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Remembering Gillett Griffin (1928–2016)

Remembering Gillett Griffin (1928–2016)

Ancient Andean art can be challenging to teach to undergraduates. In order to explore the art these civilizations produced, students first have to understand the complex cultural contexts.
Adler Distinguished Curator, John Elderﬁeld, Teaches Seminar on Willem de Kooning

Adler Distinguished Curator, John Elderﬁeld, Teaches Seminar on Willem de Kooning

Building on the success of last fall’s upper-level seminar on Paul Cézanne, John Elderfield is teaching a course this fall that addresses aspects of the work of the American artist Willem de Kooning, in particular the relationships in de Kooning’s...
A New Commission by Artist Shahzia Sikander

A New Commission by Artist Shahzia Sikander

A spectacular, sprawling sixty-six-foot mosaic and a twenty-five-foot luminous multilayered glass painting by the acclaimed Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander will join the Museum’s collections this fall. The two site-specific works will be permanently installed at the newly renovated 20 Washington...
“Remember Me”: Shakespeare and His Legacy

“Remember Me”: Shakespeare and His Legacy

“Remember Me”: Shakespeare and His Legacy showcases works from the Library's Rare Books Division and the Graphic Arts Collection, together with works from the Art Museum and a private collection, to present twenty-two rare books, prints, and drawings in recognition...
Beading African History

Beading African History

In this stunning recent acquisition, white seed beads arranged into repeating triangles create a dazzling positive-negative effect.
Contemporary Stories: Revisiting South Asian Narratives

Contemporary Stories: Revisiting South Asian Narratives

This fall we extend our season of South Asian art into the twenty-first century by examining the continuing role of narrative and the use of traditional imagery in the arts of the Indian subcontinent.
Epic Tales from India: Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art

Epic Tales from India: Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art

Epic Tales from India presents 91 paintings representing the major schools of South Asian painting from the 16th through the 19th century. The paintings have been selected from the Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, one of the most important collections of...
A Material Legacy

A Material Legacy

Nancy Nasher and David Haemisegger—both alumni of Princeton’s Class of 1976—have been collecting contemporary art since 2007. Highlights of their collection are now on view in A Material Legacy , which reveals the range of their aesthetic and cultural interests—varying...
Artist Talks

Artist Talks

The Museum is excited to present a very special series of artists’ talks this fall. The season begins with Pat Steir—long one of the most important abstract painters on the New York scene—whose work is currently on view at the...
Beneath the Surface: X-raying a Kongo Nkisi

Beneath the Surface: X-raying a Kongo Nkisi

While much is already known about the ways Kongo people relied on minkisi to solve social, political, and bodily problems, X-ray examination provides new information about this figure’s internal structure.