Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
Installation
June 4, 2019

Interview: Anonymous Artists Transform LA Power Station into “Dandelion Wish Processing Facility”

For just a few short days, a cavernous building at an electrical substation in California was transformed into a magical setting where dandelions sprouted and wishes were willed into the world. Thanks to the anonymous collective The Art Department, this wish processing facility came to fruition, allowing people to send their desires into the ether by blowing on a dandelion.

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Travel
May 30, 2019

7 Facts About Machu Picchu That Show How Incredible the Inca Empire Was

The powerful Inca Empire—the last of the great Andean civilizations—grew out of the Peruvian highlands in the early 13th century. Ruling over a population of 10 million people, they were the last fully formed, indigenous civilization prior to Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. And perhaps nothing is more symbolic of their culture than the great archeological site of Machu Picchu.

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Cityscape Photography
May 28, 2019

Electric Photos Capture the Energetic Buzz of Hong Kong’s Nighttime Neon Streets

Belgian photographer Xavier Portela is back once again with an electrifying vision of an urban jungle. A quick trip to Hong Kong turned into the perfect excuse for Portela to add the Asian metropolis to his ongoing Glow series. Under the watch of buzzing neon signs, the city streets pulse with the activity that Portela loves to capture.

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