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.
Design
September 22, 2016

Italian Architects Transform Ancient Cave Into a Modern Oasis

The caves of Matera, also known as sassi, are located in southern Italy and have been used since Paleolithic times, when inhabitants began carving out the soft stone to create homes. Tasked with the challenge of creating a warm, inviting interior with a modern feel, local architecture firm Manca Studio, run by brother-sister duo Alfredo and Marina, expertly blended the historic and contemporary for the La Dimora di Metello Hotel.

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Photography
September 15, 2016

Charming Portraits of Kids Recreating Popular SNL Characters

Ever imagined what your favorite SNL characters would have looked like as kids? Last October, Seattle photographer Brandon Hill, who specializes in portraiture, was looking for Halloween costumes for his young son when a lightbulb went off in his head. As Hill explains to Buzzfeed, “I wanted to dress my toddler son up as Matt Foley”—a character played by Chris Farley—“for Halloween.

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Photography
April 26, 2013

Fascinating Photos Show Current Life Inside North Korea

The winners in the professional competition of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards were just announced and they include a photographer who took some fascinating photos of modern life in North Korea. Under the Current Affairs category, the winner was Moscow, Russia-born Ilya Pitalev, a photographer who works for RIA Novosti, a Russian and international news agency.

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