Image title: Headdress ornament Medium: Gold Date: 100 BCE–700 CE Source: The Met Collection “ To fly, we have to have resistance. ” — Maya Lin Tactile Protest: Textile Art in Global Resistance Movements Introduction: When Threads Speak Louder Than Words Throughout history, textile art has quietly stitched Read more…
Image title: Joan of Arc Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1879 Source: The Met Collection “ To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well. ” — John Marshall Celestial Palettes: Astronomy’s Influence on Art from Galileo to James Webb Introduction: Read more…
Image title: Young Lady in 1866 Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1866 Source: The Met Collection “ The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. ” — Alfred Tennyson ‘This Is Not a Nude’: Revisiting the Read more…
Image title: The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1874 Source: The Met Collection “ The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. ” — Richard Bach Brushstrokes Behind Bars: Prison Art Movements That Changed National Conversations Read more…
Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ I can, therefore I am. ” — Simone Weil ‘I Paint Therefore I Am’: Ontology Through the Eyes of Agnes Martin Introduction: Painting as Existence Agnes Martin, the enigmatic pioneer of minimalist art, Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship. ” — Johann Kaspar Read more…
Image title: Night-Shining White Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper Date: ca. 750 Source: The Met Collection “ I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know others. ” — Confucius ‘I Am Not Your Artifact’: Postcolonial Resistance in Museum Read more…
Image title: Zoomorphic headrest Medium: Wood Date: Mid–late 19th century Source: The Met Collection “ The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself. ” — Anaïs Nin Carvings in the Ice: Indigenous Arctic Sculpture Beyond the Tourist Gaze Introduction: Unveiling Stories in Stone and Bone Read more…
Image title: A Book Peddler Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1670–90 Source: The Met Collection “ The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ” — Henry David Thoreau Hieroglyphs to Hashtags: The Visual Language of Power Introduction: The Silent Authority of Symbols Throughout history, civilizations Read more…
Image title: Dancers Practicing at the Barre Medium: Mixed media on canvas Date: 1877 Source: The Met Collection “ By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future. ” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Can a Painting Be Read more…