Installation

January 19, 2026

Artist Transforms 15 Years of Paintings Into a Multi-Sensory Installation

Dubai-based artist Kristel Bechara explores themes of female empowerment and creativity through expressive works that blend traditional and digital techniques. Her storytelling paintings are characterized by their bold contrasts, featuring monochromatic backgrounds with energetic patterns and colors. The artist says, “I whisper vibrant tales of beauty in diversity against monochromatic silences.

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January 6, 2026

Artist Transforms Cardboard Into Immersive Installations Imitating Ancient Roman Ruins

By virtue of their immersive, monumental scale, installations often invite us into brand-new worlds. For the past 15 years, Eva Jospin has been crafting these kinds of fantastical settings, drawing viewers into her mythical, cave-like structures. Her latest solo exhibition at le Grand Palais in Paris is no exception. Aptly titled Grottesco, the show gathers more than 15 works inspired by Roman legend, in which a young man stumbles upon a forgotten cave.

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December 30, 2025

2,000 Drones Transform Nighttime Skies With “Living Light” Over Abu Dhabi

Light becomes a living presence in Abu Dhabi as night falls across the city. For the outdoor light festival Manar Abu Dhabi, Dutch multidisciplinary art studio DRIFT brings its signature language of motion and illumination to the city’s open-air landscape, creating experiences that feel both futuristic and deeply organic. This year, the innovative team (founded by artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta) unveiled three large-scale installations—Whispers, Unfold, and Wind of Change—across Jubail Island.

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December 18, 2025

Artist Suspends Stunning Spectrum of Colorful Mesh Inside a Church

In 2012, Tomislav Topić unearthed a tangled collection of strings and ropes from his university years, hidden away in his studio and unused for nearly two years. The discovery proved to be a pivotal one—when he was later invited to participate in an urban arts festival, he revived the once dormant material into 33,000 Feet, a large-scale installation that would define his artistic practice for years to come.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.