Theory

Modern & Postmodern Art Theory & Criticism

Search the UNT Online Catalog for books on art theory and criticism.

Choose Keyword from the drop down menu.  Examples of searches: Postmodern and Art and Criticism; Art and "20th Century"; Postmodern and criticism; Reconstruction and Art and Theory Viola, Bill and Criticism.  Or choose the "author" search tab and to search for actual works by the theorists. Ex.: Lippard, Lucy, or Derrida, Jacques.
*Also search the Art Databases for journal articles on postmodern art theory and criticism.

Books on Theory and Criticism:

Located in Reference on the 1st floor of the Willis Library (unless otherwise noted).

Art in Modern Culture: an anthology of critical texts  N6465. M63 A78 1992 (3rd floor, Willis Library)
Art of the Postmodern Era: from the late 1960's to the early 1990's, N6512. S2553 1996 (3rd floor, Willis Library)
Eye to Eye: Twenty Years of Art Criticism, N6512. P49 1984 (3rd floor, Willis Library)
Modern Arts Criticism N40.M63
Artwords: A Glossary of Contemporary Art Theory N71. P32 1997  
Contemporary Art Trends 1960-1980: A Guide to Sources Z5956.A68 E47 1993
Postmodernism: a Bibliography, 1926-1994  Z5936. P66 M33 1995

Aesthetics On-line
An electronic journal containing articles and reviews of literature on art theory, aesthetics and criticism.
Postmodern Culture
An electronic journal published by Johns Hopkins University Press with support from the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities.