Implicit Art is one of those art blog that works so well on two levels: read the latest entries, and you see the work of a polished, experienced commentator; read posts over the duration of Implicit Art’s existence, and you get an excellent insight into Nathaniel Stern’s life over the period. Whichever approach you take, you will be in for an interesting read, for Stern is an ever-busy explorer on many fronts.
The Daily Serving team provides wide-ranging coverage including artists, curators, galleries, art shows, schools and residencies, non-profits, and museums. The diverse range of skills the Daily Serving’s team members mean that the quality of writing is maintained, despite the daily deadline and the scope of coverage.
Art21 is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote contemporary art on a global scale.
One of the features we love on this art blog is the topic-specific guest blogging, where guests write on reoccurring topics like ‘how can art effect political change?’ This approach is an effective way of introducing readers to new writers and perspectives.
Kirsty Hall uses her art blog to present and discuss her own art, and the art of artists she has found interesting. These entries are one of the reasons her art blog stands out, with Hall providing some great coverage of the haberdashery art scene. Read a few of Hall’s entries and you will soon find yourself gaining a fresh appreciation for this art form.
Name of blogger: Chris Hoff
Year of Creation: 2004
Average Entries per month: 20
Art subject: Contemporary Art
Chris Hoff is an artist, curator, and former gallery director. He is also a published poet and has won a variety of awards.
The OC Art Blog features contemporary art stories, and primarily focuses on (but is not restricted to) Orange County, CA.
Name of bloggers: Henry Art Gallery staff members
Year of Creation: 2006
Average Entries per month: 3
Art subject: Various
This art blog represents the co-operative effort of contributions from the Henry Art Gallery staff members, members of Seattle’s art community, and artists.
Hatchets and skewers primarily focused on events, artists, and art works that have caught the author’s (Jeffry Cudlin) attention. A re-occuring theme is the belief that art should be pushed forward, breaking through cultural boundaries and creative restrictions. Cudlin uses his art blog to increase awareness of those following this ethos.
Name of blogger: João Ribas
Year of Creation: 2005
Average Entries per month: 3
Art subject: Various
João Ribas, born in Braga, Portugal, is curator for The Drawing Center in New York, and an independent art critic. He also lectures on aesthetics and cultural theory, and is a participating professor at The School of Visual Arts, New York. Notes and Queries serves-up news about art, film, and literature, and focuses mainly on the New York art scene.
Name of blogger: Ethan Ham
Year of Creation: 2007
Average Entries per month: 15
Art Subject: Technology-based contemporary art
Ethan Ham is a contemporary artist who holds a Assistant Professorship of New Media at the City College of New York. Ham’s work is inspired by electronics, kinetics, sculpture, installation, and the internet – many of the entries on the blog feature at least one of these themes.
Art Stalking is a journal of it author’s (Ana Benlloch) quest to find inspirational art. This includes reviews of artists, and exhibits that she has been to – the majority of which being located in the UK. There is also the occasional posting of a news story, which has contributed towards her journey of discovery.
