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Why Peruvian fashion favored septum jewelry with spiders | Art, Explained
"It's a form of mask, a form of changed personality."
November 13, 2013
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
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
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
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
Collage of three images black and white one of a outline of a black face, the third a black background with white text, and the last a painting depictions of a party.
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The Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar Lecture—Blackbeats: Cubism Reimagined
Join scholar Richard J. Powell as he rethinks the art of Cubism through the historical and aesthetic lens of African American art. Artists such as Dudley Murphy, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Mickalene Thomas, and Nina Chanel Abney use angular and fractured forms that resonate with the cultural effects of ragtime, jazz, hip-hop, and other Black performing arts traditions.
Richard J. Powell
July 10, 2024
Woman sitting, black and white shading. She looks to be in distress.
The Deeply Political Art of Paula Rego

A selection of the artist's prints candidly portrays the experience of women during periods of political oppression.

Jennifer Farrell
December 9, 2024
Healer by Jim Draper
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This small clay figure expresses an artist's emotional family story
"What may initially look like a few blobs, upon contemplation, turns into a family story."
May 1, 2013
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
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Mexican Prints at the Vanguard
Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.
Mark McDonald
September 16, 2024