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My Modern Met was established in May 2008 with the goal of building a vibrant community that celebrates creativity. Our aim is to foster a positive culture by highlighting the most inspiring aspects of humanity, ranging from joyful and entertaining stories to insightful and thought-provoking content. Currently, our website attracts around 3 million visitors every month who come to explore articles on topics such as art, design, photography, architecture, technology, environmental concerns, and more.

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New Exhibition Explores the Timeless and Perplexing Tradition of “Trompe l’Oeil”

2 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Much like a puzzle, an illusion demands patience. But it also rewards that endurance, offering, in return, a complete story from its singular and sometimes baffling parts. Fool Me Twice, a new exhibition staged at Robert Lange Studios (RLS), sets up such an agreement: visitors may initially be perplexed by these visual tricks, but those determined enough will decipher them—and to great satisfaction.
Afghanistan’s First Female Street Artist Gets First Solo Exhibition in the UK

2 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

In Tehran, where Shamsia Hassani was born to Afghan refugees in 1988, restrictive policies denied her access to a formal arts education due to her immigrant status. It wasn’t until Hassani and her family returned to their native Afghanistan in 2005 that she could fully pursue that passion, earning degrees in the visual arts from Kabul University.
Bride Honors Dad’s Sacrifices by Arriving at Her Wedding in His Work Truck

3 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

Many people are keenly aware of the hard work their parents put in to provide for them. It's not just the physical labor or the long hours; in many professions, it means missing out on key moments due to the nature of their job. Hoping to honor the sacrifices made by her father, a truck driver, a bride in Brazil found a unique and powerful way to pay tribute to him. The sweet gesture touched her dad and moved millions around the world.
Site-Specific Performance Explores Sacred Spaces Through Rice, Dance, and Sweeping

3 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

The task of an artist is to transform even the most ordinary material, phenomenon, or object into something laden with significance. For artist Lee Mingwei, this meant revisiting rice, a grain that, though unassuming in shape and size, serves as an integral part of Our Labyrinth.
Millie Bobby Brown Lives on a Farm in Rural Georgia That Doubles as a Shelter for Rescue Dogs

4 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

Actor Millie Bobby Brown is known for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things, as well as the titular character in the Netflix movie franchise Enola Holmes. But while she has made a name for herself by acting, there's a cause much closer to her heart. Since 2022, Brown has been living on a farm in Georgia, where she launched an animal rescue organization called Joey’s Friends.
LEGO and Architect Peter Cook Team Up for Colorful Pavilion Celebrating the Power of Play

4 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Jessica Stewart

Renowned British architect Sir Peter Cook has teamed up with LEGO and Serpentine to celebrate the power of play. Set to open on June 11—World Play Day—the Play Pavilion is a joyous, immersive environment that will take over Serpentine South in London's Kensington Gardens. Recently released renderings reveal Play Pavilion as a colorful domed structure that aims to draw in visitors of all ages.
Couple Invited Pope Francis to Their Wedding and Actually Received a Response

4 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

My wife and I sent a wedding invite to Pope Francis for fun when we were engaged and this was the Vatican’s response. byu/Misther__ ininterestingasfuckWhen Reverend Ian Anderson and his now-wife Ash sent Pope Francis an invitation to their wedding in 2023, they weren’t expecting a response. The couple had about 25 extra wedding invites in reserve and decided to “make a list of celebrities to send [them out] to” in jest, as Ian told Newsweek in an interview.
New Mexico Started Offering Free Childcare and Reduced the State’s Poverty Rate

5 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, families within the median income range spend between 8.9% and 16% of their income on childcare. However, lower-income families may spend even larger percentages on these services. It's reported that there are also times when they simply don't have enough money to pay for it. After studying how this impacts both parents and providers, New Mexico made childcare free for many families. The effort ended up lifting 120,000 people above the poverty line.
Powerful Portraits Unveil Quiet Resilience of Displaced Syrian Refugees Amid Climate Crises [Interview]

5 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

Photographer Nick Brandt is a master of contrast and balance. His photographs practically vibrate with both: jagged rocks and tattered furniture softened beneath Fiji’s shimmering water; a delicate mist swirls around people as they pose with elephants, cheetahs, and bears; and, most recently, Syrian families trek through Jordan’s unrelenting Wadi Rum Desert.
Check Out New York City’s First New Subway Map in Nearly 50 Years

6 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Eva Baron

For the first time in nearly 50 years, New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has unveiled a new subway map. As creatures of habit, however, not every New Yorker is satisfied with the updates, which harken back to a similar design originally created by Massimo Vignelli, Joan Charysyn, and Bob Noorda of Unimark in 1972.