Interview

October 29, 2026

Artist Transforms Her Late Father’s Expired Passport Into a Moving Grief Diary [Interview]

Copenhagen-based illustrator, designer, and artist Radhika Chitalia creates work that draws from Indian visual traditions, including Mughal and Pahari miniature painting. One of her most personal projects began with an object she had held onto for years: her late father’s expired passport. After his death, the document remained tucked away with his belongings, too meaningful to throw out but difficult to revisit.

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October 8, 2026

Large-Scale Paintings of Wide-Eyed Women Explore the Tension Between Inner and Outer Worlds [Interview]

Three women stare directly at the viewer from within a wild, tangled landscape. Their bodies fold and intertwine across Trying to Transcend in the Midst of Everything, a monumental triptych by Tania Marmolejo. Created for ELIGERE Gallery’s presentation at Kiaf SEOUL 2026, the work responds to two gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattvas at the National Museum of Korea. Marmolejo was drawn to their quiet gestures and inward expressions, which convey a movement from human anguish toward enlightenment.

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September 22, 2026

Artist Kelogsloops Confronts Emotional Highs and Lows in New Breathtaking Painting Exhibition [Interview]

The Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles has recently opened an exhibition that confronts big emotions. Hieu Thien Nguyen, known artistically as kelogsloops, debuts Love, Death & All Her Friends, a stunning show of ethereal works created in the artist’s signature style. Using watercolor, gouache, pencil, and gold leaf, the narrative compositions explore how nothing stays the same. Love, loss, and ultimately accepting them are part of life.

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September 6, 2026

Photographer Immerses Herself in Foreign Places, Turning Travels Into Surreal Works of Art [Interview]

For photographer Julia Buruleva, travel is more than a way to see the world. It is the foundation of her artistic practice. Through her ongoing Art Expedition project, the Russian-born, Barcelona-based creative travels from country to country, spending extended periods immersed in unfamiliar places before translating their colors, forms, and cultural traditions into surreal photographs. Buruleva works at the intersection of fine art and commercial image-making.

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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.