List of art magazines

An art magazine is a publication whose main topic is art. They can be in print form, online, or both and may be aimed at different audiences, including galleries, buyers, amateur or professional artists and the general public. Art magazines can be either trade or consumer magazines or both.

Notable art magazines include:

0–9

291

• 20x20 magazine, arts and literature publication, founded in 2008 in London
• 291, 1915–16, New York City

A

Aesthetica cover, February/March 2010

• Aesthetica, est. 2002, United Kingdom
• Afterall, est. 1998/9, London, United Kingdom
• Afterimage, est. 1972, bimonthly journal of media arts and cultural criticism published by the Visual Studies Workshop
• The Aldine, 1869–1879, American art monthly
• American Art Review, est. 1972, American colonial era until the early 1970s
• Aperture, est. 1952, quarterly photography magazine; based in New York City
• Apollo, est. 1925, monthly, based in London, United Kingdom
• ARC Magazine, est. 2011, contemporary Caribbean art and culture
• Art and Antiques, est. 1984, published out of North Carolina, USA
• Art and Architecture Journal, est. 1980, re-launched 2005; UK based
• Art+Auction, owned by Louise Blouin Media
• Art & Project, Dutch art magazine, 1968–1989
• Art in America, est. 1913, covers US and international art but concentrated on New York City
• Art in Print, est. 2011, bimonthly art magazine and website on the history and culture of artists’ prints
• Art International, 1956–84, published quarterly in Paris, France
• Art and Antiques, est. 1984, published out of North Carolina, USA
• The Art Journal, 1839–1912, London-based monthly journal
• Art Monthly, est. 1976, UK-based coverage of contemporary art
• The Art Newspaper, est. 1983, international coverage of news from the world of visual arts
• Art on Paper, 1996–2009, based in New York City
• ART PAPERS, based in Atlanta, Georgia, bimonthly contemporary art magazine
• Art Press, est. 1972, based in Paris, monthly bi-lingual (French/English) contemporary art magazine
• Art Press 2, est. 2006, based in Paris, quarterly contemporary art magazine
• ArtAsiaPacific, covers contemporary art in Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East
• Artforum, est. 1962 in San Francisco, now based in New York City
• Arte Al Limite, est. 2002 in Santiago, bimonthly contemporary art magazine
• Artibus Asiae, est. 1925 in Dresden, biannual academic journal specialising in the arts and archaeology of Asia
• Artibus et Historiae, semi-annual journal of art historical research, published by the Institute for Art Historical Research
• Artillery, based in Los Angeles, covers US and international art but concentrated on California
• ARTINFO, owned by Louise Blouin Media
• Artist Profile, est. 2007, Sydney, Australia, contemporary art quarterly covering Asia-Pacific
• Artists on Art, est. 2012, owned by Streamline Publishing (Florida, USA), bi-monthly, online only
• Artlink, founded in 1981, based in Australia, covers contemporary art of Australia and Asia-Pacific
• Artlog, based in Brooklyn, NY, online only
• Artnet, based in New York City, Berlin and Paris
• ARTnews, founded in 1902, covering ancient to contemporary art
• ArtNexus, leading Latin American contemporary art magazine, est. 1976, based in Bogota and North Miami
• Art Plus Magazine, formerly Contemporary Art Philippines, bi-monthly magazine covering Philippine visual arts
• ArtReview, est. 1949, international contemporary art magazine, based in London
• Arts Magazine, 1926–92, monthly journal published by Art Digest, Co., New York City
• Atlantica Revista de Arte y Pensamiento, Centro Atlántico de Arte de Moderno (CAAM), based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, since 1990
• Australian Art Collector, est. 1997, quarterly magazine covering Australian contemporary art, including aboriginal art
• Australian Art Review, Australian quarterly fine arts magazine

B

• BAK magazine, bilingual Turkish and English visual arts magazine
• The Bear Deluxe, Portland, Oregon-based magazine dedicated to environmental writing, literature, and visual art
• Beautiful/Decay, began as a 'zine, currently a blog
• Bedeutung, quarterly British publication of philosophy, current affairs, art and literature
• The Blue Review, 1911–13, London-based arts magazine
• Blueprint, London-based magazine of architecture and design
• BOMB Magazine, quarterly magazine edited by artists and writers, based in New York City, est. 1981
• Border Crossings (magazine), quarterly arts and culture magazine edited and published in Winnipeg, Canada, est. 1982
• The Brooklyn Rail, journal of arts, culture, and politics published monthly in Brooklyn, est. 2000
• Buddhiprakash, est. 1850, based in Gujarat, India, oldest Gujarati language magazine
• The Burlington Magazine, est. 1903, based in London, England, longest running English-language art journal

C

• Cabinet, est. 2000 in Brooklyn, NY
• Communication Arts, est. 1959 in Menlo Park, California
• Constance, est. 2006, based in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Contemporary, 1993–2008, monthly visual arts magazine based in London
• Culture Lounge, bi-monthly magazine, based in Columbus, Nebraska, founded in 2006

D

• Darling, independent, ad-free, women's magazine with a "no-retouching" policy, based in Los Angeles, founded in 2009
• Daruma Magazine, Japanese art magazine, 1994–2011
• Derrière le miroir (DLM), French art magazine published from 1946 to 1982, Paris
• Dialogue, 1978–2002, based in Ohio
• The Drama, 2000–2007

E

• Esopus, semi-annual magazine, based in New York City, founded in 2003
• esse arts + opinions, Montreal-based contemporary art magazine, published three times a year
• Esthetic Lens, a Chicago-based online magazine for art, literature, criticism, etc.

