Museums/Exhibits Archive
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Happy birthday, Alfred Maurer
Posted on April 21, 2015Alfred Maurer, who would turn 147 today, was an American modernist painter. He is sometimes referred to as the first American Modernist, though his early years as an artist seem to […] -
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“Postcolonial Realism: The Architecture of David Adjaye” Interview with David Adjaye by David Ebony
Posted on April 10, 2015Merging the worlds of architecture, art, and design in a unique way, David Adjaye is very much in the spotlight these days. The African-born, London-based starchitect seems to be everywhere […] -
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From the Designer’s Desk: Roy Brooks
Posted on March 27, 2015Our March 2015 edition of From the Designer’s Desk is a delightful tour through successive iterations of design for a new book entitled Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit, […] -
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Win a Copy of Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland!
Posted on March 5, 2015Coney Island, the New York neighborhood famous for its beaches, boardwalks, resorts, and amusement parks, has been a fixture of our national cultural imagination for a century. Once known as “America’s […] -
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For Helena Rubinstein, Beauty was Power
Posted on February 24, 2015Ivy Sanders Schneider — Makeup can act as a symbol both of liberation and oppression. Contentious and unavoidable, ads for lipstick line the subway, and giant mascaraed eyes blink from […] -
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Interview with Christopher S. Lightfoot, Author and Curator of Ennion: Master of Roman Glass
Posted on January 13, 2015Today we’re sharing an interview that appeared recently on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s blog, in which editorial assistant Rachel High speaks with curator Christopher S. Lightfoot about the innovations […] -
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Leonard A. Lauder: The man behind the Cubist curtain
Posted on January 5, 2015“… an exhilarating exhibition …” — Roberta Smith, The New York Times “… absorbing and provoking as well as notable historically… ” –Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books “… dazzling […] -
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Win a copy of Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography
Posted on December 7, 2014While we’re on the topic of photography, we’d like to draw your attention to yet another standout photography title on our fall list. Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography edited […] -
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A complex subject: A conversation with Dita Amory about Madame Cézanne
Posted on December 2, 2014Today we’re sharing a new dispatch from the blog of The Metropolitan Museum of Art: a conversation between Rachel High, Editorial Assistant at the Museum, and Dita Amory, curator of […]