Resources.

 

Websites, articles, books, papers and podcasts.

Art et al. has compiled a list of resources that are relevant to our field. This is a starting point and will be updated as the project grows and as recommended reading becomes available. If you think a key text is missing, please contact us. We’ll review all suggestions and add them to the page if relevant.

 

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Nonconformers | by Lisa Slominski

A New History of Self-Taught Artists
Yale University Press | 2022

A global history of self-taught artists advocating for a nuanced understanding of modern and contemporary art often challenged by the establishment.

When the art world has paid attention to makers from outside the cultural establishment, including so-called outsider and self-taught artists, it has generally been within limiting categories. Yet these artists, including many women, people with disabilities, and people of color, have had a transformative influence on the history of modern art. Responding to growing interest in these artists, this book offers a nuanced history of their work and how it has been understood from the early twentieth century to the present day.

“Featuring William Edmondson, Bill Traylor, Aloïse Corbaz and more, this book highlights marginalized artists.”
—New York Times Book Review

 

General.

 

Articles.

Artist books.

Conference
papers.

  • Luttin, Sim. The Power of Doing, part of the “Foraging for Feminism: excavating feminist histories and redefining feminist legacies at Arts Project Australia”, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (February 2018)

  • Luttin, Sim. Issues in Contemporary Practice, part of the “Talk the Talk” lecture series, Art Curatorship Partnership Projects, University of Melbourne (April 2018)

  • Parlane, A. & White, A., Recentring Australian Art, Panel, IMPACT: Art Association of Australia & New Zealand (AAANZ) Conference, Sydney (December 2021)

  • White, Anthony. Outsider Art: Contemporary Considerations, part of the “Talk the Talk” lecture series, Art Curatorship Partnership Projects, University of Melbourne (April 2018)

Podcasts.

Publications.

Toolkits &
Reports.

  • Clements, Leah; Hattrick, Alice; and Lizzy Rose, Access Docs for Artists. Information on writing an access document for disabled artists