Celeste Olalquiaga is a cultural historian interested in the contradictions of modernity and the residual aspects of modern culture. She has proposed kitsch as the decayed cristallization of an imaginary experience. Currently at work on a re-examination of the myth of Medusa, she is also studying the evolving boundaries between nature and technology. An independent scholar, Celeste publishes, lectures and does artistic collaborations worldwide.

Her books include Megalopolis:Contemporary Cultural Sensibilities .(1992) and The Artificial Kingdom:.A Treasury of the Kitsch Sensibility.(1998).

To contact:
celeste@celesteolalquiaga.com