Nan Goldin, P.A.I.N. Group Stage Protest Against Sackler Family, Purdue Pharmaceuticals in Met’s Sackler Wing
Protesters threw pill bottles into the area's pool, then staged a die-in, before being ushered out of the museum.
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From the Archives: On the Road with Madame Realism
In this essay from 1988, Madame Realism ponders her own expectations about cultural meaning while exploring offbeat museums and homes of the famous dead.
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New Museum Names Dennis Szakacs Associate Director, Alludes to Future Expansion
The New Museum announced today the creation of a new position at the institution–Associate Director–aimed at helping its “next phase of growth.” Dennis Szakacs will join the museum’s staff in this…
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12 Trends Defining This Season’s Art-Museum Shows
Where to find the major retrospectives, provocative theme shows, and dazzling art-selfie destinations of the spring 2014 season
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The Other 9 Top-10 Shows at the Met
In case you hadn't heard, "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" topped out at 661,509 visitors during its May 4–Aug. 7 run (and was extended by one week to accommodate the massive crowds). Its high att…
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No Sponsorship Controversy For McQueen
Where is the critical outrage over the Alexander McQueen fashion house being the exhibition's main sponsor? Remember the Guggenheim's company-funded BMW and Armani shows (1998, 2011-01, respectively)…
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Unplanned Freud Tribute at the Met
A month ago, with no fanfare or press release and little signage to speak of, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art installed 17 major oil paintings by the British figurative master Lucian Freud. Th…
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Met and Whitney Announce Plans to Share Breuer Building
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art have announced an eight-year agreement to share the Whitney's Marcel Breuer-designed building. The arrangement, with an option to…
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Daniel Brodsky Elected Head of Met Board
The Metropolitan Museum board has just elected business and civic leader Daniel Brodsky to fill its top spot. He will take over on Sept. 13 for James R. Houghton, who will retire as trustee emeritus…
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The Mets Rooftop Jungle Gym
In the spring of 2008, Doug and Mike Starn began building a wide, arch-shaped structure of lashed-together bamboo poles in a giant disused factory building in Beacon, N.Y. (It remains a work in prog…
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