The MetIn December 2023, Catalyst Quartet—The Met’s 2023-24 Quartet in Residence—gave voice to a special set of Met collection instruments for the first time in over 70 years. The instruments, built in the 1890s by the Gemünder family shop in Queens, are a rare example of a matched instrument family, conceived and constructed to be played together as a quartet.
Get to know the Gemünder quartet with composer (and former Catalyst Quartet member) Jessie Montgomery’s folk-inflected “Strum.”
Catalyst Quartet - Karla Donehew Perez, violin - Abi Fayette, violin - Paul Laraia, viola - Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Performing on a string quartet by A. Gemünder & Sons, constructed for the World's Columbian Expo, 1893. Gift of A. Gemünder & Sons, 1945.
Recorded on Saturday, December 9, 2023 in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
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Quartet in Residence programming is made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund.
This performance was presented in collaboration with The Met's Department of Musical Instruments.
Jessie Montgomery: Strum (Catalyst Quartet) | MetLiveArtsThe Met2024-07-29 | In December 2023, Catalyst Quartet—The Met’s 2023-24 Quartet in Residence—gave voice to a special set of Met collection instruments for the first time in over 70 years. The instruments, built in the 1890s by the Gemünder family shop in Queens, are a rare example of a matched instrument family, conceived and constructed to be played together as a quartet.
Get to know the Gemünder quartet with composer (and former Catalyst Quartet member) Jessie Montgomery’s folk-inflected “Strum.”
Catalyst Quartet - Karla Donehew Perez, violin - Abi Fayette, violin - Paul Laraia, viola - Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Performing on a string quartet by A. Gemünder & Sons, constructed for the World's Columbian Expo, 1893. Gift of A. Gemünder & Sons, 1945.
Recorded on Saturday, December 9, 2023 in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
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Quartet in Residence programming is made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund.
This performance was presented in collaboration with The Met's Department of Musical Instruments.
Director and Managing Producer: Kate Farrell Editor: Lucas Groth Producer: Melissa Bell Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins Production Assistant: Malvika Dang Director of Photography: Jeffrey Johnson Jib Camera: Kelly Richardson Additional camera: Lucas Groth Time Lapse Photography: Heather Johnson, Wilson Santiago, Jesse Ng Sound Recording: Matt Modula Original Music: Austin Fisher Translator: Estelle Lee
Special thanks to: Curator Lesley Ma, Lee Bul, Grace Ahn, Ellen Justus, Lee Bul Studio Team, Zoe Tippl, Skyla Choi, Eleanor Hyun, Haehyun Lim, and The Met Installation and Design Teams.
Chuna McIntyre, a Yup’ik dancer, offers his expertise to object conservator Caitlin Mahony as she patches this precious mask back together. This driftwood mask originating from Alaska features many symbols and appendages still common within the Yup’ik community. McIntyre unpieces the mask’s many stories as Mahony restores it back to life.
Este Mes de la Herencia Latina, celebramos el esplendor de los modelos de casas de barro de Nayarit, México. En la ausencia de casas reales que hayan sobrevivido de esta época, modelos como estos brindan información invaluable a través de los gestos más pequeños. La quietud de los personajes exige paciencia, una indagación meditativa sobre la estructura de la casa y sus habitantes. Deja que la música de la concha te transporte a través del tiempo y el espacio, mientras cada historia se despliega a través de una danza de luz y sonido.
Mira el recorrido completo de la casa en nuestro canal de YouTube, disponible en inglés y español.
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This Latine Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the magnificence of clay house models from Nayarit, Mexico. In the absence of any actual houses surviving from this time period, house models like these lend priceless information through the tiniest of gestures. The stillness of the characters demands patience, a meditative inquiry into the house’s structure and characters. Let the music of the conch shell transpose you through time and space, as each story unfurls itself through the dance of light and sound.
Watch the full tour of the house on our YouTube channel available in both English and Spanish.
Coming May 2025, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” will examine the historical and cultural emergence of the Black dandy.
Inspired by curator Monica Miller’s 2009 book, "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity," the exhibition will present a cultural and historical examination of the Black dandy, from the figure’s emergence in Enlightenment Europe during the 18th century to today’s incarnations in cities around the world.
Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour will co-chair the next #CostumeInstitute Benefit on the First Monday in May. LeBron James will serve as honorary chair.
The Benefit, also known as The Met Gala, celebrates the opening of the 2025 exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” and provides The Costume Institute with its primary source of annual funding for exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, operations, and capital improvements.
