Art blog
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An art blog is a common type of blog that comments on art.
[edit] Context
Art bloggers cover a wide range of topics, from art reviews and commentary to insider art world gossip, auction results, museum news, personal essays, interviews, and artists’ journals. Participants from all areas of the art world maintain art blogs: artists, critics, dealers, students, journalists, art historians, and collectors.
In the January 2005 issue of Art in America, Raphael Rubinstein mentioned several blogs in the magazine's "Front Page" section. Rubinstein stated that the section was a brief, annotated survey of art blogs that he found interesting. [1]. In the "Front Page" section Rubinstein suggested that art blogs or “art-related blogs” have not reached the point of being a viable forum for criticism and contemporary art commentary.
In the November 2007 issue of Art in America, Peter Plagens contributed "Report from the Blogosphere: The New Grass Roots."[2] Plagens convened a round table of veteran art bloggers. The discussion took place online by email. Plagens makes it clear that he is not an art blog authority. He has stated that he views two or three art blogs semi-regularly. Plagens stated, "When I wrote "Contemporary Art, Uncovered," about the decline in visual arts coverage in the popular press [see A.i.A., Feb. '07], I made an offhand remark about blogs that said, "mere people in the audience for contemporary art would rather read Tyler Green snark somebody in his blog, Modern Art Notes, than ponder the considered judgment of Michael Kimmelman [in the New York Times] on a MOMA retrospective. "Although it wasn't my intent to diss Mr Green (indeed, I share the preference for sharking over considered judgment), I was roasted in the art blogosphere. Which got me to thinking: how much do I--who merely peeks semi-regularly at two or three art blogs--really know about them?"
In The Village Voice, noted art critic Martha Schwendener suggests that art blogs have helped shape a more laissez-faire climate for art writing. "Art blogs have created a new, largely unedited, admirably 'unprofessional'—hence, democratic—venue for people to speak their minds, gossip, or theorize about art."[30]
[edit] Examples of art blogs
Absent Without Leave
Absent Without Leave[3] is an artist's blog by Ivan Pope, artist and internet evangelist. AWoL covers art practice, other artists work and the wider art world. Pope is a 1990 graduate of Goldsmiths' College, University of London fine art BA. He has written extensively on art, technology and the internet. Absent Without Leave was one of the first personal artist blogs, started in January 1994.
Art Fag City
AFC[4] is a blog of New York art news, reviews and gossip maintained by Paddy Johnson. Johnson, a 2001 graduate of Rutgers University MFA program,also writes for Art Review, Frieze, Time Out, and the The L Magazine.
Artblog.net
Artblog.net[5] has been produced since 2003 by Franklin Einspruch, an artist and writer in Boston. Einspruch is also the editor of an online archive[6] of the writings of Walter Darby Bannard.
Bad at Sports
Created by Duncan MacKenzie, Bad at Sports[7] is a weekly podcast produced in Chicago that features artists talking about art and the community that makes, reviews and critiques it. Bad at Sports also features a series of video interviews with artists, gallerists, and other involved in the art world.
C-Monster
The true identity of C-Monster is unknown, and the bibiographic record of this Brooklyn-based art blog appears to be in jest: "Raised by a clan of gypsies throughout the Andean puna, C-Monster speaks five languages and was taught to read palms and recite epic poems at the tender age of three. She fled to the U.S. during the Great Border War of 1941, and after her arrival, worked for many years at a Luby’s Cafeteria in Lubbock."[8] The blog is best known for its "Digest," which appears most weekdays.
Catherine Spaeth
Art historian and critic Catherine Spaeth[9] teaches the history of contemporary art at Purchase College and provides art tours of museums and galleries in the New York Area. Her blog is known for essays that place work in a critical and art historical context.
CultureGrrl
Lee Rosenbaum covers museums, auctions, and art law news.[10] Rosenbaum, a cultural journalist, writes frequently for the 'Wall Street Journal,and is a regular cultural contributor on New York Public Radio (WNYC). She has also published several Op-Ed pieces in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
Edward Winkleman
New York dealer Edward Winkleman's blog[11] features discussions about art, politics, and culture. Winkleman is noted for offering advice to emerging artists. Winkleman Gallery[12] is located in the Chelsea arts district in New York City.
Eyeteeth.org
Founded in Jan. 2003, Eyeteeth: A Journal of Incisive Ideas[13] focuses on the interstices of art, media, activism and politics. It is written by Paul Schmelzer, founding editor of the Walker Art Center blogs and contributor to the Royal Society of Arts' book "Land, Art: A Cultural Ecology Handbook."[14] He has written on art for Adbusters, Cabinet magazine, the Minnesota Independent, Raw Vision, The Outsider, Thing.net, Version magazine and others.
fallon & rosof's artblog
Maintained by artists/writers Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof, "fallon & rosof's artblog"[15], founded in April, 2003, is based in Philadelphia but also covers art from around the world. Like many art bloggers, Fallon and Rosof are collaborating artists; Fallon also writes about art for Philadelphia Weekly and both write for print publications and lecture about contemporary art.
