The summer I graduated from high school, I swung by The Met to check out the John Singer Sargent exhibition.
| The summer I graduated from high school, I swung by The Met to check out the John Singer Sargent exhibition. I remember being enthralled by his expressive brushwork, the startling gazes of his sitters, the fantastic and utterly unique way he rendered hands. Ten years out, it was great fun to visit Sargent and Paris, The Met’s new exhibition, which opened Sunday, this time equipped with the tools to put my thoughts into words. Sargent arrived in Paris at the bright young age of 18 and stayed for ten years. And let us tell you, a lot can happen in a decade.
Ride the 6 train straight down from there — or take a stroll, if you can — to the 42nd Street 7 train entrance at Grand Central Station. There, you’ll find a new abstract glass mosaic mural by Hilma’s Ghost, a feminist collective inspired by the mysticism of Hilma af Klint. It celebrates the individual journey made communal, a story that plays out across the MTA millions of times per day. From there — I mean, it’s Grand Central. Go anywhere.
But if you want some guidance, maybe check out some historical clothing at the New York Historical, an exhibition decolonizing color, or a clown-themed zine fair (yes, you read that right). Never boring here, is it?
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| | What comes through most strongly in the Met Museum exhibition is his humanistic bent: Sargent loved people, and it shows. | Lisa Yin Zhang |
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SPONSORED | | | | | The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Curated by Amal Issa, the show features work by 29 Visual Arts + Sound Art artists who will earn their degrees in May. On view at the Wallach Art Gallery in the Lenfest Center for the Arts through May 25. Learn more | KeKeZ (Ke Zhang), MFA 2025 |
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| | | | | | | Mother Nature in the Bardo at High Line Nine | | “By borrowing the costume of a museum exhibition, this show is a reminder that we should all be more critical of claims about what any exhibition, anywhere, is accomplishing in the world and exactly how it’s having an impact.” |
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SPONSORED | | | | | The New Art Dealers Alliance’s signature fair presents a diverse and expanded selection of contemporary art from around the world. On view May 7–11. Learn more |
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| | A quick and easy lowdown on what to expect at the more than a dozen fairs opening soon, plus programs and other happenings coinciding with the frenzy. | Rhea Nayyar |
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