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#tbt to the insanity of the contemporary fashions in @metmuseum’s “Heavenly Bodies” exhibition. This ensemble from Yves Saint Laurent’s 1977-1978 fall/winter collection. So glad I caught this show at the eleventh hour. #heavenlybodies #hautecouture #yvessaintlaurent #20thcenturyfashion #curatorlife

I can’t believe “Give a damn.” closes on Sunday already! I worked with at least a dozen @skidmorecollege classes in the gallery over the past month and had the privilege of hearing the many insightful, provocative, and compelling ideas the art in this exhibition sparked for students. I’ll miss this one a lot 💙 . #Repost @tangteachingmuseum with @get_repost ・・・ Come see “Give a damn.” before it closes tomorrow, September 30! More than 75 works from the Tang Teaching Museum collection—photographs, prints, paintings, textiles, ceramics, and ephemera—display and interrogate the intersections of art, activism, and advocacy. . #TangGiveadamn #tangcollection #DonaldMoffett #GroupMaterial #StephenShames #BlackPantherParty #TangMuseum #teachingmuseum #contemporaryart #artactivism #AccessandInclusion #ForFreedoms #50StateInitiative #SkidmoreCollege #julieault #macarthurgenius

Loved the selection of Louise Nevelson prints up outside the Whitney’s education spaces. Here’s one of a few favorites—chosen to share because it was the only one I could photograph without insane glare from ceiling lights! . Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), “The West Queen,” 1953-1955, etching, aquatint, and drypoint. . #faceinthemoon #whitneycollection #whitneymuseum #louisenevelson #printmaking #20thcenturyart #5womenartists #curatorlife #latergram