Art theory, art criticism, art theorists and critics, aesthetics, semiotics
A reference guide to websites
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics Online
Reviews and articles. The American Society for Aesthetics
Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
The Indiana University Philosophy Ontology Project
Appareil
A French aesthetics journal.
Philpapers.org
Philosophy of aesthetics research papers online.
The British Journal of Aesthetics
An archive of all online content. Oxford Journals
The British Society of Aesthetics
The British Society of Aesthetics (BSA) aims to promote study, research and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, historical, critical and educational standpoint.
IAEA – International Association of Empirical Aesthetics
American Society of Aesthetics Web Page
Analysis of paintings by master artists, from Beckman to Whistler.
Artchive
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.
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Wikipedia entry on aesthetics.
Art critics, art criticism
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.
Art critics by nationality, Wikipedia entries.
International Association of Art Critics
Wikipedia entry on art criticism.
A list of famous art critics, from Wikipedia.
Well-known art critics, theorists and philosophers
See also: The Wikipedia list of art critics.
Adorno, Theodor
Theodor W. Adorno, Wikipedia entry.
The Theodor W. Adorno Archive at the Institute of Social Research in Frankfurt
Alex Ross on Adorno, an article from The New Yorker,
Baudelaire, Charles
Charles Baudelaire
Wikipedia entry.
Works by Charles Baudelaire.
Project Gutenberg (French)
Berenson, Bernard
Bernard Berenson Wikipedia entry.
Berger, John
Clark, Kenneth
Kenneth Clark
Wikipedia entry.
Kenneth Clark’s Civilization documentary. YouTube
Danto, Arthur C.
Arthur C Danto.
Art, Philosophy and the Philosophy of Art
Arthur Danto
Wikipedia entry.
Deleuze, Gilles
Gilles Deleuze Wikipedia entry.
Greenberg, Clement
Clement Greenberg
Wikipedia entry.
Hughes, Robert
Robert Hughes
Wikipedia entry.
A full index of Robert Hughes reviews in Time magazine.
Lippard, Lucy R.
Lucy R. Lippard
Wikipedia entry.
Lucy Lippard
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 on Herbert Read.
Reynolds, Joshua
Full text of Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Seven Discourses on Art.
Ruskin, John
John Ruskin
Wikipedia entry.
Ruskin Collection, Sheffield, U.K.
John Ruskin paintings, drawings, ornithological prints, medieval manuscripts, books and architectural plastercasts assembled by John Ruskin.
Works by John Ruskin.
Project Gutenberg
Schapiro, Meyer
Meyer Schapiro
Wikipedia entry.
Sewell, Brian
Brian’s Sewell’s art columns in The Evening Standard, an archive.
Brian Sewell. Wikipedia entry.
Žižek, Slavoj
Slavoj Žižek
Wikipedia entry on Slavoj Zizek.
Slavoj Zizek at The European Graduate School. YouTube
International Journal of Žižek Studies
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.
Art theory. Notebook – From Contexts to Ideas
Valuable Art References and Resources, including Dimensions, Approaches, Relationships, Texts.
B
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.
Blogs and journals
PM
A journal of Post Modern Culture
Proboscis, UK. COIL Journal.
The relations between the performing arts, film and video. Searching, developing and facilitating creative innovation.
Virose Journal of Art Theory and Practice
Includes links to art theory webpages.
Bureau of Public Secrets
Essays by poets and writers on politics, society and the media.
C
Colleges, schools
The European Graduate School. Media and Communication
Information about classes, faculty, history, education, and research at The European Graduate School.
European Graduate School video lectures by celebrated theorists and academics.
Postgraduate courses in Art Theory.
Cyberspace and Critical Theory (from Brown University).
E
The European Graduate School – Media and Communication
Information about classes, faculty, history, education, and research at The European Graduate School.
European Graduate School video lectures by celebrated theorists and academics.
International Association of Art Critics
J
Journals. See: Art journals and magazines
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
L
Lectures
European Graduate School video lectures by celebrated theorists and academics.
Lectures. Lectures recorded on video by leading critics, theorists and philosophers.
Literary theory, theoreticians; a list of websites.
Semiotics
Semiotics of the Web
Article by Phillipe Codognet.
Semiotics of the Web
Article by Phillipe Codognet.
Situationalism
Situationalism, situationalists.
Bureau of Public Secrets. Essays by poets and writers on politics, society and the media.
Situationalist International Text Library
Wikipedia entry on Art Criticism.
Theoreticians, writers on art theory, art historians
A
Adorno, Theodor
Theodor Adorno. Wikipedia entry.
Theodor Adorno.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy section on Theodor Adorno.
Theodor Adorno Internet Archive
B
Bachelard, Gaston
Gaston Bachelard Wikipedia entry.
Barthes, Roland
Roland Barthes, Wikipedia entry.
Roland Barthes. UbuWeb
Oscillation by Roland Barthes
Barthes page from the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory (registration needed)
Incidents by Roland Barthes,
Free from the University of California Press.
Roland Barthes
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
Jean Baudrillard faculty page at the European Graduate School.
Jean Baudrillard, Wikipedia entry.
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)
D
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.
Derrida, Jacques
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
Michel Foucault Homepage
Foucault.info, a digital archive of texts and news.
Portail Michel Foucault Archives.org
Foucault Studies, a journal.
Materiali Foucaultiani
An electronic, refereed, international journal in English, French and Italian.
Michel Foucault, Wikipedia entry.
Horkheimer, Max
Max Horkheimer
Horkheimer-Pollock-Archive
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
Richard Kostelanetz homepage.
Richard Kostelanetz. Wikipedia entry.
Lacan, Jacques
Jacques Lacan links, internet resources.
Jacques Lacan, El Web de Jacques Lacan.
Lucie-Smith, Edward
Edward Lucie-Smith
The website of art historian Edward Lucie-Smith.
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Ruskin, John
John Ruskin: An Overview. The Victorian Web
Ruskin criticism, writings on Ruskin. Brown University
John Ruskin, Wikipedia entry.
Ruskin Museum (Coniston)
John Ruskin. The Stones of Venice Venetian Index
Said, Edward
Edward Said Archives (unofficial site).
Schapiro, Meyer
Meyer Schapiro, Wikipedia entry.
Meyer Schapiro. Dictionary of Art Historians
Sewell, Brian
Brian Sewell’s homepage.
Brian’s Sewell’s art columns in The Evening Standard, an archive.
Brian Sewell. Wikipedia entry.
Virilio, Paul
Paul Virilio. The Art of the Motor
Paul Virilio. Mediamente
Wilde, Oscar
Oscar Wilde: Etexts from Project Gutenberg.
Oscar Wilde: essays and lectures.