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- The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day
- Includes peer-reviewed articles contributed by nearly 7,000 scholars from around the world, accompanied by images, bibliographies, and links to additional resources
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African American Art
Read Grove Art’s newly updated article on African American art, covering more than four centuries of the work and influence of Black artists in the United States.
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Decolonialization
Decolonialization involves a process of remaking and reimagining culture and institutions; while some movements use art as a tool, other efforts interrogate legacies of colonialism ingrained in artistic institutions and practices.
In this update, Grove Art publishes 380 articles with updated structure, as well as related emendations.
Explore the full list of what has been recently published and revised on Oxford Art Online.
Collection Guides
Join Oxford Art Online on a tour of unique art collections around the world! Written by experts and curators, our Collection Guides present the history and highlights of museums and galleries.
Pronunciation Guide for Artist Names
Explore the new Grove Art pronunciation guide to the names of modern and contemporary artists. Listen to recordings of scholars pronouncing a selection of names from Ann Demeulemeester to Cai Guo-Qiang to Francisco Zúñiga.
UpdateGAO
UpdateGAO is an ongoing initiative to revise Grove’s articles in collaboration with their original authors, yielding updates to reflect recent developments and new scholarship. Have you contributed to Grove and want to update your article(s)? Let us know.
Latin American Art
Grove Art continues a major initiative to revise and expand Grove’s content on Latin American art and architecture. Led by Tom Cummins at Harvard University, this project includes scholarship on topics from the Pre-Columbian period to present day.