F

• Fillip, contemporary art magazine, based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2004
• Fine Art Connoisseur, owned by Streamline Publishing (Florida, USA), bimonthly
• First American Art Magazine, quarterly magazine about indigenous art of the Americas, founded in 2013
• Flash Art, bimonthly contemporary art magazine, based in Milan, Italy
• frieze, London-based contemporary art magazine, founded 1991, published eight times a year
• Frontrunner New York City-based contemporary arts collective and online magazine. Founded 2009.

H

• High Performance Magazine, a quarterly performance art and experimental art magazine 1978–1997
• Hunter and Cook, contemporary Canadian arts and culture magazine, 2008–2011
• Hyperallergic, online magazine of contemporary art criticism, based in Brooklyn, founded 2009

I

• ImagineFX , magazine of digital art, est. 2006, based in Bath, UK
• Die Insel, 1899–1901, Munich, Germany

J

• The Jackdaw, British arts magazine, founded 2000
• Juxtapoz, monthly lowbrow art magazine, founded 1994

K

• KIOSK, art, design and architecture magazine, est. 2007, based in London, UK

L

• LensCulture, international art of photography, est. 2004
• Lodown magazine, bimonthly art, culture and lifestyle magazine featuring sculpture, photography, and graffiti

M

• Magazine of Art, 1878–1904, London- and New York City-based monthly visual arts magazine
• Marg (magazine), quarterly Indian art magazine and a publisher of books on the arts, based in Mumbai
• Metronome, founded in the 1996 by the Metronome Press in Paris, France
• Minotaure, 1933–39, Surrealist-oriented; founded by Albert Skira in Paris, France
• Mir iskusstva, est. 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia
• Modern Painters, founded 1987, owned by Louise Blouin Media
• Mono.Kultur, est. 2005 in Berlin, Germany
• Moving Art Magazine, international art magazine, est. 2007, based in the Netherlands

N

• New Art Examiner, 1973–2002, based in Chicago, US
• The New&Bad, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded as a part of Maayan poetry magazine
• The New Criterion, a New York-based review of the arts and intellectual life
• Nictoglobe, founded in 1982, online only
• n.paradoxa established in 1996, covering feminist art criticism and the work of contemporary women artists
• NYArts, also known as NY Arts Magazine, 1995–2014^[1]
• Neural magazine est. in 1993, based in Bari, Italy, quarterly magazine about digital culture and media arts

P

• Parkett, from Zurich, Switzerland
• The Pastel Journal
• Pelican Bomb, online art review on contemporary visual arts in New Orleans
• Photosho, showcasing Canadian photographers, defunct
• Plazm, founded 1991
• PleinAir Magazine, owned by Streamline Publishing (Florida, USA), bimonthly
• The Portfolio, 1870–93
• Portfolio Magazine, 1979–83
• Print Connoisseur, 1920–32, New York City-based quarterly magazine
• Print Quarterly, quarterly magazine and a scholarly journal on prints based in London, founded in 1984 by David Landau
• Professional Artist, the American art industry's foremost business magazine for visual artists, est. 1986

R

• Raw Vision, UK-based, devoted to outsider art
• Reorient, Canada-based, covering contemporary Middle Eastern arts and culture
• Revolutionart, bi-monthly contemporary art online magazine
• Revue Noire, Paris, 1991–2001

S

• Sculpture, published by the International Sculpture Center
• Sensitive Skin Magazine, online magazine of the arts
• Spike Art Quarterly, in print and online, published in Vienna
• Studio International, art and design magazine founded in 1893 under the name The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, in print 1963–1994, presently online only

T

• Tate Etc., art magazine published by the Tate, London, previously published under various names
• Texte zur Kunst, German contemporary art magazine
• The Art Newspaper, monthly newspaper about the visual arts based in London established in 1983
• Third Text, founded by Rasheed Araeen, London
• Toby Room, founded by Jared Pappas-Kelley and Michael Lent in 2001, United States
• TradeArt, defunct
• Triple Canopy

W

• Wallpaper*
• Watercolor Artist
• White Fungus

X

• X, London, 1959–62
• X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly, Los Angeles

Z

• Zingmagazine

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