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African Art Reimagined at Met Museum’s Revamped Wing

From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present. After a four-year renovation with a $70 million price tag, the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing comes ...

A Night of Elegance: Met Gala Spotlights Black Dandyism in Full Splendor

The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism. The blockbuster night’s theme explores the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its rich, complicated history. It also celebrates the ...

Flamenco, Lorca, and War: 'Ainadamar' Debuts at the Met

The life and death of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, assassinated by fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War, is the subject of an opera making its Met Opera debut in New York on Tuesday.  Ainadamar, meaning “fountain of tears” in Arabic, brings flamenco and rumba to the Met’s prestigious stage, set against a backdrop of violence ...