Louise Blouin Media
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Louise Blouin Media is an art magazine, website and book publishing company which was founded in 2001 by Louise Blouin MacBain
and is under the parent company LTB Holding. Louise Blouin Media's titles include Art+Auction
, Gallery Guide, and Modern Painters
magazines. ARTINFO
(www.artinfo.com) is the online destination of Louise Blouin Media and was launched in 2005. Louise Blouin launched MYARTINFO in 2007 as a social networking site for artists. Louise Blouin Media also owns Somogy, the global art book publisher, and publishes art price guides from Art Sales Index, Gordon’s and Davenport’s.
Art+Auction
is Louise Blouin Media's most popular magazine. It was acquired from LVMH
and includes articles about artists, galleries, auctions, and exhibitions. The company acquired Modern Painters
from its owner Karen Wright, who acquired it following the death of its founder, British art critic Peter Fuller
, in 1990. Culture+Travel went into circulation in September 2006, covering international aspects of culture including everything from art and food to hotels and architecture. In October 2008, the print magazine was replaced by a dedicated section of artinfo.com.
Well-known former executives and contributors at Louise Blouin Media include founding President, Ben Crawford, who consolidated the acquired businesses into a single company, European Editorial Director Meredith Etherington-Smith, former Conde Nast
editorial director James Truman, who was made CEO and resigned in 2006.
The mission of the company is to provide unparalleled access to the world of art
and culture
. The company is based in New York City
after moving from London
.
Louise Blouin MacBain
Louise Thérèse Blouin , is a French-Canadian magazine publisher and philanthropist. She is the CEO and President of Louise Blouin Media, and the founder and chairman of the Louise T Blouin Foundation.-Early life:...
and is under the parent company LTB Holding. Louise Blouin Media's titles include Art+Auction
Art & Auction
Art+Auction is a monthly art magazine published in New York City by Louise Blouin Media. The magazine is published 12 times per year; it includes special features & art news stories, art & collector profiles, reviews & auction reports, calendar of art events, art market trends & insider market...
, Gallery Guide, and Modern Painters
Modern Painters (magazine)
Modern Painters is a monthly art magazine published in New York City by Louise Blouin Media. The magazine is published 10 times per year; it includes profiles on two international artists per issue; columns by international contributors; interviews with and articles by contemporary artists and...
magazines. ARTINFO
ARTINFO
Artinfo is the web site of Louise Blouin Media, a cultural media group.Artinfo focuses on coverage of the art world and culture with daily updates of breaking news, artist profiles, stories about collectors and collecting, gallery round-ups from around the world, market trends and analysis, and...
(www.artinfo.com) is the online destination of Louise Blouin Media and was launched in 2005. Louise Blouin launched MYARTINFO in 2007 as a social networking site for artists. Louise Blouin Media also owns Somogy, the global art book publisher, and publishes art price guides from Art Sales Index, Gordon’s and Davenport’s.
Art+Auction
Art & Auction
Art+Auction is a monthly art magazine published in New York City by Louise Blouin Media. The magazine is published 12 times per year; it includes special features & art news stories, art & collector profiles, reviews & auction reports, calendar of art events, art market trends & insider market...
is Louise Blouin Media's most popular magazine. It was acquired from LVMH
LVMH
LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger...
and includes articles about artists, galleries, auctions, and exhibitions. The company acquired Modern Painters
Modern Painters
Modern Painters is book on art by John Ruskin which argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of the picturesque are superior in the art of landscape to the old masters. The book was primarily written as a defence of the later work of J.M.W. Turner. Ruskin used the book to argue...
from its owner Karen Wright, who acquired it following the death of its founder, British art critic Peter Fuller
Peter Fuller
Peter Michael Fuller was a British art critic and magazine editor who was educated at Epsom College and Peterhouse, Cambridge....
, in 1990. Culture+Travel went into circulation in September 2006, covering international aspects of culture including everything from art and food to hotels and architecture. In October 2008, the print magazine was replaced by a dedicated section of artinfo.com.
Well-known former executives and contributors at Louise Blouin Media include founding President, Ben Crawford, who consolidated the acquired businesses into a single company, European Editorial Director Meredith Etherington-Smith, former Conde Nast
Condé Nast Publications
Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps...
editorial director James Truman, who was made CEO and resigned in 2006.
The mission of the company is to provide unparalleled access to the world of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
. The company is based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
after moving from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
External links
- Louise Blouin Media website
- Culture+Travel magazine
- Modern Painters magazine
- Art+Auction magazine
- Gallery Guide magazine
- ARTINFO.com
- The Louise T Blouin Foundation website (also contains information about the Louise T Blouin Institute)