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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
A green landscape with an irregularly shaped body of water in the center. Trees with sloping branches and leaves line the background.
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An Evening with Kim Hong Joo
Join us to celebrate the exhibition Lineages: Korean Art at The Met.
August 26, 2024
A woman in a multicolored dress is seated on a yellow couch, her back to the viewer. In the background at right is a black and white portrait of a mother holding a baby; at left is the room's doorway. The wallpaper and floor is characterized by whimsical and geometric designs, including portraits as part of the wallpaper.
How to Read Portraits

Kathryn Calley Galitz takes a deep dive into
portraiture from Ancient Roman coins to Instagram selfies.

Rachel High
June 6, 2024
collage of a harlem block with two buildings. A jazz band plays and children also play on the street.
The Sounds of The Block
How does the rediscovery of an audio component for Romare Bearden’s monumental collage transform our understanding of it?
Lauren Rosati
February 22, 2024
Two people admire a framed portrait of a woman in a black gown against a dark backdrop. The gallery setting is elegant and contemplative.
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Exhibition Tour— Sargent and Paris
Join Stephanie Herdrich, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings & Drawings, and Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, Curator of Drawings and Paintings, Musée D’Orsay, Paris, and Paul Perrin, Director of Conservation and Collections, Musée D’Orsay,Paris, to virtually explore Sargent and Paris.
May 8
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Inside Look: Nayarit House Models
Join curator Laura Filloy Nadal on a tour through ancient Nayarit house models, offering a unique window into life in West Mexico between 100 BCE and 200 CE.
September 24, 2024
Startled by John Carpenter
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How this taxidermy deer covered with crystals changes the way we look at reality
"Your perception of reality, your normal expectations of how you view things, is completely confounded."
John T. Carpenter
May 29, 2013
Detail of Adam's face.
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Immaterial: Stone
Making and breaking legacies.
June 4, 2024
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
Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.
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Immaterial: Blankets and Quilts
Threads of identity.
July 16, 2024