A Boxer & Ken Price at The Met

Boxer at Rest, Greek, Hellenistic period, late 4th–2nd century B.C. Bronze inlaid with copper

beautiful and a bit grotesque.
from the Met's site,

The bronze statue Boxer at Rest was excavated in Rome in 1885 on the south slope of the Quirinal Hill near the ancient Baths of Constantine, where it is thought to have been displayed. The statue was intentionally buried in late antiquity, possibly to preserve it against the barbarian invasions that ravaged Rome in the fifth century A.D. The broad-shouldered, lanky pugilist is depicted just after a match sitting on a boulder to rest after the unnerving tension of the fight. Something catches his eye and makes him turn his head: perhaps the applause of the spectators or the entrance of his next opponent?

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Ken Price Sculpture, A Retrospective

Baby Blue (KP-2), 1994, ceramic and acrylic paint, 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 7 in

THE PINKEST AND HEAVIEST, 1986

Ken Price, Glass-Off, 2000

River of Lava, 2004, watercolor on paper, 11 x 8 3/4 in

Reltny, 1983

Met Highlights

The Flesh Eaters,William Baziotes, 1952, Oil and charcoal on canvas, 60 x 72 1/8 in

Winter Pool, 1959, Robert Rauschenberg, Combine painting: oil, paper, fabric, wood, metal, sandpaper, tape, printed paper, printed reproductions, handheld bellows, and found painting, on two canvases, with ladder, 89 1/2 x 58 1/2 x 4 in.

No. 3, Mark Rothko, 1953, Oil on canvas, 68 x 54 1/4 in.

Pietà with the Virgin and Saint John, Giovanni Bellini,  1455–60, Tempera on wood, 17 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.

Saint Dominic Reviving Napoleone Orsini, Lorenzo Lotto, 1513–16, Oil on wood, 20 3/8 x 38 3/8 in.

Philip IV (1605–1665) in Parade Armor,  Attributed to Gaspar de Crayer, late 1620s, :Oil on canvas, 72 x 46 1/2 in.

María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) , 1651–54, Oil on canvas, l 13 1/2 x 15 3/4 in

White cross-lined ware vase with plant designs, Period:Predynastic, Naqada I, Date:ca. 3900–3700 B.C., Geography:Egypt, Medium:Pottery, paint, Dimensions:H: 28 cm (11 in.); diam: 11.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)

Amulet in the form of a head of an elephant, Period:Predynastic, Naqada II, Date:ca. 3500–3300 B.C., Geography:Egypt, Medium:Serpentine Bone, Dimensions:h. 3.5 x w. 3.6 x d. 2.1 cm

Engravings & Baseball Cards at The Met

Hercules, Albrecht Dürer, 1498–99, Engraving, second state of two, 12 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.

The Apotheosis of Emperor Maximilian II, Jost Amman , 16th century, Etching on two sheets; proof state,  27 x 19 1/2 in.

Interior View of Strasbourg Cathedral, Attributed to Isaak Brun, 1617, Engraving, 20 3/16 x 14 1/4 in.

Saint Sebald in a Niche, Albrecht Dürer, 1518, Woodcut, 11 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Wolfgang , ca. 1470, Woodcut, hand-colored, 14-7/16 x 10-9/32 in

Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, from Baseball's Greatest Stars (R401-1), no. 79Leaf Gum, Co., Chicago, IL, Date:1948–1949, Medium:Commercial Chromolithograph, Dimensions:sheet: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.

Monte Irvin, Left Field, New York Giants, from the series Picture Cards (no. 162)Issued by Bowman Gum Company, Date:1952, Medium:Commerical color lithograph, Dimensions:sheet: 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.

Larry Doby, Outfield, Cleveland Indians, from a series of 240 (no. 233)Issued by Bowman Gum Company, Date:1949, Medium:Commerical color lithograph, Dimensions:sheet: 2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.

Leroy "Satchell" Paige, Pitcher, Celeveland Indians, from a series of 240 (no. 224)Issued by Bowman Gum Company, Date:1949, Medium:Commerical color lithograph, Dimensions:sheet: 2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.

Monte Inrvin, Outfielder, New York Giants, from the series Dugout Quiz (no. 62)Issued by Topps Chewing Gum Company, Date:1953, Medium:Commercial color lithograph, Dimensions:sheet: 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.

Red Number on Green Stitch Ball, Issued by Topps Chewing Gum Company,  Date:1954, Medium:Commercial black and white photography and color lithography, Dimensions:image: 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.

Egyptian Krush

i recently obsessively watched the 5 episode series, The Pyramid Code.  i'm completely into the "lost knowledge" theory. it makes perfect sense. the series got me to the Met twice in one week just to check out the Egyptian collections. beautiful & amazing stuff.

Funerary Stela of the Gatekeeper Maati, ca. 2051–2030 B.C., Limestone, H: 36.4 cm (14 5/16 in.), W: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.), D: 5.9 cm

Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Neferiu,  2150–2010, Limestone, paint, H. 115.5 cm, w. 67.3 cm

West wall of the chapel of Kaemsenu with niches for Iretnub, Kaemsenu and Werdjedptah, Limestone, paint, 2420–2389 B.C.

Stela of Intef, 2021–2000 B.C., Limestone, painted, H. 78 cm, W. 142 cm, D. 7.5-8.5 cm

God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II.360–343 B.C., Meta-Greywacke, h. 72 cm  w. 20 cm  d. 46.5 cm

Coe Collection at The Met

Bandolier Bag 1880's, Wool and cotton trade cloth, wool yarn, glass, metal, H. 34 1/2 x W. 12 in

The Coe Collection of American Indian Art - thru May 28, 2012

this small exhibition fed my current lust for all things geometric, specifically in textiles, clothing and other utilitarian objects.

Parfleche, 1875, Rawhide, pigment, Native-tanned skin ties, H. 16 1/2 x W. 11 1/4 in.

Girl's Cape, Geography:1890–1905, Glass, cotton, metal, Native-tanned skin ties, H. 13 1/2 x W. 15 in.

Mother-and-Child Doll, 1870–80, Corn husk, cotton, wool, Native-tanned skin, glass, silk, H. 10 3/4 x W. 5 in.

Cradleboard Cover Panel, 1810–1830, Native-tanned skin, birchbark, quill, metal, H. 10 x W. 14 1/8 in.

Knife Sheath, 1850–60, Wool and cotton trade cloth, glass and metal beads, Native-tanned skin, H. 40 1/8 x W. 3 1/4 in.

Pincushion, mid-19th century, Silk, wool, glass, moose hair, H. 2 1/2 x W. 9 in.

Miró: The Dutch Interiors

Joan Miró, Dutch Interior III

just like rauschenberg, this guy to me is as relevant as ever. whenever i walk into the met or MoMA i'm floored by the great art that surrounds me and am thankful for living in nyc.

Joan Miró, Dutch Interior I

Joan Miró, Dutch Interior I

Joan Miró, The Potato

Joan Miró, Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750

Joan Miró, This Is the Color of My Dreams

 

Joan Miró, Painting