Installation
May 23, 2018

Artist Visualizes the Lengthy “Terms of Service” Agreements of Popular Social Media Apps

You may have noticed a recent upsurge in social media policy changes as a result of newly introduced data protection regulations. And while many of us feel it’s important to know how our online information is being used, it’s unlikely that every social media user actually spends the time needed to read every word of the small print in an app’s terms and conditions. Designer Dima Yarovinsky visualizes these lengthy (and often overwhelming)

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Resources
May 22, 2018

My Modern Met Reader Survey: Enter to Win $200 Gift Card for My Modern Met Store

Here at My Modern Met, we do our best to provide enriching content to our creative community of readers. In an effort to better understand our audience and improve your experience as a reader, we’ve put together a 10-15 minute survey. This will help us better serve you moving forward. As an added bonus, everyone who completes the survey will be entered in a chance to win a $200 gift card for My Modern Met Store.

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Art History
May 20, 2018

Degas’ Dancers: How Ballerinas Inspired the Iconic Impressionist Artist

No matter how many muses inspired them, certain Impressionist artists are associated with a single, signature subject. From Claude Monet‘s Water Lilies to the mother-daughter relationships captured by Mary Cassatt, each theme offers viewers a glimpse into the artist's interests, influences, and experiences. While most Impressionists opted to explore their favorite subjects only in oils, French artist Edgar Degas took it a step further, rendering his beloved ballerinas in paint, pastel, pencil, ink, and even wax.

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