Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is 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 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, Eva enjoys beading jewelry, replaying old video games, going on marathon walks across New York, and doing the daily crossword.
Creative Products
March 18, 2026

Beautiful Louis Vuitton Pocket Watch Offers Immersive View of Mt. Fuji

Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton knows a thing or two about elevating watches. The brand’s Escales Autour du Monde collection embodies that perfectly, consisting of intricate timepieces inspired by destinations around the world. Now, after stops in the Amazon rainforest and Paris, LV is journeying to Japan for the newest addition to its watchmaking line.

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Drawing
March 15, 2026

In Denmark, You Can Now Discover a Secret Treasure Trove of Basquiat’s Head Drawings

At 7 years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat endured a bad car accident, ultimately leaving him hospitalized. While recovering, his mother gifted him a copy of Gray’s Anatomy, a comprehensive textbook spanning anatomical, surgical, and clinical topics. Thus began the artist’s fascination with the human body, a subject that would prove essential to his work. There was, however, one specific aspect of the body that interested him more often than others: the head.

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Painting
March 13, 2026

Painter Renders English Countryside With Psychedelic Colors and Patterns

When David Brian Smith moved to London, a sense of longing slowly began to take hold. The artist had grown up in rural Shropshire, a ceremonial county in England’s West Midlands, and he would often reminisce about the region’s agricultural traditions and natural beauty while living in the city. It should come as no surprise, then, that the countryside plays a major role throughout Smith’s practice.

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Portrait Photography
March 11, 2026

Photographic Survey From 19th-Century India Snags Nearly $57K at Auction

Last month, London-based Forum Auctions sold an eight-volume survey of 19th century India for £42,000 (about $56,800), exceeding pre-sale estimates by more than £34,000 (about $45,662). The remarkable hammer price reveals an increased appetite not just for early photography, but for documentary projects that contend with complicated moments in history. In this particular case, that moment in time is the British colonization of the Indian subcontinent.

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