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Do the circling sharks now stand for Trump? Winslow Homer: Force of Nature – review

His paintings could be strangely clunky yet his vision was staggering – which is why this passionate artist, who captured an America in perpetual peril, still speaks to us today

The Guardian - UK

My pilgrimage to the site of Paul Klee's Hammamet with Its Mosque

In this new series, our writers introduce us to a favourite painting.

The Conversation

Cambodia says lost artifacts found in Gallery 249 at the Met

In the 1970s, long after its encyclopaedic collection had been acknowledged as among the world’s finest, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recognised it had slender holdings in South or Southeast Asian art. One in-house estimate suggested that no more than 60 objects were worth exhibiting.

Bangkok Post

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16 photos of Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen over the years

A look back at Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen over the years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How South-East Asian art sold in Australia passed through the hands of a suspected smuggler

New evidence uncovered by the ABC has linked Thai and Cambodian art works sold in Australia back to looted historic sites and a shady Bangkok dealer.

ABC News

‘The beginning of a conversation’: the Met examines a complex history of emancipation art

In a new exhibition, the popularity of antislavery art is revisited with a critical eye on what is being shown and why it’s being celebrated

The Guardian - US

The New York DA’s office fighting to stop trade of looted antiquities

Over the past six years, Matthew Bogdanos, a retired Marine colonel who has run the Manhattan DA’s antiquities unit, has convicted a dozen people of antiquities trafficking

The Guardian - US

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An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

WEKU

Ryan Reynolds' reaction to Blake Lively's Met Gala gown sends fans into frenzy

Blake Lively stunned at the Met Gala in a beautiful custom Versace colour-changing dress which had her husband Ryan Reynolds swooning on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Daily Mirror

Blake Lively’s best Met Gala looks as fans praise star for ‘always understanding the assignment’

The actor wowed viewers with two looks on the same red carpet

The Independent UK

Pregnant Rihanna honoured with a statue at the MET after she couldn't attend

Pregnant Rihanna was the talk of the town despite not attending The Met Gala fashion event she was honoured in a life-size marble statue alongside

Daily Mirror

Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, Glamor and 275,000 Pink Roses

Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet. "Classy," he explained. "It just feels really classy." The TV host waved his arm around the room, taking in the hundreds of guests who’d…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Met Gala: Kardashian as Monroe, a Gilded Blake Lively

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroe's most iconic dresses, a gold-beaded body hugger Monroe wore when she sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago. Kardashian had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress, designed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stars stun on red carpet as Met Gala returns

NEW YORK — The fashion world’s favorite spring sartorial soiree got underway Monday as the glitterati struck a pose on the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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What happens inside the exclusive Met Gala?

2023 Met Gala will take place at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on 1 May

Asharq Al-Awsat

Met Gala Exhibit Examines American Fashion, Frame by Frame

Even for a legendary film director like Martin Scorsese, the assignment was a daunting one. Take one of the famous American period rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and make essentially a one-frame movie with no camera: a tableau, not a film, but using your cinematic sensibility. Your actors…

Daily Mirror

Met Gala 2022 rules - parsley ban and why Kim Kardashian can't sit with Pete Davidson

The Met Gala is one of the most glamorous and highly anticipated nights of the year, but celebs at the star-studded event are expected to adhere to some strict rules if they want to be invited back

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022: What happens inside exclusive event?

2022 Met Gala will take place at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on 2 May

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Met Gala Returns: A Guide to Fashion’s Big Night

It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and it wasn’t even at the Met. Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most photographed events in the world for its head-spinning red carpet — though the famous carpeted steps of the…

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022: What happens inside exclusive event?

2022 Met Gala will take place at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on 2 May

The Independent UK

‘He be slaying’: Fans react to Dan Stevens’ ‘technicolour dreamcoat’ at premiere of Gaslit

The actor wanted to look like ‘a work of art’ during event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Times of India

Japan's former Princess Mako who gave up her royal title is now working as an unpaid intern at the Met

Japan's ex-princess Mako Komoru gave up her royal title to marry a commoner and her college sweetheart, Kei Kumoro, last year in October. She then moved to New York City, where she currently lives in an apartment in Hell's Kitchen. Reportedly, the former princess is now a volunteer at the…

Zenger

Good Cod! ‘Fashion In Steel’ Exhibit Hopes To Dispel Myths About Medieval Armor

Armor served dual functions — both as protective battle gear and fashion statement. And it was worn by men and women alike.

The Independent UK

Met announces Mexican as 1st female architect for wing

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that a Mexican architect has been chosen as the first woman to design a wing at The Met, as the museum is known

The Conversation

The advantages of museum philanthropy that builds staff diversity rather than new wings and galleries

Retired financier Oscar Tang, along with his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, are giving the Metropolitan Museum of Art US$125 million. Their gift, announced in November 2021, will help pay for a long-planned renovation of the New York City museum’s Modern and Contemporary Art wing.

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