Art History & Visual Art – Specialized Topics

This section provides information on resources related to Modern art of the 20th century, including print books and ebooks, article databases, images, streaming media, and digital resources.

Get started with the Quick Links section of this guide before exploring the resources in this section.

Note: 

Print materials on art are located in the Music, Art & Architecture Library.
Print materials on related history, aesthetics, and humanities topics can be found at the Koerner Library and/or Rare Books & Special Collections.

Start your search by looking at the Databases section of the general Art History & Visual Art guide.

Then explore the topic-specific databases below.

Print & Electronic Journals @ UBC Library

To find a specific journal, search by Title here:

• UBC Library Print & Electronic Journals portal
• UBC Library Catalogue

For a selective list of print journals related to Modern art, browse the UBC Library Catalogue with the following subject headings, while using the "Subject begins with" or "Subject contains" search options. Here are a few examples:

Select Art Publications

This is a selection of art journals in UBC Library holdings related to Modern art: 

• October 

  Online coverage: 1976-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: NX1 .O37 N48 (1976- ).

• Critical Inquiry
  Online coverage: 1974-Present.
  Also available in print in the ASRS at: BH39.C75 I46 (1974-2005/6).

• Art Bulletin
  Online coverage: 1919-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .A4 (1913-1996; 1998-Present).

• Third Text
  Online coverage: 1997-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1.T44 T485 (1989-2007).

• Oxford Art Journal
  Online coverage: 1978-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1.O9 A78 (1978-2005).

• Art Journal
  Online coverage: 1960-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N81 .C6 (1960-Present).

• Art in America
  Online coverage: 2002-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .A45 (1913-Present).

• Artforum
  Online coverage: 1993-2019.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .A72 (1962-1982).

• Art in Print
  Online coverage: 2011-2019.

• Cahiers d'art
  Online coverage: 1926-1946.

• 391
  Online coverage: 1917-1924.

• The Feminist Art Journal
  Online coverage: 1972-1977.

• Kunstforum International
  Online coverage: 1973-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N6480 .K86 (1989; 2009-Present).

• Print Quarterly
  Online coverage: 1984-Present.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: NE1.P74 Q827 (1985-Present).

• ARTnews
  Online coverage: 1923-24; 1997-2000.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .A61.

• Modernism/Modernity
  Online coverage: 1994-Present.

• The American Art Journal
  Online coverage: 1969-2003.
  Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N6501.A44 A78 (1969-2004).

Listed below is a selection of art subject headings that can be used for keyword searching in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Click on the links to browse books on specific subjects.

Highlighted Resources

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Sourcebooks & Documents

Bibliographies

Indexes