The Signifier is a publication on the Medium platform offering a not too complicated, yet not too simplified, look at the evolution of art in short bites and bigger essays taking in art history, design icons, media theories, analysis of great works, think-pieces around art, the signifiers and the signified… from Remy Dean, the author of Evolution of Western Art, and other professional writers with art-related backgrounds.
Another really useful on-line resource is Olga's abc Gallery. Here you will find basic biographies of many important artists along with many good quality scans of their keyworks. The best thing about Olga's is the layout of the galleries: thumbnails arranged in chronological order. So what you get, 'at-a-glance', is a visual history of an artist's work and its development through their careers. They claim to have more than 10,000 images on-line...
To keep up with contemporary art as it happens I like to visit MocoLoco - a lively and continually up-dated blog-style resource that covers contemporary arts, crafts, design, architecture and media. Most of the features are image-based, making this a feast for the eye, but when you see something you like, there are ready made connections to other articles for you to follow along with links to relevant web-sites and resources. There are also well-selected international exhibitions listings with sample pictures. The MocoLoco layout can be unorthodox - hint: scroll sideways, get lost, enjoy
...and if that is not enough, there is plenty of current arts content at
Tate Galleries have good resources, inlcuding a searchable database of their collection...
Galleries.co.uk host a regularly up-dated List of Galleries and art shows in the UK
Check out Google Art Project - interactive virtual museums and galleries showcasing worldclass collections - this project is continually growing and evolving and now works on most recent browsers...
