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See also: Artists . Literary theory, criticism, visual theory
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics OnlineAnalysis of paintings by master artists, from Beckman to Whistler.
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
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.
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.
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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Wikipedia entry.
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Hughes, Robert. Robert Hughes
Wikipedia entry.
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Lippard, Lucy
R. Lucy R. Lippard
Wikipedia entry.
Read, Herbert. Herbert Read
Wikipedia entry.
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Ruskin, John. John Ruskin
Wikipedia entry.
Ruskin Collection, Sheffield, U.K.
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.
Wikipedia entry.
Lucy Lippard
A finding Aid to the Lucy R. Lippard Papers, 1940s-2006, bulk 1968-1990, in the Archives of American Art.
A finding Aid to the Lucy R. Lippard Papers, 1940s-2006, bulk 1968-1990, in the Archives of American Art.
Read, Herbert. Herbert Read
Wikipedia entry.
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Ruskin, John. John Ruskin
Wikipedia entry.
Ruskin Collection, Sheffield, U.K.
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 HatsBlogs
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.
Bureau of Public Secrets
Essays by poets and writers on politics, society and the media.
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Colleges, schools
Department of Art Theory & Practice (AT&P) at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University.
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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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The European Graduate School - Media and Communication ...
Information about classes, faculty, history, education, and research at The European Graduate School.
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European Graduate School lectures, on video, by celebrated theorists and academics.
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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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Mediamatic
Mediamatic Foundation is a cultural institution. They are interested in cultural developments that go hand in hand with new technologies, and in new technologies that cause cultural development.
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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
Semiotics, Wikipedia entry.Situationalism
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Semiotics of the Web
Article by Phillipe Codognet.
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International Semiotics Institute
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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.
s 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
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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.
Roland Barthes. UbuWeb
Roland Barthes. An introduction.
Roland Barthes. An essay on Mythologies.
Oscillation by Roland Barthes
Barthes page from the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory (registration needed)
From Work to Text
Seven propositions from the essay written by Barthes.
Incidents by Roland Barthes,
Free from the University of California Press.
Roland Barthes
"Comment vivre ensemble" ("How to live together"), Lectures, 1977 and "Le Neutre" ("The Neutral"), Lectures, 1978, at the Collège de France.
Elements of Semiology
The first half of the book, from Marxists.com.
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.
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction PDF (German text)

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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
Jacques Derrida. Open Directory Project web links.
Jacques Derrida interviews.
Jacques Derrida on YouTube.
Derrida in French and Spanish
Jacques Derrida. Wikipedia entry.
Site Jacques Derrida in French.
Archives. Guide to the Jacques Derrida Papers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
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. Wikipedia entry.
Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
First and sixth of Jakobson's lectures on Sound and Meaning.
Kostelanetz, Richard
Kostelanetz, Richard. Richard Kostelanetz homepage.
Richard Kostelanetz. Wikipedia entry.
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
Paul Virilio. Mediamente
Wilde, Oscar
Wilde, Oscar. Oscar Wilde essays and lectures. Etexts from Project Gutenberg.
