Sara Barnes

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Sara Barnes

Embed from Getty ImagesThe first Monday in May can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Met Gala. Known as “fashion’s biggest night out,” Vogue‘s annual affair raises money for the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute. It also marks the opening of the exhibition on which the fête is based. For 2025, the theme was “Tailored for You,” inspired by the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. The new show examines 300 years of Black fashion and the history of Black dandyism.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Sara Barnes

Creativity is not a linear process. As we move through life and have new experiences, our inspirations change. Our desire to make art waxes and wanes. Creativity is both an exciting and a daunting prospect, and it takes consistent work to distill the fabric of our being into a body of art. Los Angeles-based artist Olivia Jane practices this; as a creative in flux, she uses her extensive travels and life experiences as powerful opportunities to inform her paintings and writing.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Sara Barnes

Ready to paint? Beginning this type of visual art can feel daunting, but it doesn't have to be. With some small steps, patience, and basic tools, you can begin putting pigment to paper (or canvas) and express your creativity via paintbrush. We’ve compiled a list of beginner tips for painting that will help you get started. No matter your media, these tips apply to all types of paint. It’s often not about the paint itself; it’s about your attitude as you approach the activity.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Sara Barnes

Renowned artist David Hockney has taken over Fondation Louis Vuitton (aka the Louis Vuitton Foundation) in Paris. His work occupies all exhibition spaces for a retrospective titled David Hockney 25. The show is massive and unprecedented in its content and scope; it contains more than 400 works from 1955 to 2025, bringing pieces from Hockney’s studio, his foundation, and loans from institutions and private collections.

2 weeks ago | mymodernmet.com | Sara Barnes

Planning a large-scale event is not for the faint of heart. There is an incredible payoff when the whole thing goes according to plan, although getting to that point requires a lot of logistics and work behind the scenes. But when it’s beyond a success, it affects more than the people involved in the planning; it can light up an entire community. The artist Enzo knows this well; last fall, he successfully planned and ran a new street art festival called the Enz’Horgues Festival.