Articles of ‘Metropolitan Museum of Art’

The Long Sweep. A Conversation with Ed Clark about His 60-Plus Years in the Art World

The Long Sweep. A Conversation with Ed Clark about His 60-Plus Years in the Art World

Abstract Expressionist painter Ed Clark has been an influential figure in the world of painting for more than six decades. In addition to his signature push-broom sweep paintings, he was also an innovator in the field of shaped canvases and one of the original artists in the Brata Gallery during New York’s Tenth [...]



Calder Jewelry at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Exhibition Dates: December 9, 2008 - March 1, 2009
Exhibition Location: The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Gallery, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing
American-born artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is celebrated for his mobiles, stabiles, paintings, and objets d’art. The landmark exhibition “Calder Jewelry” is the first museum presentation dedicated solely to his extensive output of inventive jewelry. During [...]



Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs

October 7, 2008-February 1, 2009
Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, 1st floor
Shigeyuki Kihara is a multimedia and performance artist who uses photography to explore themes of Pacific culture, identity, indigenous spirituality, colonialism, stereotypes, gender roles, and consumerism. Kihara was born in Samoa and is of Japanese and Samoan descent. She lives in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Inspiration for Kihara’s work [...]