Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron was a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Currently based in Queens, Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College. She subsequently worked at art galleries and book publishers, including Phaidon, one of the world's oldest publishers of the creative arts. She has since transitioned into a career as a full-time web producer and writer, with a special focus on artist, gallery, and exhibition profiles. She has written content for Elle Decor, Publishers Weekly, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, and more. Beyond writing and design, Eva enjoys beading jewelry, replaying old video games, and going on marathon walks across New York.
Painting
January 10, 2026

Exhibition Meditates Upon How Women and Nature Converge Through Painting and Sculpture

If nothing else, literature, myths, folklore, and art history have taught us that the female body and the Earth itself are often thematically compatible. In her latest solo exhibition, De Tierra y Susurros, Hilda Palafox continues this line of inquiry, but through a distinctly Latin American lens. Now open at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York, the show gathers several paintings and sculptural reliefs that consider femininity and its relationship to nature.

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Art
January 8, 2026

Artist Transforms Traditional Korean Paper Into Poetic Billowing Landscapes

For Lee Hyun-Joung, hanji is more than simply an artistic medium. The traditional Korean paper offers a direct path to the country’s rich heritage, where it has been used for calligraphy, painting, and even architecture for centuries. “Hanji is a part of everyday life, history, and cultural memory. Its texture, strength, and sensitivity respond directly to touch, time, and ink,” Lee tells My Modern Met.

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Resources
January 6, 2026

Here’s What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2026, Including Betty Boop and Nancy Drew

This year, the U.S. public domain will grow even larger, thanks to the addition of thousands of copyrighted books, iconic characters, and artistic masterpieces from 1930. As of January 1, 2026, protections have lapsed for everything from the original Betty Boop to Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage, allowing anyone to use or build upon these works for free and without permission.

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Installation
January 2, 2026

How This Artist Transformed the Nobel Prize Banquet Into an Unexpectedly Immersive Journey [Interview]

This year, the Nobel Foundation decided to try something new for its annual banquet, held every December in Stockholm’s city hall. For the first time in its illustrious 125-year history, the organization abandoned tradition and instead veered toward contemporary art in the form of an immersive, four-act experience. At the heart of this intervention was Alexander Wessely, whose creative vision incorporates everything from photography, fashion, and music, to sculpture, large-scale installation, and scenography.

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My Modern Met

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