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Visual Moment | Photographer Richard Avedon’s New Take on the Group Portrait

Frances Brent in Moment · 18 Jul 2023

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently showcasing an exhibition called Richard Avedon: MURALS, which celebrates the centennial of the late photographer's birth.

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The Met will start policing its collections for looted art. Holocaust restitution paved the way

Mira Fox in Forward · 1 Jun 2023

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking steps to police its collection for stolen and looted art and artifacts.

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A Lavender Marriage, 2019

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 5 Jul 2022

In "A Lavender Marriage," the protagonist reflects on his relationship with his Uncle Jack, who has been a father figure to him for the past 13 years.

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No Ideas But In Things: A Review of “Jerusalem” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sarah Rindner in Lehrhaus · 1 Nov 2016

The article reviews the exhibit "Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which showcases art and artifacts from medieval Jerusalem, a time of Muslim and Christian rule with a Jewish minority.

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Harlem on His Mind

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Sep 2016

The text discusses the impact of the controversial exhibition "Harlem on My Mind" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969, highlighting how it polarized various communities and rekindled interest in Harlem.

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We Gave Iran an Antique as a Token of Goodwill. Only Problem? It’s Fake.

Alex Joffe in Tablet · 10 Oct 2013

The incident involving the fake silver griffin artifact returned by the U.S. to Iran underscores the complex intersection of art, economics, and diplomacy.