Art
Theory Art Critcism Art
Theorists
Art Criticsm Semiotics
Théorie
A Web Directory
See also: Artists . Literary theory, criticism, visual theory
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics Online
Reviews and articles. The American Society for Aesthetics
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Aristos
Online monthly review of the arts, critical of modernist and postmodernist theory.
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The British Journal of Aesthetics
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IAEA - International Association of Empirical Aesthetics
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Metaphysics and Art, by Professor Piotr Jaroszynski.
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American Society of Aesthetics Web Page
Analysis of paintings by master artists, from Beckman to Whistler.
Artchive
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Art Action Anamnèse -
esthétique, histoire et théorie de l'art contemporain. An international electronic journal on the history and theory of contemporary art, intended for the publication of theoretical analyses by artists. Edited by Jozef Bury.
Art critics, art criticism . See also: Art theorists
Analyses
and reviews of exhibitions and art works by well-known artists of
yesterday
and today, from da Vinci, Rembrandt through to Picasso and Rothko.
From Artchive.
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Art critics by nationality, Wikipedia entries.
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International Association of Art Critics
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Wikipedia entry on art critiism.
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Art critics by nationality, Wikipedia entries.
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International Association of Art Critics
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Wikipedia entry on art critiism.
Art critics
Baudelaire,
Charles. Charles Baudelaire
Wikipedia entry.
Clark, Kenneth. Kenneth Clark
Wikipedia entry.
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Danto, Arthur C. Arthur C Danto.
Art, Philosophy and the Philosophy of Art
Wikipedia entry.
Charles Baudelaire International Association
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Works by Charles Baudelaire.
Project Gutenberg (French)
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Works by Charles Baudelaire.
Project Gutenberg (French)
Clark, Kenneth. Kenneth Clark
Wikipedia entry.
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Danto, Arthur C. Arthur C Danto.
Art, Philosophy and the Philosophy of Art
Arthur Danto
Wikipedia entry.
Greenberg,
Clement. Clement Greenberg
Wikipedia entry.
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Hughes, Robert. Robert Hughes
Wikipedia entry.
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Kramer, Hilton. Hilton Kramer
Abstraction and Utopia
Wikipedia entry.
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Hughes, Robert. Robert Hughes
Wikipedia entry.
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Kramer, Hilton. Hilton Kramer
Abstraction and Utopia
Reflection of the Turn of the Century
Lippard, Lucy
R. Lucy R. Lippard
Wikipedia entry.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art Tomorrow,
The website of renowned art historian Edward Lucie-Smith. Edward Lucie -Smith attempts to discern what is likely to happen to art in the early years of the 21st century. Lucie-Smith looks at the most creative tendencies in contemporary art, as this now exists, and he also examines its social context. Among the questions he asks are: what will be the impact on art on the new 'super museums', such as the Guggenheim Bilbao, and Tate Modern in London.
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Read, Herbert. Herbert Read
Wikipedia entry.
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Ruskin, John. John Ruskin
Wikipedia entry.
Schapiro, Meyer. Meyer Schapiro
Wikipedia entry.
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Sewell, Brian, Brian Sewell's homepage.
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Brian Sewell. Wikipedia entry.
Wikipedia entry.
Lucy Lippard. Finding Aid to the Lucy R. Lippard Papers, 1940s-2006, bulk 1968-1990, in the Archives of American Art.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art Tomorrow,
The website of renowned art historian Edward Lucie-Smith. Edward Lucie -Smith attempts to discern what is likely to happen to art in the early years of the 21st century. Lucie-Smith looks at the most creative tendencies in contemporary art, as this now exists, and he also examines its social context. Among the questions he asks are: what will be the impact on art on the new 'super museums', such as the Guggenheim Bilbao, and Tate Modern in London.
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Read, Herbert. Herbert Read
Wikipedia entry.
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Ruskin, John. John Ruskin
Wikipedia entry.
The Ruskin Foundation
A charitable trust for the care, conservation and promotion of the legacy of John Ruskin.
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Ruskin Collection
of minerals, paintings, drawings, ornithological prints, medieval manuscripts, books and architectural plastercasts assembled by John Ruskin.
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Works by John Ruskin.
Project Gutenberg
A charitable trust for the care, conservation and promotion of the legacy of John Ruskin.
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Ruskin Collection
of minerals, paintings, drawings, ornithological prints, medieval manuscripts, books and architectural plastercasts assembled by John Ruskin.
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Works by John Ruskin.
Project Gutenberg
Schapiro, Meyer. Meyer Schapiro
Wikipedia entry.
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Sewell, Brian, Brian Sewell's homepage.
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Brian Sewell. Wikipedia entry.
Articles from Google Scholar
Search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
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Artists on Art. Essays and quotes by artists on art.
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Art, Mathematics and Theory in Renaissance Italy.
Alberti, mathematical proportion.
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Art theory. Notebook - From Contexts to Ideas
Valuable Art References and Resources, including Dimensions, Approaches, Relationships, Texts.
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de Bono, Edward. Edward de Bono's official homepage.
Regarded by many as a leading authority in the world in the field of creative thinking as a skill.
