Art

May 25, 2026

New Exhibition Explores Immersive Art Created by Women Artists in the 1960s and 1970s

At a moment when museums around the world are reexamining whose stories shape contemporary art history, Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul is spotlighting the women artists who helped pioneer immersive installation decades before the medium entered the mainstream canon. Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976 revisits a radical era in postwar art through sensory environments that dissolve the boundaries between artwork, architecture, and viewer participation.

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May 20, 2026

Sculptor Unearths Ornate Gothic Cathedrals From Uneven Chunks of Marble Stones

Carving stone is no small feat, but artist Matthew Simmonds makes it look effortless. Within hunks of Carrara marble and limestone, he unearths ornate interiors complete with sturdy Doric columns and graceful archways. The formal aspects—the exacting angles, visual balance, and details—stand in sharp contrast to the coarse, uneven edges in which they’re contained. The juxtaposition evokes the feeling that these places are hidden or otherwise obscured, making us imagine we’ve encountered (or rediscovered)

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May 18, 2026

People Are “Scrambling” to Get One of These Giant Hyperrealistic Egg Sculptures

How do you like your eggs in the morning? Erika S. Rhinelander likes hers covered in epoxy resin. The Newfoundland-based artist creates hyperrealistic dripping egg sculptures that look as though they’ve just been cracked open. Rhinelander has been making egg sculptures for around three years, and has a steady stream of egg-lovers scrambling to get their hands on one.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.