Immaterial: 5,000 Years of Art, One Material at a Time

    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: paper, clay, jade, shells, and others, exploring the qualities and meanings that are often overlooked.

  • Time: Keeping Digital Art Alive

  • Wood: The Most Musical Tree in the World

  • Trash: The Archaeology of Rubbish

  • Chia: Beyond Superfoods and Infomercials

  • Blankets and Quilts: Threads of Identity

  • Space, Part 2: Behind the Scenes at The Met

  • Space, Part 1: Giving Form to a Feeling

  • Stone: Making and Breaking Legacies

  • Introducing: Immaterial Season 2

  • Bonus Episode: Tarot

  • Metals, Part Two

  • Metals, Part One

  • Linen

  • Jade

  • Shells

  • Clay

  • Concrete

  • Paper

  • Introducing: Immaterial

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