Upcoming Exhibitions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Extensive new information is now posted online about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming exhibitions. Highlights of the upcoming season are:
Julio Le Parc 1959
December 4, 2018–February 24, 2019
The Met Breuer
Julio Le Parc, (Argentine, born 1928). Rotation in Red and Black (Rotación en Rojo y Negro), 1959.
Gouache on cardboard. 16 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (41 × 41 cm). Promised Gift of Julio Le Parc © Julio Le Parc
Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera
December 17, 2018–ongoing
Jackson Pollock. Number 28, 1950 (detail), 1950. Enamel on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, in honor of her grandchildren, Ellen Steinberg Coven and Dr. Peter Steinberg, 2006 © 2018 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Lucio Fontana: On the Threshold
January 23–April 14, 2019
The Met Breuer
Lucio Fontana (Italian, 1899–1968). Spatial Concept, Expectations, 1959. Oil on canvas. Olnick Spanu Collection © 2018 Fondazione Lucio Fontana/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome
Monumental Journey: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey
January 30–May 12, 2019
Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). Palm Tree near the Church of Saints Theodore, Athens (89. Athènes. 1842. Palmier près S Théodore.), 1842. 9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (23.9 × 18.7 cm). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (EG7-750)
Siah Armajani: Follow This Line
February 20–May 19, 2019
The Met Breuer
Siah Armajani (Iranian-American, born Tehran, 1939), Dictionary for Building: The Garden Gate, 1982–1983 (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; purchased with the aid of funds from William D. and Stanley Gregory and Art Center Acquisition Fund, 1983)
The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated
March 5–June 16, 2019
Tosa Mitsuoki (1617–1691). Portrait-Icon of Murasaki Shikibu. Edo Period (1615–1868), 17th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; 35 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (90.5 x 52.7 cm). Ishiyamadera Temple, Shiga Prefecture, Courtesy of Ishiyamadera Temple, photo by Kanai Morio
The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East
March 18–June 23, 2019
Statuette of a goddess (detail), 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Babylon. Alabaster, stucco, gold, and rubies. Musée du Louvre, Paris © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll
April 8–October 1, 2019
Costume: Dragon-embroidered jacket and pants, CoCo, Los Angeles; designed by Jimmy Page. Black crepe jacket and velvet pants with silk embroidery, 1975. Collection of Jimmy Page. © Kate Simon. In the photo, Mr. Page is playing his EDS-1275 double-neck guitar, which will also be featured in the exhibition.
Home Is a Foreign Place
April 9, 2019–June 2020
The Met Breuer
Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India, 1937). Home is a Foreign Place (detail), 1999. Portfolio of 36 woodcut chine collé with Urdu text printed on paper and mounted on paper frontispiece (a): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm) image (b-mm): 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm) sheet (b-mm): 16 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41 × 33.3 cm) box (nn): 17 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (44.5 × 36.8 × 4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The George Economou Collection Gift, 2013. 2013.565a-nn
Camp: Notes on Fashion
May 9–September 8, 2019
Ensemble, Virgil Abloh (American, born 1980) for Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh (Italian, founded 2013), pre-fall 2018. © Johnny Dufort, 2018. Shirt, Franco Moschino (Italian, 1950-1994) for House of Moschino (Italian, founded 1983), spring/summer 1991. Photo © Johnny Dufort, 2018
Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee
June 4–September 29, 2019
The Met Breuer
Mrinalini Mukherjee (Indian, 1949–2015). Adi Pushp II, 1997. Fiber. 55 × 48 × 36 in. (139.7 × 121.9 × 91.4 cm). Private Collection © Mrinalini Mukherjee
The complete list of 2018–19 MetLiveArts performances is available here.
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