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Discover Kiki de Montparnasse’s influence on Man Ray’s photography as much more than a muse.
Mark Braude
October 10
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New York artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the memorable impression made by a fifteenth-century mail shirt in the Arms and Armor galleries.
October 2
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After donating her cameras to The Met, patron and emeritus volunteer Sue Cassidy Clark reflects on her early days in New York through her photographs, scrapbooks, and cameras.
September 23
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Join Monica L. Miller, Guest Curator and Professor and Chair of African Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University, on a tour of the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, with an introduction from Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute. The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. Through a presentation of garments and accessories, paintings, photographs, decorative arts, and more, from the 18th century to today, Superfine interprets this sartorial practice as both an aesthetic and a strategy that allowed for new social and political possibilities.
Monica L. Miller and Andrew Bolton
May 22
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Join Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk for a look at the works that have inspired his writing for many years
May 1
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During her CPP artist residency, Alethea Pace collaborated alongside her community to reclaim the history of the Enslaved African Burial Ground in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx.
March 27
How did the legendary actor Anna May Wong use fashion to define her agency and legacy?
Cindy Kang
March 24
Samoylova’s images capture the trompe l’oeil of Florida, many to do with water and glass—the mise-en-abyme of cypress trunks reflected in a tannic creek.
Ange Mlinko
March 21
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During her CPP residency, artist OlaRonke Akinmowo challenged herself to create a writers collective as an expansion of the mission of The Free Black Women’s Library.
March 12
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Listen to an optical poem illustrating W. H. Auden’s recitation of “Woods” with artworks from The Met collection, juxtaposed with footage of wildlife in Kingston, New York.
February 21