Steve Martin on how to look at abstract art | MoMA BBC | THE WAY I SEE IT

In this episode of "The Way I See It," actor and comedian Steve Martin looks at paintings by two early pioneers of American abstraction and takes us on a journey of seeing—shape and color transform into mountains, sky, and water. Find "The Way I See It" on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000... Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art Commit to art and ideas. Support MoMA by becoming a member today: https://moma.org/join The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist.  #TheWayISeeIt #SteveMartin #StantonMacdonaldWright #MorganRussell #art #museumofmodernart #moma #museum #modernart

Storytime with The Met: "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats

Enjoy Storytime from home! Join us every Thursday to look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. This week, Met librarian Kamaria reads "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, and connects it to "Evening Snow at Uchikawa." Featured Artwork: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Evening Snow at Uchikawa, ca. 1836. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 13 7/8 in. (22.9 x 35.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 (JP2467) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseu... #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum #Storytime #MetStorytime #MetAnywhere