A conversation on focus, mindfulness, and what art can teach us about experiencing pain.

This episode, hear from Denise Allen, curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Met, and Jared O’Garro-Moore, PhD, clinical psychologist and assistant professor of medical psychology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Featured artwork: Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot) by Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi), probably modeled by 1496, cast ca. 1501

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Spotlight features new perspectives on a single work from The Met collection each month. Familiar and celebrated works serve as the focal point for dialogue—posing questions, building understanding, and conveying how the presence of the work in the Museum has altered, limited, or enhanced the work’s interpretation. The series explores different ways of knowing, and relates to themes beyond art and museums through the expertise and personal experience of invited guests.