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.
Art
April 28, 2017

Guggenheim Museum Releases Over 200 Modern Art Books Online for Free

Modern art lovers rejoice! The Guggenheim Museum in New York has just made more than 200 books about modern art available online. Not only can you read them online, but you can download them in PDF or ePub formats—for free—at the Internet Archive. For over half a decade the museum has been digitizing its exhibition catalogs and art books, placing the results online.

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Photography
April 23, 2017

Visually Pulsing Photos of Tokyo at Night Show the City Saturated in Neon Lights

Tokyo at night, washed in vibrant neon colors, is the inspiring subject of Masashi Wakui‘s stunning photographs. By focusing exclusively on the Japanese metropolis after dark, his work takes on a cinematic feel. Using post-production color correction to coax even more hues out of the urban landscape, Wakui's newest images show him pushing the saturation even further. Electric blue and shocking fuchsia tones have crept into the photographs, giving his work an increasingly surreal vibe.

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Art
April 19, 2017

Digital Installation Transforms Restaurant into Immersive Dining Experience

Known for their digital interactive installations, teamLab‘s newest piece enhances the dining experience of guests at Tokyo's Sagaya restaurant. The exclusive eatery allows just eight customers a day, who will now immerse themselves in an interactive dining experience. The multi-sensory event draws on taste, smell, and the beauty of Japan as an ever-changing table bounces with imagery created especially for each course.

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Photography
April 16, 2017

21-Year-Old Breathes New Life into Historic B&W Photos by Adding Color

Brazilian artist Marina Amaral combines her love of history with creativity, creating colorized versions of historic photos. The 21-year-old artist can spend anywhere from a few hours to several months retouching each image in Photoshop. Originally inspired by colorized photographs she'd seen on an internet forum, she decided to try the craft herself. And now, it's become a career.

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