Art

June 18, 2026

How Mural Arts Philadelphia Turned the City Into an Open-Air Museum

Walk through almost any Philadelphia neighborhood, and you’ll notice something unusual: the walls are alive. Towering portraits, sweeping landscapes, and community stories stretch across building facades from Kensington to South Philly, transforming the city into one of the world’s largest outdoor art galleries. Behind this citywide canvas is Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program, which grew from an anti-graffiti initiative launched in 1984 into an internationally recognized model for community-based art.

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June 17, 2026

Faceless Figures Fold Into and Away From One Another in Paintings Exploring Human Connection

Interconnectedness and hope are two prevalent themes in artist Alex Gardner’s luminous new work, Animals, at Perrotin in Los Angeles. The show features 13 new paintings depicting Gardner’s classic faceless figures as they flow into and away from each other against backdrops of rich blues and greens. The paintings range in scale, with some canvases as small as 10 by 14 inches and others as large as 4 by 8 feet.

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June 14, 2026

Artist Paints Cozy Watercolor Scenes That Will Make You Want To Step Inside

Whimsical kitchens stacked with colorful cookbooks. Flowers and fruits sitting side by side in a market frequented by modern witches. A cat waiting for a literature lover to step into a bookstore. In the work of Mexico City-based artist Sandra Lavaniegos, AKA Melocotonki, reality and fantasy come together to build uniquely cozy scenes we’d love to step into. “Real-life places inform everything I create,” she tells My Modern Met.

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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.