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Artist Interview—Alicja Kwade: ParaPivot

May 24, 2019 2 MINUTES

In this video, artist Alicja Kwade discusses her work ParaPivot, commissioned for The Met’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Using steel and stone to evoke a miniature solar system, Kwade has created two sculptures that call into question the systems designed to banish doubt from the world and make sense of an otherwise unfathomable universe.

An ornate gold pectoral

Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

In the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara, a series of medieval empires fueled a global network of trade and cultural exchange.

A portrait of two men, one with his arm around the other's shoulders

Alice Neel: People Come First

Learn more about one of the 20th century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose humanist principles inspired her life and art.

A wooden mask decorated with stone

Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

This landmark exhibition showcases more than 50 cultures across North America.

A New Look at Old Masters

Learn more about the vision behind the reinstallation of the European Paintings galleries.