Art and Art History: Researching Contemporary Art

If you can't find anything by using your artist's name, try...

• Searching by the name of a movement or style associated with the artist
• Searching for books by using the keywords "art 21st century" and adding in a nationality, geographical region, ethnic group, or country name. For example, "art 21st century Chinese" or "art 21st century Indic" (for Indian)

Remember!

• You can look for books at other CUNY campuses by clicking the "All CUNY" link next to the search box
• You can order books from other CUNY's by clicking the "Request" button

Several of our best sources for art and art historical information are not included in OneSearch. If you're coming up short with OneSearch, definitely try these databases:

Remember!

• Articles that are not available in full-text at our library may be ordered using Inter-Library Loan. Orders can take as little as a few days to arrive. Create your account and use the "Request item via ILL" link to order directly from a database.

Remember!

• You can limit searches to museums and other not-for-profits by adding site:.org to a Google search.
• The websites below are excellent sources for information on contemporary art. Try searching them for your artist's name.