Sculpture
August 31, 2026

Sand Castle Artist Elevates a Classic Beach Activity Into Unbelievable Art and Architecture

Building sandcastles is something many of us tried our hands at as children, but our creations probably amounted to little more than a few stacked buckets of sand. For sculptor Janel Hawkins of Sand Castle University, however, sandcastle building has become a career. She creates elaborate sculptures in all shapes and sizes, and even hosts sand-building classes and events on beaches across Alabama and Florida.

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Interview
August 30, 2026

Expressive Paintings Explore What It Feels Like to Leave Your Comfort Zone [Interview]

New York-based multidisciplinary artist Yoorim Ko (aka Korchive) visualizes her inner world with expressive color and fluid forms. Her layered work—spanning painting, installation, and mixed media—explores emotion, memory, and the subconscious experience, translating deeply personal experiences into vivid abstract forms. Ko describes her practice as “examining the tension between surface and inscape, the visible self and an inner essence that resists capture.

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Art
August 29, 2026

Seoul’s Newest Art Museum Opens With a Major Cubism Exhibition

Seoul has a new destination for modern and contemporary art. Opened in June 2026, Centre Pompidou Hanwha brings the collection and artistic legacy of Paris’s Centre Pompidou to South Korea through a partnership with the Hanwha Foundation of Culture. Its inaugural exhibition, The Cubists: Inventing Modern Vision, introduces the museum with a sweeping look at the movement that transformed modern art.

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Animals
August 28, 2026

Take a Look at the Creatures Seen in the First-Ever Locally Led Deep Sea Expedition in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is a small island nation in the Caribbean, sitting right off the coast of Venezuela. While it only has a land area of 1,981 square miles, it boasts rich marine ecosystems that are home to hundreds of species. Last July, marine scientists from Trinidad and Tobago conducted their most comprehensive deep-sea survey of the islands’ surrounding ocean to date. Carried out during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too)

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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.