The Art of Rivalry with Page Knox

Inspired by the fall exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The Art of Rivalry" will focus on the fascinating relationship between Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, who together reimagined the visual language of modern life.

As Paul Smee wrote in his recent book on the subject, "The idea of rivalry is not the macho cliché of sworn enemies and stubborn grudge-holders slugging it out for artistic and worldly supremacy...rather it is about yielding, intimacy and openness to influence. It is about susceptibility."

Please join Page Knox for an in-depth exploration of this complex and creative friendship expressed in some of the most iconic and extraordinary paintings in Western art.

About the Presenter

Page Knox is an adjunct professor in the Art History Department of Columbia University, where she received her PhD in 2012. She works contractually in a variety of capacities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art giving public gallery talks and lectures in special exhibitions as well as the permanent collection, teaching classes at the museum, and leading groups for Travel with the Met.