My Modern Met

April 3, 2025

Federal Agency Staff Responsible for Funding Libraries and Museums Placed on Leave via Email

The entire staff of a federal agency responsible for providing crucial funding for libraries and cultural institutions across the United States has been placed on administrative leave. This leave will affect the 70 employees of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Art

April 3, 2025

Artist Creates Fantastical Woodcuts and Engraved Paintings Suited for Fairy Tales [Interview]

When Matt Roussel traveled to Mongolia in 2015, something critical dawned upon him: he didn’t want to work as a...

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Renaissance Art

April 3, 2025

Previously Unseen Sketches of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Make Their U.S. Debut

The famed Sistine Chapel and its artist, Michelangelo, gains a new perspective with an ongoing exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum...

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Technology

April 3, 2025

These Air Taxis Could Take You From Heathrow Airport to Central London in Only 8 Minutes

Flying cars may not be a reality just yet, but electric air taxis are about to be. In partnership with Virgin Atlantic, California-based Joby Aviation has pioneered an innovative, emissions-free transportation service that could take passengers from Heathrow airport to central London in as little as eight minutes. In stark contrast, the same trip can take up to 80 minutes by car.

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Oil Painting

April 2, 2025

Self-Taught Painter’s Evocative Art Straddles the Line Between Figurative and Abstract [Interview]

Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène‘s oil paintings straddle the line between abstract and figurative art.

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Oil Painting

April 2, 2025

Painting of Resting Lions Hanging in Family Home for 150 Years Turns Out To Be an Original Eugène Delacroix

Sometimes, the greatest treasures are hidden in plain sight.

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Design

April 2, 2025

USPS Betty White Stamp Includes a Hidden Detail That Pays Tribute to Her Animal Rights Activism

The legacy of Betty White lives on through her beloved body of work in entertainment and activism. Following her passing in the last hours of 2021, tributes to the comedic actor have continued to pour in. In one of the largest and most poignant homages, the United States Postal Service (USPS)

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Art

April 2, 2025

Immersive Exhibition Explores Timeless Beauty of Flowers Across Five Centuries of Art

In an exhibition that moves from classical to contemporary art, Rome's Chiostro del Bramante explores the timeless beauty of flowers.

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Street Art

April 2, 2025

‘OBEY’ Artist Shepard Fairey Opens New Exhibition Featuring Over 100 Works

Whether it be his 2008 Hope portrait of Barack Obama or the 1989 OBEY GIANT art campaign, artist Shepard Fairey...

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Oil Painting

April 2, 2025

Artist Explores the Depths of Human Emotion Through Striking Oil Paintings

Istanbul-born, Santa Monica-based artist Reyhan Gulses Demircioglu brings human emotion to life through her striking large-scale oil paintings. Blending realism with expressive, abstract backgrounds, she places her subjects in moody, evocative scenes that tell a story beyond the canvas. “My work explores the intersection of realism and introspection, often capturing moments that feel both intimate and timeless,” Demircioglu tells My Modern Met.

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