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Immaterial

5,000 years of art, one material at a time

Get up close and personal with artists’ materials to see what they can tell us about art, history, and humanity.

Stories of the materials used in making art are often as thought-provoking and illuminating as the objects themselves. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Immaterial examines the materials of art and what they can reveal about history and humanity. Each episode looks at a single material, exploring the qualities and meanings that are often overlooked.

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