“Look Again: European Paintings 1300–1800 will highlight new narratives and juxtapositions among more than 700 works of art, following an approximately five-year-long project to replace the galleries’ skylights. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will reopen its full suite of 45 galleries dedicated to European paintings… Read More
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The Facade Commission: Nairy Baghramian, Scratching the Back at The Met, September 7, 2023 – May 28, 2024
“The Met unveiled four new sculptures by Nairy Baghramian (German citizen, born Iran 1971) for the Museum’s facade. This is the first public installation by the artist in New York City. Baghramian’s cast aluminum polychrome sculptures feature components that seem to have washed up like… Read More
Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 21, 2022 – April 2, 2023
“In Maya art—one of the greatest artistic traditions of the ancient Americas—the gods are depicted in all stages of life: as infants, as adults at the peak of their maturity and influence, and finally, as they age. The gods could perish, and some were born… Read More
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England at The Met, October 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023
“From King Henry VII’s seizure of the throne in 1485 to the death of his granddaughter Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, England’s Tudor monarchs used art to legitimize and glorify their tumultuous reigns. The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England traces the transformation of… Read More
William Kentridge: The Refusal of Time at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, December 10, 2016 – April 2, 2017
Commissioned originally for dOCUMENTA 13 in Kassel, Germany and making its West Coast debut at SFMOMA, artist William Kentridge’s The Refusal of Time (2012) is an immersive installation combining synchronized video projections featuring live action, animation and dance, with audio feeds that incorporate music and sound and a… Read More
Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World at The Met Fifth Avenue, April 18 – July 17, 2016
Photographs by Corrado Serra. “The conquests of Alexander the Great transformed the ancient world, making trade and cultural exchange possible across great distances. Alexander’s retinue of court artists and extensive artistic patronage provided a model for his successors, the Hellenistic kings, who came to rule over much of his… Read More
Van Gogh: Irises and Roses at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 12 – August 16, 2015
Images courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art
China: Through the Looking Glass at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 7 – August 16, 2015
Photographs by Corrado Serra
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