No. 50 overallNo. 19 in News, Science & Ideas
Artforum
The art world's magazine of record, influential and authoritative, though its 2023 editorial turmoil weighed on trust.
83.4out of 1002026 score
Visit artforum.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.7
- Influence20%
- 8.8
- Trust & transparency15%
- 7.9
- Design & craft15%
- 8.7
- Digital experience15%
- 7.8
- Reach10%
- 7.4
8.7 × 25% + 8.8 × 20% + 7.9 × 15% + 8.7 × 15% + 7.8 × 15% + 7.4 × 10% = 83.4
At a glance
- Founded
- 1962
- Publisher
- Penske Media Corporation
- Ownership
- Penske Media bought Artforum in December 2022; it is published by Artforum Media, LLC, a Penske subsidiary. Penske closed the sister title Bookforum soon after the purchase.
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- Ten issues a year
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- artforum.com
Ranking history
How Artforum has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 50 | No. 19 in News, Science & Ideas | 83.4 | First edition |
About the magazine
A magazine of contemporary art criticism, with reviews, features, columns and artists' projects. It was founded in San Francisco in 1962 and moved to New York in 1967.
Sources for these facts
- foundedartforum.com
- publisher (Artforum Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation)artforum.com
- publisher (date of purchase)thewrap.com
- frequency (issue archive: January to May, Summer, September to December)artforum.com
- cityen.wikipedia.org
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