THE MET | Met Anywhere: June 2021

 

View in browser Met Anywhere: June 2021 Artist Interview—Alex Da Corte: As Long as the Sun Lasts Join curator Shanay Jhaveri in conversation with artist Alex Da Corte about his installation for The Met's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, As Long as the Sun Lasts. Watch now →     Our Met Engagement Story Speechwriter Jared Spencer explains why he proposed to his husband, Joshua Dumas, a technologist, at The Met. Watch now →     The Rinpa Experience of Nature How painters in Edo-period Japan reinvigorated artistic traditions and idealized the past. Explore now →     10 Years of Savage Beauty With over 340,000 copies sold, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty remains an indispensable perspective on the groundbreaking fashion designer. Read now →     Exploring Representations of the Black Magus in European Art What can depictions of a key biblical scene tell us about perceptions of race in the Middle Ages? Read now →     Notes on Time: Art, Language, and the Night Sky Vija Celmins's art sparks reflections on our relationship with the stars and the many ways of seeing time. Read now →   Plan Your Visit MetCelebrates Virtual Museum Mile Festival Tuesday, June 8, 9 am–9 pm Kick off your summer virtually with The Met! Go behind the scenes and check out gallery tours, interactive Storytime, art-making videos for all ages, and more. Learn more  →     MetLiveArts Sonic Cloisters—Lost Souls of Saturn Sonic Cloisters, a series of site-specific electronic music performances, features renowned and emerging artists recorded in the unique spaces of The Met Cloisters. Created specifically for the digital platform, Sonic Cloisters emphasizes the look, feel, and sound of the Cloisters as inspiration and starting point for new electronic music. Freed from the confines of the dance floor, these artists interact with the Cloisters’ collection, architecture, and environment and explore new creative territory. Watch now → Plan Your Visit The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters are open! Watch this video or check out the visitor guidelines page to learn about our new health and safety protocols. Please note that our opening days and hours have changed. See the Plan Your Visit page for more information about making a reservation and buying tickets in advance. Summertime Dining Now Available Located on the David H. Koch Plaza at The Met Fifth Avenue near 83rd Street, the new Plaza Cafe offers delicious grab-and-go sandwiches, house-made lemonade and iced tea, and refreshing fruit ice pops. Uptown at The Met Cloisters, relax in the Trie Café and enjoy salads, sandwiches, and desserts with a glass of wine or beer, surrounded by serene gardens and medieval architecture. For hours and locations, visit us online. Buy or reserve your tickets now →     The Met Fifth Avenue 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 metmuseum.org   Explore        Membership        Donate For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see The Roof Garden Commission: Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts and Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Virtual Museum Mile Festival is made possible in part by Council Member Keith Powers. Captioning is made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust. MetLiveArts programming at The Met Cloisters is made possible by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. Donate now. Comments are welcome at metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org. Images: This photograph was taken by Alex John Beck. | Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828). Cherry and Maple Trees, early 1820s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; each screen: 65 × 134 ½ in. (175.3 × 341.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, Rogers and Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Funds, and Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2018 (2018.55.1, .2) | Leaves from a Beatus Manuscript: Bifolium with part of the Genealogy of Christ and the Adoration of the Magi. Spanish, ca. 1180. Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (44.4 x 30 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991 (1991.232.2a-d) | Vija Celmins, (American, b. Latvia, 1938). Night Sky 3. One-color aquatint with burnishing and drypoint, Sheet: 19 ¾ × 23 ¾ in. (50.5 × 60.7 cm) Plate: 14 ¾ × 18 ¾ in. (37.6 × 47.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Vija Celmins, 2003 (2003.336.3) | Lost Souls of Saturn. Photo by Stephanie Berger.