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A family tree by Shira Barzilay #shirabarzilay

⁣In the Edo period, #artisans were one of the four social classes—alongside warriors, farmers, and merchants. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ In this triptych, Utagawa Kunisada shows artisans as fashionably dressed townswomen in a woodblock printer's studio engrossed in stages of printmaking. https://t.co/gSz30mfvz2

It’s Gemini season! ♊️ People with their sign in Gemini are typically described as curious, quick-witted, and adaptable. They’re also described as impulsive, moody, and easily distracted. Does that sound like someone you know? https://t.co/bV1zya3p6P

Caught in a war zone, artists and cultural leaders in Gaza and Israel say the international art community must stand with Palestine: https://t.co/sTN1tHReY5 https://t.co/0lhbGvaAVX

Kelvin (aka the Menga Man) broke his own world record when he stacked 1,512 Jenga pieces on top of one single block. https://t.co/ywZ5Tylxh2

The Black artist and activist John Sims, whose work explores the symbols of white supremacy, was detained and questioned by police officers in his apartment at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, where he is the artist in residence https://t.co/pvgi8yHEDU

See this work—alongside 34 other rare ukiyo-e prints from the Lee E. Dirks Collection—through May 31 in "Japan: A History of Style." Plan your visit: https://t.co/71BxG02KJP ⁣⁣⁣#ArtsOfJapan

Need a weekday distraction? For the next hour we'll send you an artwork! Reply with a camera 📸 or painting 🖼 emoji and we'll send you a photograph or painting from our collection. https://t.co/9ogekwrUEJ

‘Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn’t Sorry’ is a cleverly illustrated book introducing kids to the elusive artist https://t.co/J8mmL1eHX9 https://t.co/RjftI2BtC5

Are we seeing double? Must be #GeminiSeason! ♊️ Gemini people are thought to be outgoing, adaptable, and intelligent. Does this sound like a Gemini you know? Tag them in the replies to share this collection highlight with them! https://t.co/d4xgSp481w https://t.co/BJHQPfCz0b

Like their Surrealist predecessors, contemporary artists continue to revel in the uncanny, tapping into the unconscious mind to reveal the depths of the human psyche. https://t.co/zFvO9ltPic https://t.co/YKNaee6MiD

#DYK you can explore "Alice Neel: People Come First" on your phone? Our new Gallery Guide—featuring artworks, audioguides, maps, and more—is the ideal in-museum companion. Not at The Met? 📲 Enjoy this immersive mobile experience anywhere. #MetAliceNeel https://t.co/eTAjT3rPrC

An expansive exhibition opening this weekend in Denver pairs two Indigenous artists to explore the power of socially engaged artmaking https://t.co/3GrHY1dP2D https://t.co/ziKJ9s5Cy3

Christie's will sell Andy Warhol NFTs, though some experts worry that the work on sale is essentially copies of digital pieces from the 1980s by the Pop artists https://t.co/vjGEw4CdIj

"Dope Is Death" tells the story of how a generation of activists and freedom fighters were continually attacked by the state for trying to build a different, better world. https://t.co/ND7jyvIb3k