The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened an exciting new exhibition, The New Woman Behind the Camera, to highlight the emerging identity of women from the 1920s to the 1950s. This era marked a period of change that challenged conventional gender roles and saw an increase in the public presence of women in society. This…
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The Costume Institute is returning with its next major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year, the exhibition is coming in two different parts - In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, from September 18, 2021 to September 5, 2022, and In America: An Anthology of Fashion, from May 5, 2022 to September 5, 2022. The…
As New York City moves into phase four of its reopening plan, Governor Cuomo announced that museums and other large indoor cultural spaces will remain closed indefinitely. While zoos and outdoor gardens have been permitted to open at a lowered capacity, indoor attractions pose a higher risk for the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Cuomo recently…
About Time: Fashion and Duration On view: May 7th - September 7th, 2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave. New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the theme for their Costume Institute exhibition coming in 2020, called About Time: Fashion and Duration. A century and a half of fashion history will…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced the critical components of its upcoming 150th-anniversary celebration in 2020, which include significant gifts of art from around the world. Exhibitions and dynamic programs examine art, history, and culture, engaging The Met's local and global communities. Highlights of the year include the exhibition "Making The Met," 1870–2020, the…
Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra On View: July 2nd - August 11th, 2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY The Met has commissioned a sound-based exhibition for the first time, complete with live performances from a diverse group of artists. Oliver Beer, a conceptual and installation artist from England, is presenting…
In celebration of Pride Month and “Camp: Notes on Fashion” The Met will host a vogueing competition titled "Battle of The Legends" on June 11th - taking place on the prominent Met steps. Anna Wintour, Twiggy Garcon, and Roth will act as judges with a prize going to the crowd's favorite. Competitors include Asia Balenciaga,…
The Met Gala serves two purposes: one, it raises funds for the Costume Institute. Two, celebrities and socialites get the chance to dress up in the most dramatic gala-wear according to each year's theme. The Met Gala 2019's theme was "Camp" - an abstract concept that several celebs failed to actualize. While there were looks…
"Camp: Notes on Fashion" On view: May 9 - September 8 The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC On the first Monday of May, every year, the elite are summoned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC by Vogue's Editor in Chief Anna Wintour for the biggest fashion benefit of the year: The Costume Institute…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is launching a design contest to celebrate the Museum's upcoming 150th anniversary in 2020. From April 12th, The Met invites the public to submit original designs that draw inspiration from Open Access images of works in the Museum's collection. Entries will be revealed on June 14, from which six winning…
"Play it Out Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll" On view: April 8–October 1, 2019 The Met Fifth Avenue Floor 1, Gallery 199 New York City "Instruments are some of the most personal objects connected to musicians, but as audience members we are primarily used to seeing them from far away, up on a stage…
November 12, 2018–February 24, 2019 The Met Fifth Avenue Floor 2 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY What is jewelry? Why do we wear it? What meanings does it convey? Jewelry: The Body Transformed traverses time and space to explore how jewelry acts upon and activates the body it adorns. Opening November 12 at The Metropolitan Museum…
DELIRIOUS: ART AT THE LIMITS OF REASON 1950-1985 The Met Breuer, NYC September 13, 2017-January 14, 2018 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 The exhibit “Delirious”, has been derived from the delirium taking place in the art world at the time. Between 1950 and 1980 the world exploded in conflicts, whether it was military, social, or…
November 9th proved to be another lively night for The Met Apollo Circle. Black-tie suited donors rushed to The Temple of Dendur in The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the thirtieth annual Apollo Circle Benefit in support of the The Met Apollo Circle Fund for Art Conservation. The evening was filled with fresh cocktails, treats and dancing to DJ Grandmaster Flash.…
“Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion” The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met Fifth Avenue, Anna Wintour Costume Center, NYC November 18, 2016 - February 5, 2017 The Costume Institute's Fall 2016 exhibition, "Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion," on view in the Anna Wintour Costume Center from November 18, 2016, through February 5, 2017, will feature…
View coverage from "Cardiac Insomniac" Receptions, June 14th and June 20th at The Untitled Space Gallery. (83 Photos) “Cardiac Insomniac: A Solo Show of Works by ANGE” On Tuesday, June 14th, Indira Cesarine of NYC gallery, The Untitled Space, and Coco Dolle of Milk and Night, presented a new show at The Untitled Space in collaboration with avant-garde design collective,…
Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue, 82nd – 105th Streets Tuesday, June 14th | 6-9PM The Museum Mile festival began during the 1970s fiscal crisis as a way to increase support and develop a larger audience for the arts. Museum Mile since then has continued to promote public awareness, accessibility and attendance, and celebrate the cultural diversity…
“Cardiac Insomniac: A Solo Show of Works by ANGE” The Untitled Space 45 Lispenard St Unit 1W, NYC 10013 June 14 - 21 OPENING RECEPTION June 14 | 6pm – 9pm EXHIBITION ON VIEW June 15 – 21 | 12pm – 6pm ARTIST TALK + CLOSING RECEPTION Q&A with ANGE Moderated by JESSICA MITRANI June…
"Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology" The Metropolitan Museum of Art 100 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 May 5 - August 16, 2016 The Metropolitan Museum of art has announced their newest costume exhibition to debut in May and run through August 2016. Titled "Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age…
In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street), New York, NY 10028 August 31, 2015 - January 3, 2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art is paying homage to 100 years of West African art in its newest gallery on August 31st. The…