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(00:00):
The Leonard A Lauder Cubist Collection, a promised gift now
given in full, is celebrated in a new installation of
masterpieces by Georges Brock, Juan Gris, Fernand Ledger and
Pablo Picasso, now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A display of nearly 40 works of Cubist art honors the
(00:21):
extraordinary life and legacy ofLeonard A Lauder 1933 to 2025.
One of the museum's greatest patrons and champions.
The Leonard A Lauder Cubist Collection, which was promised
to the museum in 2013, has been fully accessioned into the Met
Collection this year. Distinguished by its quality,
(00:44):
focus and depth, the collection is unsurpassed in its number of
paintings, sculptures, colleges and works on paper critical to
the development of Cubism. The three room installation in
the museum S European Painting and Sculpture Galleries presents
a significant selection of paintings and sculptures of the
(01:05):
four pioneering Cubists. Georges Brock.
Juan Gris, Fernand Ledger and Pablo Picasso, placing them in
dialogue with one another. It also offers visitors the
opportunity to make connections between Cezanne, whose works are
on view in the adjacent room, and the birth of Cubism.
(01:25):
Lauder was a visionary philanthropist and collector who
throughout his life combined a love of art with a deep
commitment to nourishing the legacy of public institutions.
His belief that art should be shared with the widest possible
audience shaped his decades longrelationship with the Met and
prompted his transformative giftof over 90 works to the
(01:46):
institution. The Leonard A Lauder Cubist
Collection includes paintings, sculptures and works on paper,
encompassing some of the most revolutionary works of the 20th
century. Avid and inquisitive with a keen
eye, Lauder developed an exceptional connoisseurship that
led him to assemble one of the most outstanding collections of
(02:08):
early 20th century art in private hands, said Max Holland,
the Met S Marina Kellen, French director and CEO.
His extraordinary gift to the Met of over 90 Cubist
masterworks has solidified the museum S status as a major
Center for the study of modern art.
We are honored by the opportunity to share these
(02:29):
incredible works of art with thepublic and look forward to
highlighting the collection in the museum as Tang Wing for
Modern and Contemporary Art, opening in 20-30 and continuing
the important scholarly and collaborative work of the
Leonard A Lauder Research Centerfor Modern Art, established by
Mr. Lauder and a group of Met trustees.
(02:50):
Leonard Lauder asked Dedication to collecting began in childhood
with picture postcards and expanded over time to include
art posters, 19 TH and 20th century works on paper,
especially those of Aegon, Sheila and Gustav Klimt, and
ultimately the masterworks of Cubism, which he began
(03:11):
collecting in 1980. In every genre he pursued,
Lauder combined intellectual curiosity with a discerning eye
and an abiding respect for scholarship.
Lauder's particular passion was Cubism, which he called the
great movement that changed Western art forever.
His first Cubist artwork, Pablo Picasso, Eskiraf and Candlestick
(03:35):
19 O 9, marked the beginning of a lifelong focus on the movement
S foundational years. By the mid 1980s, he had refined
his collecting scope to four artists central to the
development of Cubism, Georges Brock, Juan Gris, Fernand
Ledger, and Pablo Picasso. Gifts of his unparalleled
(03:57):
collections, matched only by hisincredible generosity, have
forever changed the holdings of many museums in the United
States. Lauder S legacy at the Met
reflects his philanthropic spirit and passion for the arts
and art institutions. Over 4 decades, he supported the
museum through major gifts of art and the endowment of
(04:20):
curatorial positions, as well ascontributions to conservation,
curatorial research and publications.
Mr. Lauder also donated to the Meta collection of over 519th
century American literary posters and important works of
contemporary American art about the Leonard A Lauder Research
(04:41):
Center for Modern Art, founded in April 2013 in coordination
with Mr. Lauder S gift of his Cubist collection.
Mr. Lauder also contributed to the founding and endowment of
the Leonard A Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, a leading
Center for scholarship on modernart, including a focus on Cubism
(05:03):
and its legacies. The first and only research
institution dedicated exclusively to the study of
modernism within an encyclopedicmuseum, the Research Center
makes critical contributions to scholarship through its robust
program of fellowships, exhibitions, lectures,
publications, research projects,and workshops about modern and
(05:26):
contemporary art at the Met. The Met as Modern and
Contemporary Art Department studies, collects, and exhibits
art from 1890 to the present. The collection encompasses
modernist movements and contemporary practices from
across the globe, featuring important holdings of European
(05:46):
Modernism, American art and modern design and contemporary
art. The department continues to
expand its collection through strategic acquisitions with
strengths in painting, sculptureand works on paper.
The collection also includes international decorative arts,
design, installation art and time based media.
(06:09):
In addition to its gallery displays, the department engages
in mission driven activities such as special exhibitions,
site specific commissions by contemporary artists, and
collaborations within and beyondthe museum.
About the Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary art The Met S
bold new vision for the Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu Tang Wing
(06:33):
is designed by Mexican architectFrida Escobedo, the first woman
to design a new wing in the museum S 154 year history.
Drawing inspiration from the MetS varied architectural styles
diverse art holdings and settingwithin Central Park, the Tang
Wing will add to the museum S rich history of advancing,
(06:54):
thoughtful and visionary architecture that is itself a
work of art. The Remagen 5 story wing will
remain within the existing 123,000 square foot building S
footprint and be no higher than the original height of the 1880
wing at the center of the museumcomplex.
The new wing will increase gallery space by nearly 50%,
(07:17):
creating connections across our collection of 5000 years of art.
The Leonard A Lauder Cubist Collection, a promised gift now
given in full, is celebrated in a new installation of
masterpieces by Georges Brock, Juan Gris, Fernand Ledger and
Pablo Picasso, now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A display of nearly 40 works of Cubist art honors the
(00:21):
extraordinary life and legacy ofLeonard A Lauder 1933 to 2025.
One of the museum's greatest patrons and champions.
The Leonard A Lauder Cubist Collection, which was promised
to the museum in 2013, has been fully accessioned into the Met
Collection this year. Distinguished by its quality,
(00:44):
focus and depth, the collection is unsurpassed in its number of
paintings, sculptures, colleges and works on paper critical to
the development of Cubism. The three room installation in
the museum S European Painting and Sculpture Galleries presents
a significant selection of paintings and sculptures of the
(01:05):
four pioneering Cubists. Georges Brock.
Juan Gris, Fernand Ledger and Pablo Picasso, placing them in
dialogue with one another. It also offers visitors the
opportunity to make connections between Cezanne, whose works are
on view in the adjacent room, and the birth of Cubism.
(01:25):
Lauder was a visionary philanthropist and collector who
throughout his life combined a love of art with a deep
commitment to nourishing the legacy of public institutions.
His belief that art should be shared with the widest possible
audience shaped his decades longrelationship with the Met and
prompted his transformative giftof over 90 works to the
(01:46):
institution. The Leonard A Lauder Cubist
Collection includes paintings, sculptures and works on paper,
encompassing some of the most revolutionary works of the 20th
century. Avid and inquisitive with a keen
eye, Lauder developed an exceptional connoisseurship that
led him to assemble one of the most outstanding collections of
(02:08):
early 20th century art in private hands, said Max Holland,
the Met S Marina Kellen, French director and CEO.
His extraordinary gift to the Met of over 90 Cubist
masterworks has solidified the museum S status as a major
Center for the study of modern art.
We are honored by the opportunity to share these
(02:29):
incredible works of art with thepublic and look forward to
highlighting the collection in the museum as Tang Wing for
Modern and Contemporary Art, opening in 20-30 and continuing
the important scholarly and collaborative work of the
Leonard A Lauder Research Centerfor Modern Art, established by
Mr. Lauder and a group of Met trustees.
(02:50):
Leonard Lauder asked Dedication to collecting began in childhood
with picture postcards and expanded over time to include
art posters, 19 TH and 20th century works on paper,
especially those of Aegon, Sheila and Gustav Klimt, and
ultimately the masterworks of Cubism, which he began
(03:11):
collecting in 1980. In every genre he pursued,
Lauder combined intellectual curiosity with a discerning eye
and an abiding respect for scholarship.
Lauder's particular passion was Cubism, which he called the
great movement that changed Western art forever.
His first Cubist artwork, Pablo Picasso, Eskiraf and Candlestick
(03:35):
19 O 9, marked the beginning of a lifelong focus on the movement
S foundational years. By the mid 1980s, he had refined
his collecting scope to four artists central to the
development of Cubism, Georges Brock, Juan Gris, Fernand
Ledger, and Pablo Picasso. Gifts of his unparalleled
(03:57):
collections, matched only by hisincredible generosity, have
forever changed the holdings of many museums in the United
States. Lauder S legacy at the Met
reflects his philanthropic spirit and passion for the arts
and art institutions. Over 4 decades, he supported the
museum through major gifts of art and the endowment of
(04:20):
curatorial positions, as well ascontributions to conservation,
curatorial research and publications.
Mr. Lauder also donated to the Meta collection of over 519th
century American literary posters and important works of
contemporary American art about the Leonard A Lauder Research
(04:41):
Center for Modern Art, founded in April 2013 in coordination
with Mr. Lauder S gift of his Cubist collection.
Mr. Lauder also contributed to the founding and endowment of
the Leonard A Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, a leading
Center for scholarship on modernart, including a focus on Cubism
(05:03):
and its legacies. The first and only research
institution dedicated exclusively to the study of
modernism within an encyclopedicmuseum, the Research Center
makes critical contributions to scholarship through its robust
program of fellowships, exhibitions, lectures,
publications, research projects,and workshops about modern and
(05:26):
contemporary art at the Met. The Met as Modern and
Contemporary Art Department studies, collects, and exhibits
art from 1890 to the present. The collection encompasses
modernist movements and contemporary practices from
across the globe, featuring important holdings of European
(05:46):
Modernism, American art and modern design and contemporary
art. The department continues to
expand its collection through strategic acquisitions with
strengths in painting, sculptureand works on paper.
The collection also includes international decorative arts,
design, installation art and time based media.
(06:09):
In addition to its gallery displays, the department engages
in mission driven activities such as special exhibitions,
site specific commissions by contemporary artists, and
collaborations within and beyondthe museum.
About the Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary art The Met S
bold new vision for the Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu Tang Wing
(06:33):
is designed by Mexican architectFrida Escobedo, the first woman
to design a new wing in the museum S 154 year history.
Drawing inspiration from the MetS varied architectural styles
diverse art holdings and settingwithin Central Park, the Tang
Wing will add to the museum S rich history of advancing,
(06:54):
thoughtful and visionary architecture that is itself a
work of art. The Remagen 5 story wing will
remain within the existing 123,000 square foot building S
footprint and be no higher than the original height of the 1880
wing at the center of the museumcomplex.
The new wing will increase gallery space by nearly 50%,
(07:17):
creating connections across our collection of 5000 years of art.
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