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Legionnaires' outbreak hits NYC's elite enclave as 76 cooling towers ordered disinfected
health1 hour ago

Legionnaires' outbreak hits NYC's elite enclave as 76 cooling towers ordered disinfected

NYC health officials have ordered 76 buildings, including The Met and several high-profile private schools on the Upper East Side, to disinfect cooling towers after Legionella bacteria was detected, in response to a Legionnaires' outbreak that has sickened 63 people (most hospitalized). Fifty-seven buildings have already completed remediation; the Met and others paused activities temporarily. Officials stress there is no risk to visitors during cleanup, as remediation and testing continue across the affected area.

via New York Post|
#cooling-towers#health#legionnaires-disease
Lauder Heir Donates Klimt Masterpiece and Neue Galerie to the Met, Merging Two Museums
arts2 months ago

Lauder Heir Donates Klimt Masterpiece and Neue Galerie to the Met, Merging Two Museums

Ronald S. Lauder, Estée Lauder heir, will donate the entire Neue Galerie—along with Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I valued at $135 million and 13 additional Klimt works—to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, effectively merging the two institutions by 2028 and expanding the Met’s holdings of early 20th‑century German and Austrian art.

via Financial Times|
#art-philanthropy#arts#gustav-klimt
Clothes as Canvas: The Met’s Costume Art Exhibition Bridges Fashion and Fine Art
arts-and-culture2 months ago

Clothes as Canvas: The Met’s Costume Art Exhibition Bridges Fashion and Fine Art

The Met’s new Costume Art exhibition treats fashion as fine art by placing garments alongside artworks and using reflective, named mannequins to invite visitors to see themselves in the clothes. Organized around a typology of bodies—from Naked & Nude to Classical, Abstract, and Reclaimed—the show explores how dress shapes and is shaped by the human form, including diverse, pregnant, corpulent, and disabled bodies, while connecting fashion history to broader art contexts. It unfolds across the Met’s new Condé Nast Galleries, aiming to democratize aesthetics and celebrate the body as a shared artistic medium rather than a mere display of clothing.

via Vogue|
#art#arts-and-culture#body-diversity
Met Museum and Mick Taylor Clash Over Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar
entertainment11 months ago

Met Museum and Mick Taylor Clash Over Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar

A 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar, historically associated with Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, is in dispute over its ownership, with Mick Taylor claiming it was his and was stolen, while the Met Museum states it was never owned by him and has a well-documented provenance. The guitar has a storied history, including being part of a famous band performance and exhibitions, but Taylor's claim remains unverified and the museum seeks to clarify its provenance.

via The New York Times|
#entertainment#guitar#les-paul
The Met Unveils Its Stunning Renovated Rockefeller Wing
art-and-culture1 year ago

The Met Unveils Its Stunning Renovated Rockefeller Wing

The Met's Rockefeller Wing has reopened after a $70 million renovation, transforming into a more open, culturally respectful space that highlights non-Western art with updated displays, improved provenance research, and contemporary works, challenging traditional museum narratives and emphasizing interconnectedness among cultures.

via ARTnews.com|
#art-and-culture#curatorial-rehang#metropolitan-museum-of-art
"Urgent: Book in Need of Medical Attention!"
arts2 years ago

"Urgent: Book in Need of Medical Attention!"

The book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art serves as a hospital for ailing books, processing an astonishing 2,500 books each year. With fearsome machines and antique tools, the lab restores books from every department of the museum, some rare and valuable, others ordinary. The lab's head, Mindell Dubansky, advises readers on how to keep their own books in superb condition, emphasizing the avoidance of light, dust, extreme temperature fluctuations, and improper storage.

via The New York Times|
#arts#book-care#book-conservation
"Urgent: Book in Need of Medical Attention!"
arts2 years ago

"Urgent: Book in Need of Medical Attention!"

The book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a fascinating place where a team of six employees work to restore 2,500 books annually, using fearsome machines and antique tools to treat ailing books from every department of the museum. The lab, designed in close collaboration with conservation staff, exudes a certain mad-scientist magic and serves as a hospital for books, aiming to intervene as little as possible while maintaining the function of a book and making it look like they were never there. The head of the lab offers advice for keeping books in superb condition, including avoiding light, dust, extreme temperature fluctuations, and improper storage, and recommends using a thin slip of regular old paper as the safest bookmark.

via The New York Times|
#arts#book-care#book-conservation
"Fashion Icon Iris Apfel, 102, Passes Away"
fashion2 years ago

"Fashion Icon Iris Apfel, 102, Passes Away"

Iris Apfel, the New York society matron and interior designer known for her brash bohemian style and eclectic wardrobe, has passed away at the age of 102. Rising to fame in her 80s and 90s, she became a fashion icon with her irreverent and clamorous ensembles, mixing hippie vintage with haute couture and reveling in contradictions. Her unique style and willfully disjunctive accessories made her a standout figure in the fashion world, and her wardrobe formed a hit exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

via The New York Times|
#bohemian-fashion#eclectic-style#fashion
"Unveiling the Legacy: The Met's Harlem Renaissance Exhibition"
arts-and-culture2 years ago

"Unveiling the Legacy: The Met's Harlem Renaissance Exhibition"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" features the largely forgotten artist William H. Johnson, whose life and art exemplify the trans-Atlantic focus of the show. Johnson's career spanned various artistic styles, from French Impressionism to folk art, and his later works, featuring simple figures in bold colors, are particularly celebrated. Despite facing hardships and a lack of recognition during his lifetime, Johnson's artwork has been preserved and is now gaining renewed attention through exhibitions and shows, including a major upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

via Gothamist|
#african-american-art#arts-and-culture#harlem-renaissance
"Reviving the Harlem Renaissance: Unveiling Black Gems at the MET Museum"
art-and-design2 years ago

"Reviving the Harlem Renaissance: Unveiling Black Gems at the MET Museum"

An upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art aims to shine a light on the often overlooked visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance, featuring works by Laura Wheeler Waring, Charles Henry Alston, Malvin Gray Johnson, and Richmond Barthé. With the help of loans from Black colleges and family collections, the show seeks to reframe the contributions of these artists within the broader context of European and American modernism, offering a fresh perspective on the cultural significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

via The New York Times|
#art-and-design#black-artists#cultural-recognition