Installation Media and Magazine

Name

Installation Media and Magazine

Legal name

Installation Media LLC

Website

https://installationmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Installation Media LLC operates Installation Magazine, an all-digital contemporary art magazine published since 2010 across Art, Design, and Vanguard verticals, serving art enthusiasts, artists, galleries, and museums through its installationmag.com website and monetizing via advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Art Publishing

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Contemporary art magazine
• Digital art publishing
• Online art publication
• Art editorial coverage
• Digital cultural magazine

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Digital Magazine Publishing: Operates as a digital-only contemporary art magazine, likely monetizing through advertising and potentially subscription or freemium content models. Specific revenue mechanics not explicitly disclosed in available sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Installation Magazine is an all-digital contemporary art magazine published online via installationmag.com by Installation Media LLC. The publication delivers editorial content, artist features, exhibition coverage, and cultural event articles across categories including contemporary art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, interior design, product design, technology, arts and sciences, social studies, and startups. It operates as the first all-digital contemporary art magazine, fusing technology with art to make artists, galleries, and museums more accessible to a broad audience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Installation Magazine Website An all-digital contemporary art magazine published online via installationmag.com by Installation Media LLC. The site delivers editorial content, artist profiles, exhibition coverage, and cultural event articles across Art (Contemporary, Creative, Photography, Public, Street), Design (Architecture, Fashion, Interior, Product, Technology), and Vanguard (Arts + Sciences, Social Studies, Start Up) categories. It is targeted at art enthusiasts, creative professionals, galleries, and museums, and includes Featured Artists and Contributing Artists programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Artnet: An established digital art market data and editorial platform covering auctions, galleries, and contemporary art news. Overlaps with Installation Magazine on contemporary art editorial while operating broader auction-database and marketplace services.
• Dezeen: One of the world's most widely read architecture, interiors, and design magazines with a digital-led publishing model. Overlaps with Installation Magazine's Design category (architecture, interiors) and the broader art-and-design digital editorial space.
• The Art Newspaper: A leading international publication covering art news, exhibitions, and market analysis with digital and print editions. Comparable through coverage of contemporary art exhibitions, galleries, and museums, although operating at a broader news/journalism scale.

Direct peers

• Juxtapoz Magazine: A long-running magazine covering contemporary art, street art, and lowbrow/pop surrealism with both print and digital editions. Comparable as a contemporary art magazine targeting enthusiast and creative communities with editorial-led content.
• Hyperallergic: A digital-first publication covering contemporary art, culture, and visual politics with essays, reviews, and artist features. Closely mirrors Installation Magazine's all-digital, contemporary-art editorial positioning and ad-supported business model.
• Artforum: The flagship contemporary art magazine featuring criticism, reviews, and feature articles on art and culture. Overlaps with Installation Magazine in editorial coverage of contemporary art, exhibitions, and cultural events.
• Sight Unseen: An independent online magazine focused on contemporary art, design, and interiors with editorial features and artist/designer profiles. Comparable as a digital-only contemporary art and design publication with similar audience and advertiser categories.
• Flaunt Magazine: An independent print-and-digital magazine covering art, fashion, music, and culture with a strong contemporary and emerging-art focus. Comparable through its contemporary art editorial positioning and digital distribution to art-and-culture enthusiast audiences.
• It's Nice That: A digital editorial platform covering contemporary art, design, illustration, and creative industries with a strong online content model and contributor community. Comparable through its digital-first publishing, multi-category coverage (art/design), and community/featured-artist programming.
• Artsy: The leading online art marketplace and editorial platform for contemporary art, with original articles, artist profiles, and gallery coverage. Directly comparable as a digital-native destination serving art enthusiasts, artists, and galleries with advertising and commerce revenue models.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/installationmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/installationmagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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