Hrag Vartanian
A contemporary online flaneur explores the New York art world.[16] Hrag Vartanian was born in Aleppo, Syria, raised in Toronto, Canada, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is a writer, critic and designer who regularly contributes to AGBU News Magazine, Ararat Quarterly, Boldtype, The Brooklyn Rail and other publications. He is currently Director of Communications at AGBU, the world's largest Armenian non-profit organization.
jameswagner.com
New York-based James Wagner writes about art and politics.[17] He is the editor, along with Barry Hoggard, of the New York weekly arts calendar ArtCal[18].
Joanne Mattera Art Blog
Although her blog description reads "Guaranteed Biased, Myopic, Incomplete and Journalistically Suspect," Joanne Mattera maintains a site that reports responsibly and in some depth on art shown in New York City and elsewhere, including the Miami art fairs[19]. Mattera is a painter who divides her time between Manhattan and Massachusetts.
Modern Art Notes
Modern Art Notes[20], maintained by Tyler Green covers modern and contemporary art issues and criticism. Green attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism. He is a member of the United States section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and lives in Washington, DC. Forbes magazine once named MAN a "Best of the Web" site, and publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, the Detroit Free Press, the Boston Globe, the Denver Post, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Slate, and Art in America have all featured MAN.
Modern Art Obsession
MAO[21] is maintained by a young modern-art-obsessed collector who is a member of the Guggenheim Photography Acquisition Committee.
Myartspace Blog
Is an art blog maintained by art critic and writer Brian Sherwin for the artist social networking site Myartspace[22]. The blog focuses on art news, advice for emerging artists, and is home to an ongoing interview series involving artists, gallerists, and art critics from throughout the world. Notable interviewees include Vito Acconci, James Rosenquist, and Michael Craig-Martin. Several of Sherwin's interviews have been featured on the Juxtapoz website.
NEWSgrist
NEWSgrist[23], maintained by artist Joy Garnett, began in March 2000 as an e-zine devoted to the politics of art and culture in the digital age. For four years it was distributed entirely by email subscription. Garnett currently serves as Arts Editor at Cultural Politics[24], a contemporary culture, politics and media journal.
New England Journal of Aesthetic Research
Greg Cook's Journal[25] focuses on New England art news, reviews, and artists.Greg Cook is part of the new wave of "underground" cartoonists pushing the boundaries of contemporary comic books by experimenting with styles and subject matter that go beyond traditional newspaper gag strips and superhero pamphlets. His subjects range from history to comedy to fictional dramas about day-to-day life. He has published his comics in Nickelodeon Magazine, Tower Records' Pulse magazine, The Believer, New Art Examiner, Arthur, Non, L'Association's Comix 2000 and other publications.
PORT
Co-founded in 2005 by Jennifer Armbrust and Jeff Jahn (who still maintains the site) PORT[26] focuses on critical content related to the Portland art scene. PORT describes itself as "dedicated to catalyzing critical discussion and disseminating information about art as lensed through Portland, Oregon." In the November 2007 Art in America roundtable Plagens described PORT as, "the closest thing to the virtues (paid critics, office help, etc.) of a print art magazine on the Internet...." In 2007 Tyler Green described PORT as, "The undisputed champ of the regional art blogs." on Off Center, the Walker Art Center's blog.
Two Coats of Paint
Maintained by artist/writer Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint[27] is a daily digest of reviews, commentary, and background information about painting and related subjects. Butler, an art professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, also writes for The Brooklyn Rail and The American Prospect.
rebel:art
rebel:art[28] is an art blog about art and activism, founded as a print magazine in 2004 by Alain Bieber. Today it´s one of the biggest art blogs in Germany and covering all kind of subversive artworks from the field of Culture Jamming, Adbusting, Hacktivism, Net.Art, Street Art etc.
Wooster Collective
The Wooster Collective[29] was founded in 2001. This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.Updated by Marc and Sara Schiller, the site also offers podcasting with music and interviews featuring street artists.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Rubinstein, Rafael, "Art in the Blogoshere." Art in America, "Front Page," January 2005. [1]
- ^ Plagens, Peter, "Report from the Blogosphere: The New Grass Roots." Art in America, November 2007. [2]
- ^ Absent Without Leave [3]
- ^ Art Fag City [4]
- ^ Artblog.net [5]
- ^ Walter Darby Bannard Archive [6]
- ^ Bad at Sports [7]
- ^ C-Monster [8]
- ^ Catherine Spaeth [9]
- ^ CultureGrrl [10]
- ^ Edward Winkleman [11]
- ^ Winkleman Gallery [12]
- ^ Eyeteeth: A Journal of Incisive Ideas [13]
- ^ Land, Art: A Cultural Ecology Handbook [14]
- ^ fallon & rosof's artblog [15]
- ^ Hrag Vartanian [16]
- ^ jameswagner.com [17]
- ^ ArtCal [18]
- ^ Joanne Mattera Art Blog [19]
- ^ Modern Art Notes [20]
- ^ Modern Art Obsession [21]
- ^ Myartspace [22]
- ^ NEWSgrist [23]
- ^ Cultural Politics journal [24]
- ^ New England Journal of Aesthetic Research [25]
- ^ PORT [26]
- ^ Two Coats of Paint [27]
- ^ rebel:art [28]
- ^ The Wooster Collective [29]
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