LibGuides: Artists' Writings: Finding Writing by Artists

Featured Resources

Manifesto : a century of isms
CB427 .M287 2001, available as an ebook

Social medium : artists writing, 2000-2015
N7452 .S624 2016

Theories and documents of contemporary art : a sourcebook of artists' writings
N6490 .S765 2012

Artists' magazines : an alternative space for art
N6490 .A58 2011

Manifestos and polemics in Latin American modern art
N6502.5 .M36 2017

Not a day without a line : understanding artists' writings
N8351 .N67 2013

Search for Books

Keyword Search Terms

Try these keyword search terms in Jumbo Search. To see books only, limit your results to "Books" under the "Resource Type" menu in the left-hand column.

Using an asterisk (*) after your terms will include more results. For example, a search for artist* will return artist, artists, artist's, etc.

artist* writing*
art* manifesto
artist* interview
artist* statement*
artist* notebook
artist* sketchbook
artist* journal
artist* diary
"documents of contemporary art" (this will bring up a list of books in the Documents of Contemporary Art series, which often feature writings by artists on an eclectic range of topics such as Failure, Sound, Boredom, Utopias)

Browse Book Subject Headings

Click on the following subject headings to see lists of related items in the Tufts Libraries' collections.

Other Resources

Magazines and Periodicals

Browse the SMFA Library's collection of print periodicals remotely, which frequently include writing by artists or interviews with artists. The following are available for online browsing.

Afterall	Elephant
artasiapacific	Esopus
Bomb	Frieze
Cabinet	Nka

SMFA Library Zine Collection

Our zine and student publication collection features self-published material made by artists. This often takes the form of poetry, fiction, artists' statements, comics, etc.