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Photograph Tomie Arai, artist, and Mei Lum, civic practice partnership artist in residence at the Met, sitting down and smiling with a studio space in the background
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Chinatown’s Art and Activism—Then and Now
In this conversation between artists Tomie Arai and Mei Lum, learn about the relationship between art and activism in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Mei Lum and Tomie Arai
August 19, 2021
A black and white photograph of two nude women in a loving embrace.
Germaine Krull’s Queer Vision
Once the toast of Paris, avant-garde photographer Germaine Krull held a mirror to queer life in interwar France.
Marina Molarsky-Beck
August 17, 2021
Painting of Elem Pomo tribe members gathered in a circle with dancers in the background
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Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo
Tavernier’s Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California chronicles an exceptional cultural interaction between California Indians in their homelands and outsiders.
August 12, 2021
Image of DJ at The Met cloisters flanked by two medieval pillars bathed in red light.
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Sonic Cloisters: Dubfire
Experience Dubfire’s electronic music performance at The Met Cloisters, which emphasizes the look, feel, and sound of the Cloisters.
August 5, 2021
A composite depicting many different types of portraiture
What’s in a Face?
These portraits reveal how artists around the world reflect our shared humanity.
July 22, 2021
Image of a DJ in front of medieval art at The Met Cloisters with projections.
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Sonic Cloisters: Jlin
Experience Jlin's electronic music performance at The Met Cloisters, which emphasizes expression rather than just providing dance floor fodder.
July 8, 2021
A woman looks at photographs hung in a gallery
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A Virtual Tour of The New Woman Behind the Camera
The New Woman was a global ideal of female empowerment based on real women making revolutionary changes in life and art.
Mia Fineman
July 8, 2021
A detail of Paul Cadmus's The Fleet's In depcting a sailor making a pass at a man in a suit
Paul Cadmus and the Censorship of Queer Art
When Cadmus’s 1934 painting The Fleet’s In! was censored by the US Navy, the artist responded by deftly brokering his artwork’s visibility.
Bryan Martin
June 25, 2021
Split screen with speakers and textile
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Reinstalling Art of Native America: Three Perspectives
Explore Dream Catcher by Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), featured in the exhibition Art of Native America.
Cristina Balloffet Carr, Sylvia Yount, Marie Watt, and Alexandra Barlow
June 25, 2021
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Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork
Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, and Thayer Tolles
June 23, 2021