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Person leaning over a small pedestal table, shaping a white sculpture with a handheld tool. Colorful artworks are blurred in the background.
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Meet the Artist—The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei, Speculation
The four metallic, monumental works on The Met’s Fifth Avenue facade mark Chinese artist Liu Wei’s first major presentation in the United States.
October 22
A quiet modern gallery displays three abstract paintings: bold black-and-blue forms, a dense monochrome canvas, and dramatic red-orange shapes.
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Exhibition Tour—Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Join David Breslin, Leonard A. Lauder Curator in Charge and Brinda Kumar, Associate Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art to explore Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.
October 16
Two people examine a large, damaged drawing on a worktable in a conservation studio
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Conserving Tiffany’s Gilded Age Drawings
Watch as Met staff undertake a complex treatment to save a Gilded Age watercolor drawing from Tiffany Studios.
October 14
Several people install a monumental black-and-beige abstract splatter painting in a gallery, working together with care and concentration.
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Installing Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950
Take a look behind the scenes as Met handlers install Jackson Pollock’s 17-foot Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950.
October 2
A man in office attire sits with his legs crossed in a brightly-lit, columned pavilion with geometric door insides and scalloped roof details.
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The Astor Chinese Garden Court—In Focus
Explore The Astor Chinese Garden Court with Chairman of Asian Art Maxwell K. Hearn and find serenity in the midst of New York City.
October 1
Woman reaching toward a glass panel with a water pitcher in her left hand.
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Retracing Vermeer’s Legacy—A Conversation
Explore the beloved seventeenth-century Dutch painter in a talk with Met curator Adam Eaker and writer Ruth Bernard Yeazell, author of Vermeer’s Afterlives.
Adam Eaker
September 27
Close-up painted portrait of a serious, bald man with dark eyes, heavy brows, mustache, and weathered features against a muted background.
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Gombrich Themes, Part 2, 1989
In Part 2 of this two-part program on the natural phenomenon of light and its representation in art, Austrian art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich discusses reflection.
September 22
Blue-toned close-up portrait of a bearded person with eyes closed, conveying a quiet, introspective mood through grainy, textured lighting.
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Gombrich Themes, Part 1, 1989
In Part 1 of this two-part program on the natural phenomenon of light and its representation in art, Austrian art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich discusses illumination, shadows, and the direction of light source.
September 22
Black-and-white portrait of a man in a white collared shirt and glasses, framed in a circle and surrounded by a magenta background.
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An Evening with Liu Wei: The Genesis Facade Commission
Join artist Liu Wei and Met curator Lesley Ma for a conversation about The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei, Speculation, a suite of four large-scale sculptures for The Met Fifth Avenue’s facade.
Lesley Ma
September 22
Woman seated on a bench in a museum gallery in front of a large abstract painting.
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Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950—In Focus
Explore Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm with Met curator Brinda Kumar and discover what it reveals about artistic intention and staying true to oneself.
Brinda Kumar
September 17