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” opens to the public on May 10 and will be celebrated at the 2025 Met Gala on May 5. #SuperfineStyle #MetGala2025 Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
Artworks Featured: Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 1478–82. Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed under the supervision of Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1432–1490 Naples) and Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442–1497 Florence). Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruitwoods in walnut base. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1939 (39.153).
The Annunciation, ca. 1465–70. Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.7).
The Annunciation, ca. 1525. Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.60).
Watch our full video with artist Petrit Halilaj, who discusses with curator Iria Candela the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare: youtu.be/vfnvGS25Fu0?si=DNSEXLIlde0XwUal
Music by Astor Piazzolla “Suite del Ángel” (arr. Catalyst Quartet)
Herman Cornejo, choreography Herman Cornejo and Erica Cornejo, dancers
Catalyst Quartet Karla Donehew Perez, violin Abi Fayette, violin Paul Laraia, viola Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Alban Sardzinski, lighting designer Elsa Edit Schenone, costume designer
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Recorded on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Quartet in Residence programming is made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund. Additional support for this performance was provided by the Adrienne Arsht Fund for Resilience through Art and the Arnhold Fund for Dance Innovation at The Met.
MetLiveArts thanks the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University for providing rehearsal space for this program
Featured artwork: House model, 100 BCE–200 CE Nayarit, Mexico Ceramic and pigment, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Gift of Joanne P. Pearson, in memory of Andrall E. Pearson, 2015 (2015.306) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/319227
House model, 300 BCE–300 CE Nayarit, Mexico Ceramic and pigment, H. 12 in. (30.3 cm) The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.359) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312581
Village scene, 300 BCE–300 CE Nayarit, Mexico Ceramic and pigment, H. 6 1/4 x Diam. 8 in. (15.9 x 20.3 cm) From the Collection of Nina and Gordon Bunshaft, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, 1994 (1995.63.4) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317599
Production Credits Digital Animation: Deepa Paulus 3D Imaging: Heather Johnson, Deepa Paulus, Wilson Santiago Narrator: Laura Filloy Nadal, Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Curatorial: Patricia Sarro, Consultant, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas Laura Filloy Nadal, Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas Hugo C. Ikehara-Tsukayama, Senior Research Associate, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Max Alegria, Adrienne Arsht Intern, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Chief Digital Officer: Douglas Hegley Executive Producer: Sarah Wambold Managing Producer: Mandy Kritzeck Studio Manager: Erin Stella Sound Recordist: Heidi Lorenz
Special thanks to Joanne P. Pearson; Alisa LaGamma, Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Curator in Charge, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing; Scott Geffert, General Manager, Imaging; Dawn Kriss, Conservator; Doris Zhao, Project Manager, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing; Gerardo Gutiérrez, Mary Pye, Xóchitl Medina
Maqueta de casa. Artista(s) de la Cultura Nayarit, México, 200 a. C.-300 d. C. Cerámica y pigmentos, altura 30.5 cm. Obsequio de Joanne P. Pearson, en memoria de Andrall E. Pearson, 2015. (2015.306) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/319227
Maqueta de casa. Artista(s) de la Cultura Nayarit, México, 200 a. C.-300 d. C. Cerámica y pigmentos, altura 30.3 cm. Colección Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial, legado de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979. (1979.206.359) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312581
Escena en plaza. Artista(s) de la Cultura Nayarit, México, 200 a. C.-300 d. C. Cerámica y pigmentos, altura 15.9 cm x diámetro 20.3 cm. Colección Nina y Gordon Bunshaft, legado de Nina Bunshaft, 1994. (1995.63.4) metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317599
Animación digital: Deepa Paulus Animación 3D: Heather Johnson, Deepa Paulus, Wilson Santiago Narración: Laura Filloy Nadal, Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Curaduría: Patricia Sarro, Consultant, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas Laura Filloy Nadal, Curator, Arts of the Ancient Americas Hugo C. Ikehara-Tsukayama, Senior Research Associate, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Max Alegria, Adrienne Arsht Intern, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Director de tecnología digital: Douglas Hegley Productora ejecutiva: Sarah Wambold Directora de producción: Mandy Kritzeck Gerente de estudio: Erin Stella Sonido directo: Heidi Lorenz Traducción al Español: María del Rocío Echevarría Román y Jacqueline Fortson Mayagoitia, Editorial Microhistorias
Agradecimientos especiales Joanne P. Pearson; Alisa LaGamma, Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Curator in Charge, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing; Scott Geffert, General Manager, Imaging; Dawn Kriss, Conservator; Doris Zhao, Project Manager, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing; Gerardo Gutiérrez, Mary Pye, Xóchitl Medina
0:08 Prelude 3:29 Allemande 6:13 Courante 7:46 Sarabande 11:25 Bourees I & II 13:42 Gigue
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Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Recorded on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
This performance was made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund. Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
Director and Managing Producer: Kate Farrell Editor: Lucas Groth Producer: Melissa Bell Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins Production Assistant: Malvika Dang Director of Photography: Jeffrey Johnson Jib Camera: Kelly Richardson Additional camera: Lucas Groth Time Lapse Photograhy: Wilson Santiago, Heather Johnson, Jesse Ng Sound Recording: Matt Modula Original Music: Austin Fisher
Special thanks to: Curator Kurt Behrendt, Tenzing Rigdol, Khando Rigdol, Ross Bernhaut, Stephanie Kwai, Alison Clark, Aislinn Hyde, Quinn Corte, The Met Installation and Design Teams, Rebecca McGinnis, Emily Harr, and the FMDG Music School group.
