Eva Baron

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Last month, a pack of animals cascaded onto the banks of the Congo River. From afar, the giraffes, gorillas, wildebeests, and elephants that form the stampede seem real enough. Look closer, however, and the puppeteers emerge, gently manipulating animal limbs into fluid movement. These are the life-sized animal puppets comprising the public—and mobile—artwork The Herds.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Given their public and often monumental presence, murals can easily be considered participatory, but JR likes making that connection a little more concrete. The French artist has created murals of epic proportions since 2017, each deeply embedded within their urban fabric—and its people. Titled Chronicles and inspired by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the series revolves around photographing hundreds of locals and collaging those images together within public settings.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Perched along the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, is an installation that almost seems supernatural: it breathes mist, its surface is blank and doesn’t reveal anyone’s reflection, and it shimmers quietly in the setting sun. The project in question is James Tapscott’s Arc ZERO: Eclipse, the artist’s latest addition to his Arc ZERO series. Like much of Tapscott’s work, Arc ZERO: Eclipse is a meditation upon the sublime, as expressed through natural phenomena.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

On May 21, Sotheby’s New York hosted an auction replete with stunning paintings by Old Masters. Drawn from the sweeping collection of the late Wall Street banker Thomas Saunders and his wife Jordan, the auction encompassed everything from Adriaen Coorte’s charming still-life of a bowl of strawberries to a Frans Hall painting of a boy playing the violin.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Like a mirage, the genius of Roger Reutimann’s newest installation becomes clearer the closer one gets to it. At first, it appears to be a simple cactus, its spiny arms rising out of the Californian desert. Approach it more and a metallic sheen and red lights begin to emerge. Even the installation’s name is a play on its hybrid identity. Nestled on Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs is the Cadillactus, a playful yet sleek homage to the city’s creative heritage.