Posts by My Modern Met Team

February 18, 2022

The 5 Best Online Resources to Learn Arts and Crafts

It sounds clichรฉ to say, but it couldnโ€™t be more trueโ€”technology is changing the world at a rapid pace. Though this idea can seem overwhelming, it ultimately means great things if youโ€™re pursuing a creative career. Now more than ever, the internet has made it easier to both hone your craft and learn a new skill. Weโ€™ve seen firsthand how this can have a big impact on someone's work.

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February 2, 2022

Artist Swoon on Filling the Creative Well and Giving Back [Podcast]

Artist Caledonia Curry, aka Swoon, is best known for her signature wheat paste and cut-paper installations. This week on the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast, we interview Swoon about her career as an anonymous street artist. Tune in to hear us talk about how at only 19 years old, she skyrocketed to success on the forefront of New York's early 2000s street art movement.

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December 1, 2021

Best of 2021: Top 50 Photographs From Around the World

As the end of yet another year amidst a pandemic (that just wonโ€™t go away) quickly approaches, weโ€™re all inclined to take pause and reflect on all thatโ€™s passedโ€”good and bad. Itโ€™s been a tumultuous year full of highs and lows, but mainly a lot of gray area. In 2020, we were able to pinpoint the anomalyโ€”the world was ravaged by a pandemic, a disastrous event unlike anything else in our lifetime.

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September 15, 2021

Conservation Photographer Cristina Mittermeier on the State of Our Oceans and Using Art To Take Action [Podcast]

Conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier is known for her legendary coverage of wildlife. In the latest episode of the Top Artist podcast, we talk to Cristina about her incredible career and current work with Sea Legacy. Cristina shares some really inspiring stories during our chat. She tells us about how she transitioned into the field of photography (from a science background) and even bought her own boat with her partner, Paul Nicklen.

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