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Sean Scully Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

exhibition · 2026-04-23

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted an exhibition of Sean Scully's work from September 28, 2006, to January 15, 2007. Scully, born in 1945, began his career in the 1960s, by which time nonrepresentational art had already been legitimized by earlier avant-garde movements. The article was originally published in the New York Sun on September 28, 2006.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Sean Scully born in 1945
  • Exhibition dates: September 28, 2006 – January 15, 2007
  • Article first published in New York Sun on September 28, 2006
  • Scully began career in the 1960s
  • Two generations of avant-garde preceded Scully
  • Nonrepresentational art was already established
  • Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York

Entities

Artists

  • Sean Scully

Institutions

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • New York Sun

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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