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.
Art
March 3, 2025

Brooklyn Museum Celebrates 200th Anniversary with Decadent Exhibition About Gold [Interview]

A 200th anniversary demands a sense of grandeur. Matthew Yokobosky, senior curator of fashion and material culture at the Brooklyn Museum, conjured exactly that while curating the exhibition that would mark the museum’s bicentennial. Open until July 6, 2025, the exhibition, titled Solid Gold, focuses on its eponymous material and its enduring appeal across fashion, art, film, music, and design.

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Art
February 28, 2025

LA Frieze 2025: How Artists and Galleries Around the World Gathered in Support of Los Angeles

In spite of the wildfires ravaging the city last month, the Los Angeles art community retained its resilience. And the sixth edition of Frieze Los Angeles offered essential evidence of this fact. From February 20 to February 23, 2025, Frieze celebrated LA’s extraordinary art scene all while highlighting essential rebuilding efforts currently underway.

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Cityscape Photography
February 26, 2025

Photographer Offers an Intimate Glimpse Into the Private Lives of City Dwellers [Interview]

Photographer Gail Albert Halaban knows how to indulge a guilty pleasure. With her Out My Window series, the American photographer captures city apartments around the world, with a special emphasis on those who live in them. Albert Halaban’s photographs aren’t strictly architectural, and serve more as intimate glimpses into people’s apartments and, by extension, their private lives. Though Out My Window is certainly voyeuristic on the surface, it’s far from it in practice.

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My Modern Met

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