Identity

Jon Gray

Civic Practice Partnership artist-in-residence Jon Gray is the cofounder of the Bronx-based collective Ghetto Gastro. The collective is committed to feeding, inspiring, and growing young entrepreneurs in the Bronx while establishing the locale as a culinary destination.

June 15

Barkcloth panel with rectilinear designs in beige, brown, and black

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Pacific poet Tusiata Avia reflects on desire and female empowerment through Samoan tattooing practices

Tusiata Avia June 12

To Swim with Eels

Pacific poet Emelihter Kihleng reflects on her genealogy and connections to the lands of Pohnpei.

Emelihter Kihleng June 12

Tiki Manifesto

Pacific poet Dan Taulapapa McMullin addresses the violent erasure and commodification of Oceania and its people under colonial rule.

Dan Taulapapa McMullin May 22

Photo of Lauren Halsey next to title "The Roof Garden Commission Lauren Halsey

Artist Interview—Lauren Halsey: The Roof Garden Commission

Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.

May 10

lithograph of a weary mother and sleeping boy by Kathe Kollowitz

On Motherhood

How does the iconography of motherhood reflect the social, political, and religious ideals of an era?

Hettie Judah May 10

Inside Us the Dead (The New Zealand-born Version)

Pacific poet Karlo Mila explores the personal and political realities of Pasifika identity.

Karlo Mila May 8

A pair of black men with feathers decorating their heads and body next to a cup covered with a lid

The Linsky Project: Reinterpreting Porcelain Figures

New interpretive labels help visitors navigate the role of the decorative arts in negotiating race, labor, colonialism, and global commerce.

Marlise Brown April 12

A Conversation with Dia al-Azzawi–On Calligraphy as Inspiration, 1960s Iraq, and the US Invasion

Artist Dia-Azzawi on Arabic Calligraphy and Literature as Inspiration, 1960s Baghdad and Beirut, and the US Invasion of Iraq

April 10

Painting of multiple sheets of drawn paper pasted in rows. Small line drawings of thick lips are embedded throughout this composition

Women’s Work, Part 2

A second installment of conversations with contemporary women artists who reflect on their art and share what inspires them most in the Museum.

Ann C. Collins March 20

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