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CONTEMPORARY SCULPTUREBooks and Exhibition Catalogs Finding Magazine Articles Websites and Museums Books and Exhibition Catalogs:The Library of Congress classification for sculpture is NB. If you'd like to browse the shelves for books on sculpture from any period, this is where to start. For 20th c. sculpture, start with NB198 and go on from there. If you're interested in technique, look in the NB1170s. This is a rough guide, but a good starting point. Another good place to look for contemporary sculpture is in the catalogs for the big annual or biennial exhibitions, such as the Whitney, Venice, Documenta Kassel, Sao Paulo, etc. You can do a simple keyword search to find these (e.g. Whitney and Biennial.) Keyword is always a good way to start searching in the online catalog, as you don't have to have the exact LC subject heading or all of the author's name or the complete title, etc. Make certain you have the correct spelling of the artist's name - an obvious but important requirement. And remember, for many contemporary artists there may not be a separate book or exhibition catalog, so you have to locate them in group exhibitions/catalogs. Keyword searching is one way to locate these. There is also a large artist file with small catalogs or announcements for many artists. These may be photocopied but do not circulate. They are filed alphabetically by artists' last name and we have a notebook listing all the artists included. If you cannot find a catalog, book or article on an artist, this is another way to find information. Finding Magazine Articles:The Art Library provides a number of ways to do this, both here and online. On the Libraries' main page, Article Databases and More section, you'll find Art Full Text, which provides access to many U.S. and foreign periodicals (magazines.) Once you find an article you want to look for (if it is not full text), be sure to write down or e-mail the citation, so you can find it (you need the author, title journal title, volume, number, year, page numbers, etc.) Other full text options are Academic Search Premier and Academic OneFile. Here you'll find citations (and some full text) from art and other disciplines. Use LexisNexis Academic to access the full text of newspapers articles and exhibition reviews. Once you find a relevant article, go to the bound journal section near the back of the first floor-- the journals are in alphabetical order, and easy to find. If it is a very recent article, check the current periodical shelves. Some journals may be at the bindery or behind the desk, so just ask. In the E-Journals section of the Libraries page, are full-text E-journals that deal with sculpture, such as Craft Arts International. (To find more art E-Journals: go to the E-Journals page and select the Art and Architecture subsection.) For contemporary sculpture, some of
the journals/magazines you may want to look at in the Art Library
are: Websites and MuseumsAn excellent website to explore for contemporary is the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The Library has catalogs of this museum. Also on the Mall in Washington, the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is a relatively new site with outstanding contemporary sculpture. ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. CAMIO offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources. Closer to home, the expanding sculpture park of the North Carolina Museum of Art is a place to get to know. The North Carolina Botanical Garden on the bypass in Chapel Hill has a selection of outdoor sculpture. The Art Library is yours to enjoy and use, but we ask that you help preserve the materials by handling them with care whether in the library, the studio, or at home. Any questions? Call 962-2397 or e-mail me at Ask a Librarian Revised March 9, 2007 |