Interview

February 28, 2025

Artist in the Process of Going Deaf Creates Scenes of Resilience With Her Monumental Murals [Interview]

One of the first things Nico Cathcart noticed were the birds: they’d somehow gone silent. Even though she could see them soaring above her, their beaks shaped into chirps, she wasn’t able to hear them. By her 20s, she’d been officially diagnosed with a degenerative cochlear condition. Today, birds figure strongly within Cathcart’s monumental art and murals, not only as reminders of the artist’s disability but, more importantly, as symbols of resilience.

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February 24, 2025

Urban Art Magazine Helps Promote Emerging Street and Graffiti Artists [Interview]

For the past five years, UP Magazine has been spotlighting global urban culture. Both via its website and printed issues, the New York-based publication prides itself on highlighting both established and emerging artists in the graffiti and street art community. In addition, UP also regularly organizes art events in New York in an effort to cement its relationship with the community. This makes it a unique offering among the sea of art publications.

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February 20, 2025

Large-Scale Paintings of Ethereal Women Celebrate Raw Beauty Inspired by Motherhood [Interview]

Becoming a mother isn’t simply a bodily transformation, but a creative one as well. This is a sensation with which Caroline Wendelin is deeply familiar. Before the birth of her first child, the Marbella-based painter maintained a commercial edge to her practice, primarily producing pop art pieces. It was motherhood, she claims, that eventually prompted her to reassess the authenticity of her work and reimagine her artistic practice.

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February 17, 2025

Art Gallery Curator Reflects on 20 Years of Displaying Art for Everyone at Thinkspace Projects [Interview]

For many organizations, anniversaries offer crucial moments of reflection. That’s one of the reasons why Andrew Hosner, curator, publicist, and co-owner of Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, has been meditating on the work that’s already been done and the work that’s still to come. In 2005, Hosner, alongside his fellow co-owners Shawn Hosner and L. Croskey, identified a striking absence within LA’s art scene: spaces specifically dedicated to the new contemporary art movement.

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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.