Met News: The Cantor Roof Garden Opens with New Sculpture Installation

Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas has created a site-specific installation for The Met's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News] [The Cantor Roof Garden Opens with New Sculpture Installation]( Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas has created a site-specific installation for The Met's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. [The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance]( will be on view from April 14 through October 29, 2017 (weather permitting). Sixteen sculptures that fuse human figures with replicas of nearly 100 objects from the Museum's collection, occupying a new black, white, and gray tiled floor, the installation also encompasses an environmental transformation of the space, including an extension of the existing pergola and new plantings, public furniture, and a newly designed bar. [Learn More]( [#CantorRoof]( [Inside The Met]( [Irving Penn: Centennial—Curatorial Selection Process]( Take a look behind the scenes with Jeff L. Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge of the Department of Photographs, and Maria Morris Hambourg, independent curator and former curator in charge of the Department of Photographs, as they make their curatorial selections for the forthcoming exhibition [Irving Penn: Centennial](. [Watch Now]( [Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between]( "There are very few designers working today whose body of work can sustain a monographic exhibition in an art museum like The Met. Rei is absolutely one of them." Watch Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of The Costume Institute, discuss the exhibition [Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between](. [Watch Now]( [Tan Dun—Symphony of Colors: Terracotta and Triple Concerto: Hero]( To celebrate the extraordinary exhibition [Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220)]( The Met commissioned a new work from composer Tan Dun—Symphony of Colors: Terracotta, based on music from his opera The First Emperor. [Watch Now]( [The Met Breuer: Year One]( A look at [The Met Breuer]( in celebration of its first year as The Met's newest location, providing additional space—on Madison Avenue at 75th Street—for visitors to explore the art of the 20th and 21st centuries through the global breadth and historical reach of the Museum's unparalleled collection. [Watch Now]( [#MetKids—What Makes a Plant Medieval?]( Got a green thumb? Join Ella, age 8, at [The Met Cloisters]( as she digs for facts about how plants were used during the Middle Ages. [Watch Now]( The 21st Annual Webby Awards The Met is nominated for four [Webby Awards](. Today is the last day to vote and support us! Websites (Art): [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History]( Culture & Lifestyle (Video): [The Met 360° Project]( Mobile Apps (Cultural Institutions): [The Met App]( Mobile Apps (Best User Interface): [The Met App]( [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]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information about the exhibitions and programs, including sponsorship credits, please visit [The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance]( [Irving Penn: Centennial]( [Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between]( [Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220)]( and [Tan Dun—Symphony of Colors: Terracotta and Triple Concerto: Hero](. The [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History]( is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. [#MetKids]( and The Met App are supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. 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: Adrián Villar Rojas. The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance. Installation view, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017. Courtesy of the artist; Marian Goodman Gallery; and Kurimanzutto, Mexico City. Photographed by Jörg Baumann