Posts by Sage Helene

Sage Helene

Sage Helene is a contributing writer at My Modern Met. She earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media and an MST in Art Education from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has since written for several digital publications, including Float and UP Magazine. In addition to her writing practice, Sage works as an Art Educator across both elementary and secondary levels, where she is committed to fostering artistic curiosity, inclusivity, and confidence in young creators.
Environment
June 30, 2026

Scientists Relaunch Climate.gov a Year After the Trump Administration Shut It Down

When the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov in June 2025, it removed one of the federal government’s most widely used climate education resources. For 15 years, the website translated complex climate science into accessible articles, interactive maps, classroom resources, and real-time data for students, teachers, farmers, journalists, policymakers, and the general public. At its peak, Climate.gov attracted nearly 1 million visitors each month. Now, just one year later, former Climate.

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Installation
June 25, 2026

New Photos Reveal the Cave-Like Interior of JR’s ‘La Caverne du Pont Neuf’ in Paris

When JR unveiled La Caverne du Pont Neuf earlier this month, attention centered on the outside: an inflatable mountain of rock formations rising from Paris’ oldest bridge, visible from the Seine, nearby cycling paths, and even the Eiffel Tower. But newly released images now reveal what awaits behind those jagged stone walls, and it’s far more intimate than the dramatic exterior suggests.

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Sculpture
June 22, 2026

Monumental Mesh Faces Are a Ghost-Like Presence in a Historic French Church

Artist Jaume Plensa’s monumental sculptures have appeared in public spaces around the world, transforming plazas, parks, and city skylines into places of quiet reflection. Now, the Barcelona-born creative has brought that vision to Montpellier, France, with Mirage, a new exhibition at Carré Sainte-Anne that runs from June 3 through November 1, 2026. Plensa has spent decades making the human body feel infinite.

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My Modern Met

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