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Two porcelain figures. The one to the left is a black man holding a platter and a cup, wearing a turban. the woman to the right is porcelain white in a regal dress also holding a tea cup. The two are against a blue background.
But What of His Fashionability, His Beauty, His Blackness?
How did eighteenth-century European art subtly obscure Black labor and promote subjection?
Adrienne L. Childs
July 1
A collage of blurred images depicts people in various settings, with groups standing near structures and rocky landscapes. The mood is contemplative and somber.
Imagining Today and Tomorrow
”I wept thinking of the many treks around prison rec yards I’d made with men whose crimes would never be forgiven, for whom freedom sometimes felt as unlikely as sainthood.”
Reginald Dwayne Betts
June 24
A Queen of Clubs playing card has a rectangular cutout revealing a faded passport photo underneath. Another card piece is partially overlaying her face.
The Mediated Image and Jesse Krimes
The artist’s work challenges the social and political context of mass incarceration.
Lisa Sutcliffe
April 28
The Met Fifth facade
Laying New Foundations
Curator Abraham Thomas reassesses the controversial legacy of 20th-century architect Paul Rudolph.
Lina Palazzo
January 15
Five black men playing poker at a table with chips and cards. There is a window in the background.
Two Artists of the Great Depression
Learn more about the influential work of Dox Thrash and Charles Henry Alston during the unprecedented financial crisis.
Nayeon Park and Sabrina Bekirova
December 5, 2023
Black and white image of the actor Charlie Chaplin dressed as the tramp, a white man in overalls in this scenario and a mustache where he is trapped between massive factory cogs that he is riding while also trying to tighten the bolts with both of his hands at the same time.
A More Perfect Union: American Political Art of the 1930s
The scholar Max Fraser considers how the Great Depression spurred a decade of art influenced by leftist politics.
Molly Morrow
September 22, 2023
Colorful print of two workers drilling at the ground in front of an industrial construction setting.
The Art of the Great Depression
How did a decade of unprecedented financial strife, radical social upheaval, and technological innovation shape art and cultural identity in the United States?
Allison Rudnick
September 18, 2023
Detail of the pamphlet for the Act Up Art Box with the text "A limited edition box of objects"
A Short History of the ACT UP Art Box
"ACT UP felt like a collision of creativity, political fervor, and justifiable anger..."
Peter Antony
June 7, 2023
Gallery view with introduction panel of Art Work Artists Working at The Met
Art Work: Artists Working at The Met
Since 1935, The Met has held a biennial exhibition of artwork submitted by staff. This year, for the first time, the show is open to the public.
Ann C. Collins
June 17, 2022
Mural showing workers in a factory.
Asian American Modernism with Abang-guard
Explore how four pioneering artists made their way in New York City.
Maureen Catbagan, Louisa Lam, and Jevijoe Vitug
June 9, 2022