''Artillery'' is an American

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magazine based in

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. Features and exhibition reviews are often L.A.-centric yet increasingly dedicated to coverage of the arts worldwide, with contributors based in

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, and

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. The bi-monthly publication is available in both print and web editions. The print version is distributed and for sale via subscription and can also be found in bookstores, museum shops, art galleries, and other locations. Print circulation is currently at about 50,000, with a readership of about 35,000. ''Artillery'' also hosts public events such as live debates, poetry readings, and book signings in major cities as well as at art fairs.

History and profile

''Artillery'' was co-founded in 2006 by former ''

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'' editorial staff members Tulsa Kinney and Charles Rappleye as an alternative to "the stodgy, art-mag paradigm"—as

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, Kinney put it in the inaugural issue—slyly referencing the often academic "artspeak" generated by gallery press releases and prevalent in widely circulated arts publications such as '' Art in America'' and ''

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''. To date, the single most widely read ''Artillery'' feature article, published in January 2011, turned out to be the last interview conducted with international art star Mike Kelley before the artist committed suicide that same month. The feature, written by Kinney, revealed the depths of the artist's depression and his apparent disenchantment with the commercial art world. ''Artillery'' is notable for its interviews and reviews of artists, including artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby,

Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) leaving Freddie to raise the couple's six children on her own. 3/sup> Wiley has said that his family survived on welfare checks and the limited income earned by his mother's "thrift store"—which consiste ...

, Jim Shaw, Elliott Hundley, Amadour,

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, Francesca Woodman,

William Kentridge William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. He is especially noted for a sequence of hand-drawn animated films he produced during the 1990s, constructed by filming ...

, Tala Madani,

Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German Fine-art photography, photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. Tillman ...

, and Abraham Cruzvillegas.

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