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The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in Washington contains millions of images that were created for publication in magazines and newspapers. This overview highlights the work of women photojournalists represented in the Library’s collections.
BloodSpell is one of the largest Machinima film ever created and has now been made available to view on the Internet.
Tate has just launched its Tate Player service, which provides online access to video and audio from its huge archives. Access interviews with artists such as John Latham and Anthony Gormley; video art by practitioners such as Liliane Lijn and Josepg Beuys; performances by John Cage and Stephen Willats; talks and discussions with Jarvis Cocker, Bill Viola and Anya Gallaccio; 3 minute films with Mark Titchner and Tomma Abts; and audio interviews with Sol LeWitt and Carl Andre.
It is now possible to check whether the Library stocks a particular journal directly from inside the Art Full Text database.
Sadler's Well, the world-renowned theatre for dance, ballet and performance in London, has created a YouTube site, with exclusive videos of many works from celebrated choreographers and dancers.
Starting to research and prepare your 4th Year H+C Dissertation? Did you know that the Library stocks the entire runs of these extended essays back to 1986? All essays are indexed in the Library catalogue and can be consulted in the Library on a reference only basis - simply ask at the Library Service Desk. We've also recently added all last year's dissertations to stock!
This interactive exhibition comes from the Library of Congress in Washington and documents contemporary Japanese prints from the 50th College Women's Association of Japan Print Show. Includes an online gallery of donated prints by contemporary Japanese women artists.
Download talks and discussions from the Frieze Art Fair, including talks featuring designer Peter Saville, artist Roni Horn, curator and writer Ralph Rugoff.
This is the website of the Machinima Festival Europe 2007. Machinima is filmmaking within a real-time, 3D virtual environment, often using 3D video-game technologies. It uses video games and 3D animation for making short films. Using a game engine and environment, a Machinima creator (‘Machinimator’) can use existing game characters (from games that give permission) or create their own.
Research guide to the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche from the New York Public Library. The annotated bibliography covers letters, bibliographies, concordance, biographies, specific theories and works, and much more.
The Norwich Textiles project is a resource which examines the development of textiles in the city of Norwich from medieval times to the present day. This collaboration between the Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service and the Norwich School of Art and Design brings together a number of resources available for the study of textile manufacture in Norwich. The website provides a detailed history of textiles in Norwich through the ages, including Manufacture, trade and economy and fabrics and fashions. In addition to providing background information on the project, the website also highlights a number of useful resources.
Check out the Magritte pool on Flickr, and discover the photographic work of 162 members, all inspired by the paintings and approaches of Rene Magritte.
In preparation for its forthcoming exhibition Renaissance Siena: Art for a City, the National Gallery in London has created this Siena trail which allows you to explore the ancient streets of this Tuscan city and discover its historic and artistic delights.
These online audio files of 7 members of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) have been provided by the RSA. Graphic designer Pearce Marchbank (RDI, 2004); fashion designer Betty Jackson (RDI, 1988); costume designer Anthony Powell (RDI, 1999); cartoonist Gerald Scarfe (RDI, 1989); documentary filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman (RDI, 2006); illustrator Sarah Fanelli (RDI, 2006) and 3D designer Thomas Heatherwick (RDI, 2004) have already been interviewed by Mike Dempsey, RDI for RDInsights, who is due to interview graphic designer, Malcolm Garrett in September 2007 to add to this series. These informal and lively interviews covering a wide range of design disciplines can be downloaded individually as MP3 files, or a link is available for podcasting.
The collections of the Women's Library, London have now been added to the COPAC union catalogue. COPAC brings together the separate catalogues of several UK research libraries, and makes them searchable via a single interface. It is a useful tool for discovering resources held in other libraries outside of GSA.
'Dutch eyes: a critical history of photography in the Netherlands' is a website containing English-language PDF files of a number of academic papers and articles on Dutch photography and photographers. The website is available in Dutch or English. From the main website menu, visitors will find that the 'Study Day' page contains three full-text English conference papers. The 'Historiography' page also contains two full-text papers, including one titled "Photography in the Netherlands: characteristics, developments and infrastructure".
Illustration Friday describes itself as a weekly illustration challenge. Every Friday a new topic is posted, and participants have the rest of the week to come up with their own interpretation of the topic. It is possible to browse entries by medium (including digital, collage, pastel and watercolour), and by style (including cartoon, abstract, conceptual and graphic). Other sections of the website include a section devoted to artists' interviews, a blog, and an art forum, which can be used to discuss creative issues, or receive artistic feedback.
Illustration Friday describes itself as a weekly illustration challenge. Every Friday a new topic is posted, and participants have the rest of the week to come up with their own interpretation of the topic. It is possible to browse entries by medium (including digital, collage, pastel and watercolour), and by style (including cartoon, abstract, conceptual and graphic). Other sections of the website include a section devoted to artists' interviews, a blog, and an art forum, which can be used to discuss creative issues, or receive artistic feedback.
