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Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art
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Join scholar Richard J. Powell as he rethinks the art of Cubism through the historical and aesthetic lens of African American art. Artists such as Dudley Murphy, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Mickalene Thomas, and Nina Chanel Abney use angular and fractured forms that resonate with the cultural effects of ragtime, jazz, hip-hop, and other Black performing arts traditions.
Richard J. Powell
July 10, 2024
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Join scholar Charles W. Haxthausen as he explores the variety of artist Paul Klee’s practice and reflects on its art-historical implications.
Charles W. Haxthausen
December 15, 2022
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Mina Loy, better known as a poet than an artist, was born in London and led a peripatetic life, settling variously in Paris, Florence, and New York. This lecture explores the ways her works of art, poetry, and other writings interrelate.
Dawn Ades
November 15, 2022
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In his inaugural talk at The Met, scholar Neil Cox explores Picasso’s Sketchbook No. 26, which the artist kept until his death. Deciphering written notes and Cubist drawings, Cox reveals Picasso’s drawing processes and explores connections with his other sketchbooks, paintings, drawings, and sculptures from around 1913.
Neil Cox
October 25, 2022
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New York University Professor Pepe Karmel explores the evolution of Cubism and its continuing influence in the art world.
Pepe Karmel
December 16, 2021
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Between 1850 and 1950, when art collecting in France stalled due to the devastating effects of two world wars, revolution, and economic uncertainty, it accelerated internationally, gaining interest from foreign collectors. In this discussion, curators, scholars, and experts in provenance research consider the historical market for modern art as the root of the globalized art world of today.
Christel Force, Jennifer Thompson, Yaëlle Biro, Vérane Tasseau, MaryKate Cleary, Frances Fowle, Julia May Boddewyn, and Michael FitzGerald
June 11, 2021
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Join Leonard A. Lauder as he reflects on his deep connection with museums, the arts, and New York City in a conversation with Met Director Max Hollein. Learn about Mr. Lauder's approach to building his seminal collection of Cubist art, and hear insights into his life experiences as documented in his recent memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty.
January 28, 2021
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Explore Cubism's international reach through the lens of Douglas Cooper's landmark exhibition The Cubist Epoch (1970–71) with Nicholas Sawicki.
Nicholas Sawicki
April 30, 2019
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Part 3 of 3 in The Leonard A. Lauder Lecture Series on Modern Art– Art x Architecture: Russian Intersections 1917–37.
Jean-Louis Cohen
March 12, 2019
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Part 2 of 3 in The Leonard A. Lauder Lecture Series on Modern Art– Art x Architecture: Russian Intersections 1917–37.
Jean-Louis Cohen
March 5, 2019