Recorded on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
This performance was made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund. " Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
If a painting on canvas rips or a marble sculpture shatters to pieces, art conservators are trained to respond accordingly and repair it. Artworks that unfold over time – like videos and software based works – are a different thing altogether. These artworks are made using cutting-edge technologies that are constantly being updated. If the “canvas” or medium an artwork is made on keeps shifting, how do art conservators protect these works from obsolescence?
Featured artworks:
Thomas Tompion (clockmaker) Jasper Braem (case), Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion, ca. 1677–80: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/209296
Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Our production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Mueller. Original music by Austin Fisher. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
Special thanks to Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, Avery Trufelman, associate conservator Jonathan Farbowitz, conservator in charge Nora Kennedy, collections technician Sam Winks, Kevin and Jennifer McCoy, Ho Tzu Nyen, associate curator Lesley Ma, and associate curator Lauren Rosati.
— 0:07 Prelude 3:16 Allemande 6:15 Courante 9:29 Sarabande 12:02 Bourees I & II 16:38 Gigue —
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Recorded on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
This performance was made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund. Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
0:13 Adagio 3:32 Fuga – Allegro 9:05 Siciliana 11:36 Presto
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Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Recorded on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
This performance was made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund. " Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
Deep in the forests of Belize, a wood importer from Florida discovered a rare tree that produced a sound unlike anything guitar virtuosos had ever heard before. But why does this material cast such a spell? And at what cost does that come?
Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Our production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Mueller. Original music by Austin Fisher and Salman Ahad Khan. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
Special thanks to Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, curator Jayson Dobney, conservator Manu Frederickx, educator David Freeman, Dick Boak, Gabriela Guadalajara, and curator Alyce Englund.
For most of us, we throw our garbage to the curb, and it disappears from our lives. But to some, that’s just the beginning of trash’s story. In this episode, we follow two people who seek the truth in trash—an archaeologist who excavates ancient rubbish in Turkmenistan and an artist who spotlights the people responsible for making trash vanish.
James Hampton, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly, ca. 1950-1964: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/throne-third-heaven-nations-millennium-general-assembly-9897
Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Mueller. Original music by Austin Fisher. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
Special thanks to Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, Avery Trufelman, Brinda Kumar, Navina Haider.
As the Olympic Games come to an end, learn more about other historic games by visiting the Greek and Roman galleries, or tuning into a lecture on “An Enigmatic Eros in Flight” on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/watch?v=gusNxEOdo-o&t=585s
For centuries, one of the most prized mediums of art at museums like the Met has been oil painting, a European tradition embodied by the so-called "old masters." This is the story of how the oil of the chia seed — yes, the same one that’s a staple add-on for smoothies and acai bowls — and its origins in Mexico could help us look at oil painting and our world with fresh eyes.
Guests:
Elsa Arroyo, Mexican paintings conservator
Ronda Kasl, Curator of Latin American Art, The American Wing, The Met
Monica Katz, Conservator, Hispanic Society
José Luis Lazarte Luna, Assistant Conservator, Paintings Conservation, The Met
Roger Danilo Carmona, General Manager, Kremer Pigments Inc.
Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Muller. Original music by Austin Fisher. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman. Special thanks to Adwoa Gyimyah-Brempong.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
And special thanks to Aleks Popowich, Alfonso Miranda Marquez, Beatriz Ortega, Marco Leona, and Avery Trufelman.
The research presented within has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum