Exploring What Matters: Art by The Met High School Interns

June 28 - August 14, 2016 - This exhibition features works of art inspired by The Met collection by high school interns, who collaborated with practicing artists at the Museum. Some of the teens regarded themselves as artists; others were experimenting with art for the first time. Half of the group worked with Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff, examining aspects of rug design such as composition, repetition, and symbolism. They produced designs that weavers at Can Carpet in Camlik, Turkey, wove into rugs. The other half worked with Jonny Goldstein, a visual notetaker, to use close listening and quick sketching as a creative art form. All of the interns explored art from different cultures including that of the exhibition Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs to create works that express something of personal importance.