Rihanna Skipped The Met Gala, But Her (Animated) Marble Statue Didn’t

Today the Instagram gods bestowed us with a look at what contemporary high art could be. What if the hallowed, tourist-ridden halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art housed not only neo-classical sculptures of ancient Grecians with perfectly-proportioned bodies, but a sculpture of Rihanna? Vogue gave us a small glimpse into this lovely utopia on Tuesday, when they posted a video with a digital rendering of a pregnant Rihanna as a marble statue alongside other marble statues at the Met. “The statue of ‘Eirene (The Personification of Peace)’ is usually the highest-profile marble goddess @themetmuseum Greco-Roman galleries,” Vogue wrote on… Read Full Article