Criticism Resources Visual Arts

For criticism or reviews of visual art, either of individual works, a collection, an exhibition, an artist, or even of art as a whole. The primary difference between criticism and research is that criticism tends towards theoretical or idealized concepts, and research is generally of a historical nature.

• - An electronic journal for visual studies. Provides a forum for critical approaches to the production and analysis of cultural objects. Features essays and art projects.
  
• - Contributions for an aesthetics of the new millennium.
  
• - Features system-theory based scientific texts about contemporary art and gender studies. Includes an online index to subjects and names concerning the works of Joseph Beuys.
  
• - Essay by Galina Carinova which discusses the impact of childhood in the paintings and music of the aforementioned artists.
  
• - Flips the still-circulating question of "But is it art?" from the 70s in order to pose a new set of questions regarding cultural production's potential or effect.
  
• - Features reviews of art gallery shows and of private art collections in the Los Angeles area by Christopher Mulrooney. Also few reviews of poetry and plays.
  
• - The collected articles of a London-based contemporary art critic. Organized by magazine.
  
• - Introduction to the life and work of the author, painter, poet, and art critic, Adrian Stokes.
  
• - Articles and essays about the Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein. Some texts in German.
  
• - AICA comprises various experts anxious to develop international co-operation in the fields of artistic creation, dissemination and cultural development. [English, French, and Spanish]
  
• - Commentary and criticism about the arts in Montreal. Includes links to like-minded sites and blogs.
  
• - Reviews by Kou Ikeda, including Shunsuke Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Hasekawa, and Ryusei Kishida.
  
• - Personal commentary and historical information on a number of paintings by artists including Ingres and Picasso.
  
• - Writings on art and film; includes original reviews and catalogs essays on contemporary art.
  
• - Selection of papers and artwork by David Toppings. The work seeks to identify whether it is useful to categorize art by specific artists, media, or created through the process called "Information Art."
  
• - An anthology of art reviews and art criticism.
  
  

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