Six HatsBureau of Public Secrets
Creativity, training, application and facilitation software based on the teachings of Edward de Bono.
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Theory of creativity internet links from Edward de Bono's website.
Essays by poets and writers on politics, society and the media.
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Critical Theory Overview
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CTheory.
A highly regarded journal with articles on art, technology and society.
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Cyberspace and Critical Theory (from Brown University).
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Diffusion
Diffusion is a new publishing series utilising thespecific advantages of digital media to create a new means of combining \ critical thinking and creativity. Commissioning original writing on the intersections between live or performance art and film, video and new media technologies.
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International Association of Art Critics
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Journals. See: Art journals
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Lectures. Lectures recorded on video by leading critics, theorists and philosophers.
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Literary theory
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PM
A journal of Post Modern Culture.
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Proboscis, UK. COIL Journal.
The relations between the performing arts, film and video. Searching, developing and facilitating creative innovation.
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Virose Ezine of Art Theory and Practice
Includes links to art theory webpages.
Semiotics
Cultural semiotics.Situationalism
A list of online articles on semiotics.
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Semiotics, Wikipedia entry.
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Semiotics of the Web
Article by Phillipe Codognet.
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International Semiotics Institute
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Semiotics resources.
Semiotics of the image. Journals; articles or extracts from active writers and celebrities such as: Michael Bakhtin, Jacques Lacan, Jesper Hoffmeyer, Ferdinand de Saussure, Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco.
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Semiotics of the Web
Article by Phillipe Codognet.
Situationalism, situationalists.The Slought Foundation
Bureau of Public Secrets. Essays by poets and writers on politics, society and the media.
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Situationalist International Online
Internationale Situationniste
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Situationalist International Text Library.
is a not-for-profit organization in Philadelphia that broadly encourages new futures for contemporary life through public programs featuring international artists, architects, and theorists. Our programs are purposely critical and provocative in an intimate and participatory environment, and we invite our audiences to consider criticality itself as a source of dynamism and enjoyment. The site includes several hundred audio recordings of interviews, lectures and discussions.
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Wikipedia entry on Art Criticism.
Theoreticians, writers on art and literary theory, art critics, art historians
Directory of semiotics and semioticians (from the University of Colorado, Denver).A
Adorno, Theodor
Adorno, Theodor W
Theodor Adorno. Wikipedia entry.
Theodor Adorno. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Theodor Adorno Internet Archive
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Bachelard, Gaston
Bachelard, Gaston. Gaston Bachelard Wikipedia entry.
Barthes, Roland
Barthes, Roland. Roland Barthes, Wikipedia entry.
Baudrillard, Jean
Baudrillard, Jean. Baudrillard Homepage, Baudrillard essays.
Jean Baudrillard faculty page at the European Graduate School.
Jean Baudrillard, Wikipedia entry.
Benjamin, Walter
Benjamin, Walter The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Index of Walter Benjamin Resources from the Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate.
Walter Benjamin, Wikipedia entry.
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Deleuze, Gilles
Deleuze, Gilles/ Felix Guattari webpage links, resources.
Gilles Deleuze, Wikipedia entry.
Gilles Deleuze's Bergsonian Film Project
Gilles Deleuze. Internet links from Epistemelinks.com.
Gilles Deleuze. European Graduate School of Media and Communicatons
Derrida, Jacques
Derrida, Jacques. Deconstruction on the Net
Derrida online. Derrida papers, lectures, interviews, articles.
Jacques Derrida. Open Directory Project web links.
Jacques Derrida interviews.
Jacques Derrida. Wikipedia entry.
Foucault, Michel
Foucault, Michel. Foucault Homepage
Horkheimer, Max
Horkheimer, Max
Horkheimer-Pollock-Archive
Hughes, Robert
Hughes, Robert. Robert Hughes, Wikipedia entry.
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Jakobsen, Roman
Roman Jakobson. Overview, biography.
Kostelanetz, Richard
Kostelanetz, Richard. Richard Kostelanetz homepage.
Lacan, Jacques
Lacan, Jacques. Jacques Lacan links, internet resources.
Jacques Laca, El Web de Jacques Lacan.
Lucie-Smith, Edward
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Edward Lucie-Smith
The website of renowned art historian Edward Lucie-Smith.
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Ruskin, John
Ruskin, John. John Ruskin: An Overview. The Victorian Web
Ruskin criticism, writings on Ruskin. Brown University
Ruskin exhibition at Tate Britain, 2000.
John Ruskin, Wikipedia entry.
John Ruskin. General articles, texts and web sites on Ruskin.
Ruskin Museum (Coniston)
John Ruskin. The Stones of Venice Venetian Index
The Stones of Venice. PDF
The Stones of Venice. Plain text.
Unto This Last. PDF
Said, Edward
Said, Edward. Edward Said Archives (unofficial site).
Sewell, Brian
Sewell, Brian. Brian Sewell's homepage.
Virilio, Paul
Virilio, Paul. The Art of the Motor
Paul Virilio. Mediamente
Wilde, Oscar
Wilde, Oscar. Oscar Wilde essays and lectures. Etexts from Project Gutenberg.