Author: Celeste Dempsey

When Thaddaeus Ropac announced this week that he would begin representing Florentina Holzinger, it landed as more than a standard roster update. Holzinger has spent the past…

Gary Frier is an artist whose creative practice reflects a deeply personal engagement with culture, identity, history, and the world around him. Originally educated as a…

Kunstmuseum Basel show traces the early history of queer art and artists, from the time the word “homosexual” was coined A sexual revolution quietly took place…

A remarkable ceramic vessel from the 6th–7th century, titled “Vessel, Seated Deities,” offers a window into the rich artistic and religious traditions of the ancient Maya…

For a moment, it felt like we had stepped into a comic book movie. A message arrived from someone named Peter Parker, and given the subject…

Sonja Smeyers is a contemporary Belgian sculptor whose artistic journey has been shaped by a deep connection to the human form, nature, and the experiences gathered…

The Edmonia Lewis exhibition “Said in Stone,” currently at the Peabody Essex Museum, marks the first time that the tremendous late 19th-century sculptor has been featured in a…

The French art world has been astir for months about the future of FIAC, which used to be the biggest art fair held regularly in Paris. Earlier…

A $35m Picasso led first day sales, while galleries reported strong seven figure results across both historic and contemporary material This year’s Art Basel opened with…

Stanton Thomas, curator of the exhibition “In Caravaggio’s Light: Baroque Masterpieces from the Fondazione Roberto Longhi” likens laying eyes on Boy Bitten by a Lizard, the centerpiece…