''Art Monthly'' is a magazine of

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic co ...

founded in 1976 by

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 ...

and Peter Townsend. It is based in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

and has an international scope, although its main focus is on

British art The Art of the United Kingdom refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with the United Kingdom since the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 and encompasses English art, Scottish art, Welsh art and Irish art, and forms ...

. 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 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 ...

. In June 2017 ''Art Monthly'' became a registered charity, and is published by the Art Monthly Foundation. Regular items in ''Art Monthly'' include artist interviews, feature articles, an editorial opinion column, news briefings, exhibition reviews, book reviews, an art-law column and exhibition listings. Other items include artist profiles, reviews of artists' books, films, performance, and reports from particular events such as festivals, conferences and biennales as well as ‘Letter From' articles from all parts of the world. 2007 saw the publication, in association with

Ridinghouse Ridinghouse is a British book publisher specialising in art. Ridinghouse’s publications are distributed by Cornerhouse in the UK and Europe, and by RAM Publications + Distribution, Inc. in North America. Company history Ridinghouse was foun ...

, of volume 1 of ''Talking Art: Interviews with Artists Since 1976'', published to celebrate the magazine's 30th anniversary, followed by volume 2, ''Interviews with Artists Since 2007'', on the occasion of its 40th. The ''Talking Art'' books are an indispensable resource, comprising the best of ''Art Monthly'''s interviews since the magazine's inception in the early 1970s. Together these volumes provide a supplementary history of 20th-century and 21st-century art from the perspectives of over 315 artists and critics. The interviews provide the most immediate access to an artist's thought processes, often at highly significant moments in their careers, and offer narratives of the changing creative process. In addition, ''Art Monthly'' has a regular monthly ''Art Monthly'' Talk Show radio programme on

Resonance FM Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station specialising in the arts run by the London Musicians' Collective (LMC). The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and ...

, all podcasts being made available on th
''Art Monthly'' website
which also includes podcasts of other live events including interviews and panel discussions.

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Digital edition of ''Art Monthly''

''Talking Art'', Volume 1

''Talking Art'', Volume 2

Artlaw column, by Henry Lydiate, article archive since 1976 hosted by Artquest

An article on the history of ''Art Monthly''New Books Network podcast interview
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