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Aerial Photographer Captures the Magic of Places Where Soccer Is Played From Above
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (129+ words) The resulting work makes up La Cancha (translated as The Field) a new exhibition at the Nave Generadores of the Centro de las Artes in Monterrey, one of the three Mexican cities hosting the 2026 World Cup matches. The images trace…...
Split Portraits Explore Human Genetics and How Closely Family Members Resemble One Another
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (230+ words) Son/Father: Ulric, 45 & Denis, 77 Many of the blended faces are so symmetrical they look like one person, just with different hair on each side, or as if one side has aged a bit more. Others highlight the subtle contrasts between…...
Photographer Captures Supernatural-Looking Red Sprite That Lit up the Tibetan Night Sky
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (188+ words) Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor's degree in…...
Winners of the World Food Photography Awards Tell Stories of Cultures Across the Globe
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (215+ words) Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice....
The Final Tower of Gaud's Sagrada Famlia To Be Inaugurated and Blessed by Pope Leo XIV
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (240+ words) A few months ago, Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia reached its full height with the completion of the tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest part of Antoni Gaud's masterpiece. Now, Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate and bless the structure during an upcoming…...
Final Tower of Sagrada Fam'lia To Be Blessed by Pope Leo XIV
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (240+ words) A few months ago, Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia reached its full height with the completion of the tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest part of Antoni Gaud's masterpiece. Now, Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate and bless the structure during an upcoming…...
Intimacy Installation Caresses the Public With Hundreds of Hanging Textile Arms
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (617+ words) Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor's degree in…...
Tiny Hieronymus Bosch-Inspired Painting Sells for More Than 10 Times Its Estimate at Sotheby's Auction
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (237+ words) A small painting inspired by the fantastical world of Hieronymus Bosch just delivered a huge surprise at auction. On June 2, 2026, Hell, a 16th-century oil-on-panel attributed to a follower of the Dutch master, sold for $537, 600 at Sotheby's New York, soaring past…...
Dallas" Iconic Whale Mural Gets Painted Over for the World Cup and Sparks a Lawsuit
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (384+ words) The controversy intensified when Wyland revealed that no one had contacted him before crews painted over the mural. The artist, who legally goes by a single name, said he received no notice, consultation, or opportunity to respond before the destruction…...
LACMA Commissions Limited-Edition Print by James Jean To Celebrate the New David Geffen Galleries
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (464+ words) Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years,…...