Not at all what I expected
A review of Art in America, October 7, 2008
Submitted by: Rob

I like art.  I like museums.  I like art history classes and art books.  So, I thought I'd broaden my horizons and subscribe to a magazine that would surprise me each month.  I was worried it might be a bit too modern, but I gave Art in America a shot.

Holy advertisements!  The magazine is just teeming with full page ads for galleries and exhibitions.  I foolishly thought these  were cover pages to longer articles about art, but no, they're just ads.   And I don't live in NYC or have a seven figure bank account, so these ads are not really for me.

The articles are buried in between these ads, and honestly, I don't enjoy reading them.  I can't put my finger on why exactly.  I think it's partly that the articles presuppose a certain knowledge of recent artists, art movements, and so on, because comparisions are made without much explanation.  The articles also use a slippery, academic language.  Depending on your mood, it may strike you as densely full of content, or devoid of any meaning whatsoever.  I'm generally in that latter category.

I guess for me, I wanted to just look at art and read reflections by serious, intelligent people who ask themselves how successful the piece is.  Try and figure out what the artist was trying to do, and ask , did s/he do it?  Am I convinced?  And in my humble opinion, Art in America doesn't do that. 

The Best Magazine Ever!!!!!
A review of Art in America, March 11, 2008
Submitted by: Candace from cadiz, KY

I love this magazine. It is the best one on the market!

balanced art coverage
A review of Art in America, December 11, 2007
Submitted by: Elizabeth from Davidson, NC

Great magazine.  It addresses what's current in the major art markets, sometimes addresses major modernists figures from recent history, and covers the news in the art/museum business.  I like the fact that many types of art are represented.

By far the BEST art magazine in the world!
A review of Art in America, December 10, 2007
Submitted by: Philip from New York, NY

As I tell my student's all the time, if you have just time to really read ONE art magazine from cover to cover, choose "Art In America." For as long as I have been an artist [Over 40 years] I have been reading this one.It helped me as a student, It helped me as a curator, It helped me teach and it Really helped me as an ARTIST! When I started reading it, it came as a hardcover! I travel all over the world and everywhere I go people talk about it and it's contents. It is funny but often I will read a copy, travel to Europe, go to a group show and see a copy of one of the paintings. Talk about influence!

best art magazine
A review of Art in America, December 10, 2007
Submitted by: none

Art In America offers comprehensive coverage of the latest news in the art world.  The articles are incisive, intelligent, and often eloquent as well.