Art Monthly
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Art Monthly is a magazine of contemporary art
founded in 1976 by Jack Wendler
and Peter Townsend. It is based in London and has an international scope, although its main focus is on British art. The magazine is published ten times a year (with double issues in the summer and winter) and is Britain's longest-established contemporary art magazine.
Regular items in Art Monthly include feature articles, an editorial opinion column, news briefings, exhibition reviews, book reviews, an art-law column and exhibition listings. Occasional items include artist interviews, artist profiles, reviews of artists' books, films, performance, internet art, art market reports from major auctions and reports from particular events such as festivals, conferences and biennales.
Since 2007, Art Monthly has been expanding its web-site to reach a more and diverse contemporary art readership.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
founded in 1976 by Jack Wendler
Jack Wendler
Jack Wendler is a former art gallery owner who co-founded the fine arts journal Art Monthly in 1976. Between December 1971 and July 1974 the Jack Wendler Gallery held 26 exhibitions in five London locations—including a show by American artist Robert Barry...
and Peter Townsend. It is based in London and has an international scope, although its main focus is on British art. The magazine is published ten times a year (with double issues in the summer and winter) and is Britain's longest-established contemporary art magazine.
Regular items in Art Monthly include feature articles, an editorial opinion column, news briefings, exhibition reviews, book reviews, an art-law column and exhibition listings. Occasional items include artist interviews, artist profiles, reviews of artists' books, films, performance, internet art, art market reports from major auctions and reports from particular events such as festivals, conferences and biennales.
Since 2007, Art Monthly has been expanding its web-site to reach a more and diverse contemporary art readership.