MOON STUDIO · MEDIA AUTOPSY
No.11

Dissecting Contemporary Lynx

Reach, audience, authority — know the magazine before you trust it for your visa.

258K
Monthly total visits
75K
Monthly unique visitors
157K
Facebook art community members
13.6K
Newsletter subscribers · 39% open rate
Awards & Franchises
Art Basel — Official Media Partner (Basel / Miami Beach / Hong Kong)Frieze — Official Media Partner (London / New York / Los Angeles)Art Paris · Art Dubai · viennacontemporary · Liste BaselTate Modern · Henry Moore Foundation institutional partnerships2013 — London · operating continuously to present
Distribution Profile
12–16
International art fairs per year
2016年
Founded in London, independent
201国
Global reader reach
Why It Clears the Standard
  • —Top-tier international art fair official media partner — since 2013, official media partner of Art Basel (Basel / Miami Beach / Hong Kong), Frieze (London / New York / Los Angeles), Art Dubai, Art Paris and other leading fairs; attending 12–16 international art fairs annually, establishing the highest standard for recognition in the contemporary art field.
  • —Tate Modern · Henry Moore Foundation institutional backing — print sold at Tate Modern and Henry Moore Foundation, and distributed on-site at Art Basel and Frieze (18 art fairs), equivalent to endorsement by top international art institutions.
  • —201-country global readership · core contemporary art audience — readership covers 201 countries; core readers are artists, collectors, gallery directors, art critics and institutions (aged 18–45), meeting the standard for 'widely recognised influence in the contemporary art field' in visa applications.
  • —Independent · professionally operated non-paid editorial content — independently owned and operated by a UK limited company, editorially independent, non-paid placement content, meeting the 'critical written work about the alien's work in the field' standard.
  • —157,000+ art community · Lynx Academy education — Facebook art community of 157K, and partnership with Lynx Academy and Arts Council of England on career development, demonstrating institutional influence in contemporary art education and community building.
Moon StudioMedia Autopsy
Contemporary Lynx cover

Contemporary Lynx — the independent art magazine built for Art Basel.

Founded in London in 2016, Contemporary Lynx is an independent contemporary art magazine with deep institutional ties across the international art fair circuit. An official media partner of Art Basel, Frieze, Art Paris, Art Dubai and Liste Basel since 2013, it reaches 12–16 international art fairs annually — establishing it as a pre-eminent voice in the contemporary art field.

Brand Influence
  • ·258K monthly total visits and 75K unique visitors.
  • ·Official media partner of Art Basel, Frieze, Art Paris, Art Dubai and Liste Basel since 2013.
  • ·12–16 international art fairs attended annually.
Core Audience
  • ·201 countries of global reader reach; core demographic aged 18–45.
  • ·Artists, collectors, gallery directors, art critics and institutional professionals.
  • ·157K+ Facebook art community — active professional network.
Platform Extensions
  • ·Newsletter with 39% open rate — high-engagement direct distribution.
  • ·Tate Modern · Henry Moore Foundation print sales and on-site fair distribution.
  • ·Lynx Academy — career development partnership with Arts Council of England.
UK — London, founded 2016, independent
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