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Composite image of black man wearing all black with a b lack hat and glasses, next to the great hall of The Met Museum with the lights lighting the ceiling
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Meet the Artist—The Great Hall Commission Jacolby Satterwhite
Go behind the scenes with artist Jacolby Satterwhite, who discusses his artistic process and inspiration for his 2023 multi-channel video installation in The Met’s Great Hall.
October 19, 2023
Multi colored brown, shades of sculptured Nefertiti head and crown
Fred Wilson's Memories of Egypt
Learn about the artist’s trips and infatuation with Egypt.
Fred Wilson
November 22, 2024
Two photo side by side, the left: sculpture of a giant spider with the city skyline blue, in the background. The image on the right is the artist, standing in between a sculpture.
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Meet the Artist—Petrit Halilaj: The Roof Garden Commission, Abetare
Go behind the scenes with artist Petrit Halilaj, who discusses with curator Iria Candela the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare.
May 7, 2024
Gentlemen standing before vase in glass display.
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The Artist Project: Lee Ufan
"It's not trying to achieve perfection. It's actually trying to achieve imperfection."
January 24, 2024
Image of the artist cecily brown in front of an abstraction.
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An Evening with Cecily Brown
Join artist Cecily Brown and Met curator Adam Eaker for a conversation about Brown’s engagement with art history, influences from The Met collection, and her own singular artistic practice.
Adam Eaker
June 25, 2023
A composite image of a smiling man on the left and a multicolored painting with blue waves at the corner and a blue man fallling out of a yellow boat.
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Artist Interview—Tenzing Rigdol Commission-Mandalas
Go behind the scenes with artist Tenzing Rigdol as he discusses his installation, Biography of a Thought, for the exhibition Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet, on view through January 12, 2025.
September 20, 2024
Photo image of The Great Hall of the Met, with hanging calligraphy paintings
The Monumental Calligraphy of Tong Yang-Tze
Learn how the artist’s Great Hall Commission utilizes the idiosyncrasy of calligraphy to foster a broad, inclusive dialogue.
Lesley Ma
February 28
layers of pick shaped colors on top of each other almost looking like a flower with orange creeping out from the top left corner.
Color and Form
Learn about the multifaceted ways postwar artists engaged with color through a selection of vibrant prints.
Jennifer Farrell
November 17, 2023
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
One of Nairy Baghramian's sculptures installed in the Met's niches for the Facade commission.
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An Evening with Nairy Baghramian I MetSpeaks
Join artist Nairy Baghramian for a conversation about The Facade Commission: Nairy Baghramian, Scratching the Back.
October 13, 2023