Art
October 1, 2011

The Crashing and Merging of Past Homes

Fallen Star 1/5 Culturally, where do you consider home? Do Ho Suh is currently presenting a series of intriguing works that's about the artist's ongoing exploration of this question. Back in 1991, Suh left Korea and arrived in the U.S. to study at the Rhode Island School of Design. Leaving a country he once knew and adjusting to to a whole new culture caused him to feel out of place.

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Art
September 28, 2011

Giant Net Sculptures Color the Sky

With her colorful net sculptures, Janet Echelman is the artist responsible for beautifying skies around the world. These are not your average sculptures. Their near-weightlessness and vivid colors allow for them to interact with nature, swaying in the wind and shining in the sunlight. Echelman started as a contemporary painter but after the paints she ordered (while on a Fulbright lectureship in Asia)

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Photography
September 27, 2011

Recreating Iconic Scenes with Legos

It's amazing how quickly we recognize iconic photographs and it's even more amazing that we can recognize them when they are made in a different medium. Each of these Lego setups recreates a famous scene, yet are just as easy to recognize as the original piece, showing that Legos are just as culturally relevant to adults as they are to kids.

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Art
September 22, 2011

Motivational Anamorphic Tape

Is success defined by the grades you get in school? Dominic Randolph, the headmaster of the prestigious private school, Riverdale Country School, doesn't think so. According to him, too much attention is put on grades and not enough on character. “There was this idea in America that if you worked hard and you showed real grit, that you could be successful,” says Randolph.

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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.