Academy
September 30, 2025

Mixed-Media Artist and Educator Shares Her Inspirational Creative Journey [Interview]

Mixed-media artist and My Modern Met Academy instructor Nitika Alé creates ethereal, vibrant works based on a harmonious blend of artistic intuition and technical expertise. Alé’s focus is flowers and portraits, often incorporating the former into the latter. Using a variety of mediums like pastel, charcoal, acrylic and watercolor paints, her artwork is multi-layered, both physically and metaphorically. Fortunately, Alé’s knack for art has also translated into instructing.

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Health
September 29, 2025

Doctors Have Successfully Treated Huntington’s Disease for the First Time

A genetic degenerative condition called Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time in England. This massive breakthrough is a turning point in the fight against Huntington’s disease, and offers hope to thousands of families who have long faced the disease with no options for treatment. Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that progressively kills brain cells and affects neurological activity.

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Sculpture
September 29, 2025

Meet the Wacky, Whimsical, and Playful Sculptures of En Iwamura

When En Iwamura is in his studio and finally reaches a flow, time passes as quickly as the speed of light. That’s why he believes that spontaneity is at the heart of his practice, which primarily—but not only—revolves around ceramic sculptures. Over time, the Shigaraki-based artist has assembled a whimsical cast of sculpted characters, each bearing playful expressions, unexpected forms, and decadent textures.

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Books
September 27, 2025

New Book Explores Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Enduring Fascination With the Human Head

Few names across art history will inspire complete familiarity in even the most casual of art enthusiasts. Jean-Michel Basquiat is one such name. Throughout his short yet storied life (he died in 1988, at 27 years old), Basquiat engineered one of the world’s most recognizable styles, combining graffiti, illustration, and abstract expressionism into a highly contemporary art form. But even with his diverse output, Basquiat often returned to one subject in particular: the human head.

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My Modern Met

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