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Two women in opulent dress and jewelry sit facing each other on a patterned carpet
Painted with Beetles
Shimmering jewels in Pahari School paintings.
Olivia Dill and Marina Ruiz Molina
May 27
Detail of a brass ewer inlaid with copper and silver with geometric patterns and a vignette with two figures in the center.
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The Blacas Ewer
In 1232, Shuja' ibn Man'a al-Mausili completed a magnificent brass ewer inlaid with copper and silver, very likely for the local ruler of Mosul, Iraq.
June 27, 2016
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
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
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
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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
Traditional Indian Paining of gray elephtant.
Elephant Soul, Indian Brush
Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters
Navina Najat Haidar
June 14, 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
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
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