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An overhead view of the Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda. The woven, wattle and daub structure is surrounded by a forest on one side, and homes on the other with an empty lot directly in front.
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A Film Screening and Conversation on Africa's Cultural Landmarks | Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Enjoy a selection of short films from a newly produced series on sub-Saharan Africa’s distinct landmarks and behind-the-scenes stories of the filmmaking process.
June 24
Aerial view of stone walls and trees at Great Zimbabwe
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New Galleries/Fresh Perspectives—A Conversation About Presenting Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
Join a filmmaker, curators, and an international correspondent to learn about a series of short films that foreground twelve of sub-Saharan Africa’s distinct landmarks.
June 12
Five people stand on a stage, smiling warmly. Behind them is a large screen displaying "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." The atmosphere is welcoming.
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Exhibition Preview Conversation—“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at The Billie Holiday Theatre
This panel conversation explores the creative entrepreneurship of Black fashion designers.
May 27
Four individuals are seated on stage in a panel discussion. Behind them, a screen shows "Superfine Tailoring Black Style" and an elegant fashion image. The setting appears formal and thoughtful.
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Exhibition Preview Conversation—“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at The Victoria Theater
This panel conversation explores the enduring legacy of tailoring and dandyism, and the cultural influence of Harlem as a center for Black fashion, art, and creativity.
May 27
Colorful, blocky street scene by Beauford Delaney.
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The Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar Lecture—Navigating Modernism: Beauford Delaney, 1940–1965
Join Phillips curator Adrienne Childs as she charts American painter Beauford Delaney’s humanist vision, love of color, and evolving visual languages that navigated the aesthetics and cultures of transatlantic modernism.
March 28
Collage of two artworks, one of a outline of a black face, the second a depiction of a party.
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The Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar Lecture—Blackbeats: Cubism Reimagined
Join scholar Richard J. Powell as he rethinks the art of Cubism through the historical and aesthetic lens of African American art.
Richard J. Powell
July 10, 2024
Collage of modern art works in red, green, and orange tones against black background
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Paul Klee: "In the Magic Kitchen" | MetSpeaks
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
Rogue magazine cover with a drawn woman in a red scarf with a black and white checkerboard skirt.
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Mina Loy: From Rogue to Rags
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
Pencil sketch from Picasso's notebook.
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A Picasso Sketchbook: Fantasy and Reality
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
Professor Pepe Karmel waits to start his lecture on Cubism in front of a full bookcase.
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Essential Cubism: The Missing Chapters
New York University Professor Pepe Karmel explores the evolution of Cubism and its continuing influence in the art world.
Pepe Karmel
December 16, 2021