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.
Painting
October 3, 2026

16 Contemporary Female Painters Use Fabric as a Means To Explore Memory and Identity

Sixteen contemporary female painters explore the emotional and cultural significance of fabric in Interlace, a group exhibition at Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, South Carolina. The exhibition brings together figurative paintings and still lifes that examine how fabric becomes a way to consider memory, identity, tradition, and everyday life. The artists take varied approaches to the theme.

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Archeology
September 29, 2026

Ancient Rome’s Largest Wall Mosaic Reveals a Mysterious City in Vivid Detail

Embed from Getty Images For nearly 2,000 years, an enormous Roman mosaic lay hidden beneath Rome. Now, the Great Mosaic has emerged from the underground galleries of the Baths of Trajan, offering the public a remarkable look at the visual world of ancient Rome. Created during the first century CE, the monumental artwork stretches roughly 15 meters (nearly 50 feet) high and combines elaborate architecture, human figures, and views of a Roman harbor.

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Art
September 23, 2026

The Other Art Fair Returns to LA With 160 Independent Artists From 14 Countries

The Other Art Fair is returning to Los Angeles this month. This event is bringing 160 independent artists to Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Presented by Saatchi Art, the fair’s 16th LA edition combines contemporary art with interactive installations. This includes an artist-designed mini golf course and a site-specific restroom installation inspired by the British Museum.

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Photography
September 19, 2026

Exhibition Honoring Gordon Parks Offers Unique Tribute to His Pioneering Photographs

Beginning September 18, 2026, Jack Shainman Gallery in New York will present a career-spanning exhibition of photographs by Gordon Parks, one of the most consequential image-makers of the 20th century. Voices in the Mirror brings together photographs from across the artist’s remarkable oeuvre, from Harlem in the 1940s to the Civil Rights Movement and the segregated American South. Yet the exhibition looks beyond the photographs themselves.

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My Modern Met

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