Art

February 26, 2026

Powerful Mural of Lady Liberty Being Detained by ICE Agents Pops Up in NYC

For many years, artist Doug Groupp aka Clown Soldier steered away from anything overtly political. “There were always undertones in my work, but I hadn’t confronted politics head-on,” he tells My Modern Met. Now, his latest work couldn’t be more immersed in the current political climate. The black-and-white mural Attack on Liberty, painted in the East Village in New York City, depicts the Statue of Liberty being arrested by ICE agents.

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February 25, 2026

Adorable Paintings of Pets With Naughty Habits and Wholesome Hobbies

Artist Alison Friend shows how contagious happiness can be through her quirky oil paintings. Love Bite, a recent portrait from her growing portfolio of extraordinary work, offers her signature style of anthropomorphizing an adorable animal with a unique twist. As she tells My Modern Met, “I paint funny contemporary portraits of animals with modern relatable vices, like snacks, booze, and cigarettes.

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February 23, 2026

SpraySeeMO: A Mural Festival Bringing Sprawling Street Art to Kansas City [Interview]

Kansas City, Missouri, is known as the City of Fountains, but it’s also become a city of murals. You just have to know where to look. Throughout its downtown, particularly in the Crossroads Arts District, large-scale street art graces the sides of buildings, bringing vibrant colors, casts of characters, and graffiti-inspired designs to the urban landscape. Facilitating these pieces is SpraySeeMO (a play on KCMO, the nickname for Kansas City)

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