflections
Photographer Harvey Wang describes capturing a dialogue between space, art, and visitors in The Met’s Engelhart Court.
Harvey Wang
July 9
An array of brightly colored and intricately patterned shapes with a beautiful light-pink watercolored background.
An Eyegay for Florine Stettheimer
Explore Chris Bogia’s original artwork, inspired by Stettheimer’s evocative aesthetics and support of New York’s queer community in the early twentieth century.
Chris Bogia
June 27
Two women caress each other while a dark gray bird and babies watch from the background.
Oh, Diana!
“I wanted to be that commanding huntress, to live among a fleet of adoring nymphs and hounds and transform any man who crossed me.”
Melissa Febos
June 12
At left, Orhan Pamuk displays pages from his journal, and at right is a painting of a leafy park pathway from his journal
Video
Orhan Pamuk: The Painterly Practice of a Novelist
Join Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk for a look at the works that have inspired his writing for many years
May 1
Painting of a living area. Modest light comes through red and gold curtains. A wooden desk, dresser, and armchair round out the image.
In Menzel’s Sitting Room
My eyes seem to drag me straight to the curtains, which take only a gentle toll on the peaky daylight that comes through them.
Eliza Barry Callahan
March 27
Collage of Miami storefronts palm trees and white torso.
Kayak
Samoylova’s images capture the trompe l’oeil of Florida, many to do with water and glass—the mise-en-abyme of cypress trunks reflected in a tannic creek.
Ange Mlinko
March 21