The Artist Project: 12 of Our Favorite Episodes

This week, we focus on artists and their perspectives, process, and reflections. [The Museum has temporarily closed its three locations. Learn more.]( [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [The Met, Anywhere: Artists]( [The artist Kehinde Wiley walks through a gallery of portraits by John Singer Sargent.]( [The Artist Project: 12 of Our Favorite Episodes]( Five years ago, The Met invited 120 contemporary artists from around the world to choose artworks that inspire them from the Museum's collection. [The Artist Project]( features videos of these artists digging deep into several millennia of art to pull out threads that resonate with them today. [Watch now →]( [Photographs of 3 MetGalaChallenge participants making their looks]( [#MetGalaChallenge: The Creative Journeys Behind Our Favorite DIY'd Met Gala Looks]( We reached out to creators of our favorite #MetGalaChallenge entries to learn firsthand what went into the making of their DIY'd Met Gala looks. [See the looks →]( [Film still with the image of a painted head from the video]( [Head, 1975–A Short Film by George Griffin]( A gem of analog animation, George Griffin's "Head" (1975) offers a delightfully snarky and clever self-portrait of the artist as a not-so-young man, undone by his own cartoon surrogate. [Watch now →]( [In Case You Missed It]( [Video preview image of a Japanese silk hanging scroll depicting Irises and a Moth next to a hand drawn picture of a houseplant]( [Drop-in Drawing: Composition and Shapes]( Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular series and experience The Met collection through creative drawing challenges. In this episode, celebrate the changing of the seasons with a botanical drawing exercise that focuses on composition and building shapes through simplified forms. [Start drawing →]( [Video preview image of islamic iron mail armor before and after conservation]( [Insider Insights: Conserving a Piece of Islamic Armor]( Join Met conservator Sean Belair as he discusses his role at the Museum and shares details from the conservation of an Islamic mail shirt made up of 12,000 inscribed rings. [Watch now →]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [The Met Breuer]( 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For Education program funders, visit [metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport](. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Image: The artist Kehinde Wiley walks through a gallery of portraits by John Singer Sargent. | Still from Head, 1975–A Short Film by George Griffin | Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796–1858). [Irises and Moth](, ca. 1850. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015 (2015.300.95) | [Mail Shirt](, ca. 1500–1600. Persian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2014, (2014.198)