The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) New York, NY 10028 Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, has announced that the Museum will present an honorary exhibition of the photographs of Irving Penn (1917-2009) to mark the centennial of the artist’s birth. He further announced that The Irving…
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“Eyes Open/Eyes Closed” by Indira Cesarine The Untitled Space 45 Lispenard St. Unit 1W New York April 1 - May 17 “Eyes Open/Eyes Closed” features images by photographer & artist Indira Cesarine, produced for the “Surreal” issue of The Untitled Magazine. The images were originally exhibited in Paris at Visionairs Gallery from January 28 – February 10, 2010 as…
Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced the launch of a new online video series, The Artist Project, in which 100 artists respond to works from The Met’s vast collection, which spans more than five millennia and cultures throughout the world. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has been…
Piotr Uklański: "Fatal Attraction" The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography / Gallery 851 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) New York, NY 10028 March 17th – August 16th, 2015 The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents “Fatal Attraction: Piotr Uklański Photographs,” the pioneering survey of multi-media Polish…
Stephen Shore 303 Gallery September 11- November 1, 2014 303 Gallery will be presenting its fifth exhibition of photographs by Stephen Shore, whose pioneering use of color photography in the 1970s and beyond has made him one of art history's most revered and exploratory practitioners of photographic possibilities. For this occasion, Shore will present two…
Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art October 20, 2014 - February 20, 2015 On October 20, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present the most important exhibition in over 30 years of the most well-known Cubists, including Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Pablo Picasso. The exhibition will contain…
"Making Pottery Art: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection of French Ceramics (ca. 1880-1910)" The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028 February 8 - August 18 Making Pottery Art: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection of French Ceramics (ca. 1880-1910) celebrates the recent acquisition of Mr. Ellison’s European art pottery collection at…
Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris January 27th - May 4th, 2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Widely acknowledged as one of the most talented photographers of the 19th century, Charles Marville was commissioned by the city of Paris to document both the picturesque, medieval streets of old Paris and the broad boulevards and grand…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has officially named their newly renovated costume institute as 'The Anna Wintour Costume Center'. Scheduled to reopen to the public on May 8th, the Costume Center has been undergoing extensive renovations for nearly two years. Despite the name change, however, the museum says that the center will still be referred…
Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 Thirty-five rare guitars that illustrate the early history of the instrument in America will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, beginning January 14. Drawn from the Museum’s own holdings as well…
Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800 The Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028 (212) 535-7710 Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800 is the first major exhibition to explore the international transmittal of design from the 16th to the early 19th century through the medium of textiles. It will highlight…
Metropolitan Museum reaches One Million visitors in 18 months to new galleries for American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. Despite the perception about museums not being "hip" enough these days, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has proven that it is! With its One Million visitor mark, and its ability to appeal to the masses,…
The 35th Annual Museum Mile Festival "Ten Museums. One Destination." Festivities begin on the steps of The Jewish Museum’s landmark building at 92nd Street at 5:45pm. 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St New York NY 10128 June 11, 6-9 pm New York City has officially designated Fifth Avenue from 82nd - 105 streets "Museum Mile"…
The Roof Garden Commission: Imran Qureshi The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 May 14 - November 3 A large-scale site-specific work of art by Imran Qureshi (b. 1972, Hyderabad, Pakistan)—an artist known for his unique style of combining the motifs, symbolism,…
Land Marks Lila Acheson Wallace Wing The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 April 30 - August 18 Land Marks, an exhibition of 19 works from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, surveys the ways in which artists have made marks on the earth, or created images from…
Metropolitan Museum Announces Live Streaming from Red Carpet of Costume Institute Benefit Red carpet arrivals at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s renowned Costume Institute Benefit will be live streamed on Monday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. on the Moda Operandi, Vogue, Samsung, and Metropolitan Museum websites. Hosted by Vogue’s William Norwich and model Hilary…
Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este: A Masterpiece from the Galleria Estense, Modena The Metropolitan Museum of Art New European Paintings Galleries, 1250–1800, Gallery 624, 2nd Floor 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028 April 16 - July 14 Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este, one of the great portraits of…