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Art & Society
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Art to the People 
 A collection of political prints and illustrations from the 1880s through the 1930s, featuring brief profiles and works of Walter Crane (Great Britain), Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (France), Albert Hahn (Netherlands), Frans Masereel (Belgium), and Gerd Arntz (Germany). Browsable by artist and symbol (light, labour, capital, death, and woman). Digital version of a 1997 exhibition of the National Trades Union Museum in Amsterdam, organized by the International Institute of Social History. http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/art/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Media, Regions of the World Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Culture Shock
Online companion to the PBS television series, this site "provides context that promotes understanding of the history of the arts and controversy." Contains information on selected controversial works in art, music, dance, literature, theater, film, and video ( Flashpoints ); a Soapbox of archived discussion; information on The First Amendment and censorship ( Who Decides? ); guides and other resources for teachers (including a separate teaching guide for Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ); and a list of related "provocative questions" ( ??? ). http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Social Issues Last updated Aug 22, 2001 Documenting a Feminist Past: Art World Critique
This 2007 exhibition "documents feminist critique of art institutions from 1969 to the present." Features a listing of the exhibit items (with selected images) and video and audio archives of the accompanying symposium in its entirety, which included a keynote address by writer and activist Lucy Lippard and panel discussions on topics such as "Activism/Race/Geopolitics" and "Writing the History of Feminism." From the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/37 Topics: Art, Women Last updated Mar 11, 2009 The Legacy Project
"Numerous artworks from around the world, addressing the absence and losses experienced by societies as a result of past tragedies, including war, genocide, ethnic conflict, and population displacement" document 20th-century traumas such as apartheid, Khmer Rouge activities in Cambodia, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, slavery, and September 11. The "Literary Sampler" features an archive of writings from around the world. http://www.legacy-project.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Black Resources, Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Labor, Schools of Art, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Research Center for Arts and Culture
The website for this research center features reports, data, and other publications on artists, arts education, and related art policy matters. Some of the report topics include aging artists in New York City, the worklife of jazz musicians, and career transition for professional dancers. Includes quick facts about the arts, and related links. From the Columbia University Teachers College. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/rcac/ Topics: Art Last updated Aug 6, 2008 Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era
Companion to a 2005 exhibition exploring "the unprecedented exchanges between contemporary art, popular culture, civil unrest and the moral upheaval during the 1960s and early 70s." Features an overview of psychedelic art and links to illustrated articles about optical illusions, light shows, and the art of the 1960s. Also includes a detailed timeline and screen savers. From the Tate Liverpool. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/summeroflove/ Topics: Art Last updated Jan 16, 2007 |
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