Installation view of Making The Met, 1870–2020, on view August 29, 2020–January 3, 2021 at The Met. Photo courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Introductory gallery--Kouros by Isamu Noguchi, center.
Well, and so The Metropolitan Museum of Art has finally reopened, after being closed for five months because of the pandemic and leaving a gaping hole in the city's body esthetic. I attended the media preview re-opening the museum on August 26, and sashayed through the biggest of its new shows, "Making the Met: 1870-2020" (through January 3). How nice it was to be back! Read More