Research Guides: Art: Exhibition Reviews

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What is an exhibition review?

Exhibition reviews are an important way of creating active critical discussion, and also of building tomorrow’s art history. Art exhibition reviews serve two purposes: (1) to tell readers who haven’t seen the exhibition a little about it so they can consider going, and (2) to document and critique the activities of a city’s art world.

Exhibition reviews are excellent sources for researching emerging artists who are not yet represented in scholarly literature as well as established artists in order to gain insight into the reception of their work over time.

Finding Exhibition Reviews: Contemporary

Los Angeles Times, 1985-present

New York Times, 1980 - Present This link opens in a new window Full-text coverage of the New York Times, 1980 to present, via the ProQuest search interface.
For institutional access to the New York Times via the website, please follow the set up instructions here: https://guides.lib.uci.edu/nytimes
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) This link opens in a new window ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) offers information on modern and contemporary art, dating from the late 19th-century – present, including photography since its invention. Scholarship dates are from the 1960s-present. A good database for research on: contemporary art, performance, video art, computer/electronic art, graffiti art, artists’ books, museum design, ceramics, fashion, and more. Documents include: scholarly articles, exhibition reviews, books and book reviews, conference proceedings, and exhibition catalog entries. Languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese.
Art and Architecture Source This link opens in a new window An excellent starting point for all visual arts research! This database covers all periods and media (historical and contemporary, decorative and commercial art, various areas of architecture and architectural design). It includes scholarship starting from the 1930s to the present, is international in scope.

Art Daily The first art newspaper online.
Rhimzone Dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology.

Finding Exhibition Reviews: Historical

Los Angeles Times Historical This link opens in a new window Provides access to the full text, "as printed" edition of Los Angeles Times, including images and advertisements, from 1881 - 1997.
New York Times Historical This link opens in a new window Provides access to the full text, "as printed" edition of The New York Times, including images and advertisements. Coverage begins with the first edition published in 1851 and extends to three years from the present day (due to a rolling embargo).
Art and Architecture Source This link opens in a new window An excellent starting point for all visual arts research! This database covers all periods and media (historical and contemporary, decorative and commercial art, various areas of architecture and architectural design). It includes scholarship starting from the 1930s to the present, is international in scope.
Times Digital Archive, 1785 - 2014 This link opens in a new window Full-text facsimile of The Times, Britain’s oldest national daily newspaper from 1785-2014.