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"Tumblr, the social network and short-form blogging platform that has exploded in popularity in the past year, is uniquely suited to visual art. With its emphasis on sharing images and multimedia, it\u2019s the perfect place for art institutions to post works from their collection and highlight just what makes them unique \u2014&amp;nbsp;the objects they have on display in the galleries and gathering dust in storage. ARTINFO has collected 20 great art institutions that have made themselves known on Tumblr, from commercial galleries to auction houses and museums, and offered our own thoughts on just what makes them fun to follow. Just so you know it\u2019s fresh, we\u2019ve added the date of the blogs\u2019 most recent posts below the description.Galleries:Pace Gallery: http://thepacegallery.tumblr.com/Winning the award for gallery most active on social media, Pace\u2019s frenetic Tumblr sports a solid, personal voice and a wide variety of work mostly from gallery artists, but with a few worthy outsiders as well, like Ad Reinhardt and the Simpsons (high and low!).&amp;nbsp;Updated: April 8Gavin Brown: http://gavinbrown.tumblr.com/Much like the gallery\u2019s actual Web site, Gavin Brown\u2019s Tumblr is pretty inscrutable, but it\u2019s also awesome. From the glaring red background to the strange title, it\u2019s all about style. There are random photos, artworks, and dudes with green electric harps. What more could you ask for?Updated: April 7Nurture Art: http://56bogart.tumblr.com/The art non-profit that makes its home in the basement of 56 Bogart chronicles the residents of Bushwick\u2019s artistic hub. There are extensive interviews of space directors and the artists who make their studios there, and, of course, some shots of local graffiti.Updated: April 9LA Louver: http://blog.lalouver.com/The Los Angeles gallery\u2019s Tumblr is a mixture of behind-the-scenes gallery shots and links to articles and media featuring their artists elsewhere. Of course, if something cool comes along, like a new album from the band Cowboy Junkies, they\u2019re sure to reblog it.Updated: April 9&amp;nbsp;Jen Bekman Projects: http://jenbekmanprojects.tumblr.com/The Lower East Side gallery\u2019s Tumblr largely features prints being sold on Bekman\u2019s 20x200, but the blog showcases the gallery\u2019s poppy, colorful aesthetic. There are great series of photos drawn from her Hey Hot Shot! crowd-sourced photography contest as well.Updated: April 10Auction Houses:Christie\u2019s:&amp;nbsp;http://christiesauctions.tumblr.com/Likely the most active auction-house Tumblr, Christie\u2019s rather hilarious blog highlights objects that are coming up for sale. It\u2019s a great way to keep up with what\u2019s going on at the auction house, though for the non-millionaire set, the visual irony of such luxury objects popping up in your feed is a little strange.&amp;nbsp;Updated: April 10 &amp;nbsp;Philips de Pury:&amp;nbsp;http://phillipsdepury.tumblr.com/The contemporary-focused auction house posts a selection of works that they\u2019ve sold, along with the sale prices and date of auction. It's basic, but the blog\u2019s super high-quality images make it perfect for some window shopping.Updated: April 5Museums:Mass MoCA: http://massmoca.tumblr.com/The Massachusetts museum\u2019s blog largely focuses on what\u2019s going on at its North Adams campus, but that\u2019s probably a good thing \u2014 there\u2019s a lot to cover. From concerts to exhibitions to children\u2019s projects, the Tumblr has it all.Updated: April 9The Getty: http://thegetty.tumblr.com/The Getty\u2019s massive collection anchors its Tumblr, which also sports a notably nice graphic layout. It\u2019s hard to beat the diversity on curated display here, from 2nd century marble sculpture to a selection of glam Herb Ritts photographs. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Updated: April 6New Museum: http://newmuseum.tumblr.com/The New Museum\u2019s spare blog posts a variety of content original and not relating to the museum's current exhibitions. Catch artist interviews, like one with The Ungovernables triennial artist Hassan Khan, and series of snapshots from inside the galleries.Updated: April 9Museum of Modern Art Library: http://momalibrary.tumblr.com/MoMA\u2019s super-accessible, fun, and insightful blog charts the acquisitions of its library. If you want to keep on the hippest of hip art books, this is the place to do it. The photos of the books' page spreads and intermittent pieces of design criticism only sweeten the deal.&amp;nbsp;Updated: April 9Philadelphia Museum of Art: http://philamuseum.tumblr.com/The Philly museum\u2019s constantly updated blog provides an idiosyncratic behind-the-scenes view into the museum\u2019s environs and collection. Right now, there are lots of lovely photos of the grounds in bloom.Updated: April 10Los Angeles County Museum of Art: http://lacma.tumblr.com/LACMA\u2019s Tumblr highlights objects and events at the museum, but it also engages with Tumblr's online social community, sharing viral videos and noting the news.Updated: April 9San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: http://sfmoma.tumblr.com/SFMoMA\u2019s blog might be short on the original content, but they\u2019re constantly reblogging fascinating art objects and documents highlighted by other art Tumblrs, like this viral interview of Salvador Dali. Check it out if you need your art mood board updated daily.Updated: April 10National Museum of Wildlife Art: http://jhwildlifeart.tumblr.com/This Wyoming museum concentrates on art depicting the natural beauty of the American west, and, fittingly, its blog features a lot of pictures of animals. As Spring comes on, they\u2019re also posting some amazing vistas from their campus. It\u2019s enough to make any New Yorker jealous.Updated: April 10SculptureCenter: http://sculpture-center.tumblr.com/New York's SculptureCenter maintains a very active Tumblr that works toward the institution\u2019s curatorial goal, focusing on \u201Cemerging artists and work that offers new ways of considering sculpture, or furthers the understanding of the discipline and how it can intersect with other mediums.\u201D This one's all sculpture all the time, so be prepared.Updated: April 10The New York Botanical Garden: http://nybg.tumblr.com/This museum of plants has a surprisingly active Tumblr that posts plenty of photos of flowers and idyllic landscapes, some from the Garden, others submitted from elsewhere. There\u2019s also one post about a \u201CMoss Milkshake,\u201D which maybe we\u2019d rather not know about.Updated: April 10Other Organizations:Creative Time: http://creativetime.tumblr.com/Creative Time uses their blog to publicize their projects \u2014&amp;nbsp;recently, it highlighted the organization's collaboration with MTV to get art back on TV&amp;nbsp;\u2014&amp;nbsp;but also to share awesome work and worthy causes from all around the art world, like this initiative for immigrant respect.&amp;nbsp;Updated: April 9Performa: http://performamagazine.tumblr.com/The performance art biennale uses its Tumblr kind of like a glossy magazine, featuring long-form artist interviews, essays, and videos documenting their signature events. Look forward to this heating up as the next Performa develops.Updated: April 9MTA Arts for Transit: http://artsfortransit.tumblr.com/Wondering what\u2019s on the walls of your local subway station? MTA\u2019s art blog provides a guided tour of the city\u2019s underground public art projects. The non-permanent works rotate constantly, so follow or check back often.Updated: April 7Further Resources:\u2014 Tumblr\u2019s Annie Werner created this excellent list of all arts-related Tumblrs\u2014&amp;nbsp;Also valuable is Museum Nerd\u2019s list of museums on Tumblr\u2014 Be sure to check out Tumblr\u2019s art tag page[content:advertisement-center]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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