Maya Pontone

The Cameroonian curator, who leads the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, was named the artistic director of the international exhibition’s 2026 edition.

Hyperallergic contributors including former News Editor Jasmine Weber are among this year’s grantees.

The exhibition is part of a biannual Met tradition since 1935.

The French-Moroccan artist is known for poignant works exploring border communities, migration, climate change, and cross-cultural dialogue.

Artist Ignacio Gómez’s sculpture depicts Cheech with open arms in a gesture of warm welcome to visitors outside his namesake arts center.

William Coull admitted to repeatedly sending unsolicited explicit messages to a woman between March and July.

“History In the Making” depicts residents of the city's “Black Wall Street,” targeted by Klan-led mobs in 1921.

What started as a small feminist arts collective has grown to host hundreds of residents and publish countless books under its own imprint.

The institution said it is facing a “challenging financial landscape” and will begin reducing staff before shuttering for at least one year.

With works by over 70 artists, the show contains everything from personified felt dumplings to crochet renditions of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Unisphere.