Customer Reviews

Art in America

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I have been reading Art in America for the past two years. I intend to subscribe to it forever because it is excellent in its review of gallery and museum exhibitions as well as new books on art. Interviews with "art people"--such as collectors, curators, and artists--are entertaining and generally well written. My only complaint is that it is shoddily copy edited (if copy edited at all); I often find terms misused and/or misspelled. The pictures are glorious.

Art in America is an essential guide to art happening anywhere, not just in America; it is scholarly, prosaic and comrehensive. Even if you skip the sometimes overly-serious, jargon-heavy writing, as an image base source it is indispensable, especially if you don't live in New York. I save every issue.

So many magazines are falling out of print due to lack of readers and increasing ease to read online. Some publications go from my first read to the recycling bin, but not so with ART IN AMERICA. Articles are rather interesting, the pictures are glorious, and I have yet to dispose of a copy. It's a pleasure to read about art, artists, critics, galleries and collectors, all in a concise format. I will admit that I do not read each article, but I scan each issue and find myself returning to a particular article I may have skipped after a memory is triggered. I also enjoy the feel of the paper because it is not so heavy as to weigh down the magazine, but it holds up well to page turning and storage. I recommend this magazine to lovers of art who want to increase their visual literacy.

I received a request to re-subscribe before I had received the first issue! The first issue does give a great survey of contemporary sculpture. Unlike other publications, it is taking me a while to get through the issue--lots to read and view. If each issue is like this, I will likely re-subscribe when it is time to do that.

A lot of ads for NYC galleries so this is especially appealing to the Metro NYC population. I'm from Boston but travel to NYC for fun stuff like shows, shopping, and museums. Ergo, it holds interest for me as well. There could be a little more beef in the issues as one can not survive on fatty advertizing.

Beautiful art and updates on latest art showings. Will treasure this magazine and keep to review often. Was suiprised how fast I got my fiorst issue. Excellent service. Will buy again.