e-flux was founded by artists in 1999 as an independent platform for contemporary art, culture, and critical thought. Over the past twenty-five years, it has developed into a trusted point of reference for artists, curators, writers, and institutions worldwide.
At its core, e-flux is a set of publishing and distribution platforms that operate through editorial curation and context rather than algorithmic visibility. Its announcements services—e-flux Announcements, Agenda, Architecture, Education, and Film—deliver news about exhibitions, publications, art fairs, and events to a global audience of art professionals. The e-flux archive, comprising more than 60,000 announcements and editorial texts published since 1999, forms a unique record of contemporary artistic and curatorial practice.
e-flux also publishes original writing through e-flux Journal, Architecture, Notes, Criticism, and Education, presenting essays, reviews, and conversations on art, architecture, film, theory, education, and politics. Many texts first published by e-flux have become widely read and taught internationally.
Beyond publishing, e-flux presents a range of discursive programs, from film screenings and lectures to exhibitions and performances. These projects have been realized at documenta, Venice Biennale, and museums and cultural institutions around the world. e-flux Screening Room in Brooklyn hosts regular screenings, talks, and live events, while e-flux Film streams artist films online.
e-flux also publishes books in collaboration with Sternberg Press and University of Minnesota Press, and launched the quarterly print publication e-flux Index in 2024.
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e-flux announcements are a direct emailing of text and image press releases to a highly engaged network of influential art professionals. Following its distribution, each announcement is archived on our website for permanent accessibility. For leading institutions, e-flux announcements reach beyond in-person visitors and audiences to register exhibitions as part of the broader community of the international art world. Each announcement combines direct distribution with long-term visibility by permanent integration into our archive.
e-flux is utilized by nearly all leading art museums, biennials, cultural centers, and publishers worldwide to situate their work within a shared professional context. Our network of partners includes:
Museums and Art Centers: MoMA, The Guggenheim, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, The Louvre, M+, Mudam, and others.
Biennials: documenta, Venice Biennale, Sharjah Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Gwangju Biennale, Berlin Biennial, Manifesta, Whitney Biennial, and others.
Art Fairs: Art Basel, Frieze Art Fair, Artissima, and others.
Magazine and Publishers: Frieze, Flash Art, Afterall, David Zwirner Books, MIT Press, Sternberg Press, and others.
The e-flux audience is defined by its high concentration of professional agency. It is the primary toolkit for the individuals who shape the cultural landscape: the curators who select artists for exhibitions, the directors who acquire works for public collections, the academics who define critical discourse, and the artists who incorporate ideas from e-flux publications into their work.
Institutional Leadership: Museum directors, chief curators, and board members of the world's leading foundations.
The Academic Core: Faculty, researchers, and PhD candidates from top-tier universities and art schools.
Market Influencers: Directors of blue-chip and emerging galleries, advisors, and collectors focused on historical significance.
Key cultural stake-holders: A vast community of international artists, independent curators, and writers who use e-flux to orient their own practices.
Unlike the passive engagement of social media feeds, the e-flux audience is characterized by active consultation. Because our content requires critical engagement, we provide access to a community that is already oriented toward depth, complexity, and long-term relevance. When an announcement is delivered via e-flux, it enters the specialized workspace of the global art professional.
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e-flux publishes both original editorial content and announcements supplied by third parties.
Editorial content published by e-flux, including essays, reviews, interviews, conversations, and other commissioned or edited texts, is protected by copyright. Unless otherwise indicated, reproduction, republication, translation, or other substantial reuse requires permission from e-flux and/or the relevant author or rights holder. Brief quotation with appropriate attribution is permitted in accordance with applicable law. Copyright in images and other third-party material remains with the relevant rights holders.
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