London art magazines to get you through self-isolation

Elephant does things its own way, and that way is fun. Alongside championing young artists this mag does features about the best gallery toilets and the beauty of their hand dryers. A lighter – and totally necessary – take on the usual art mag formats. 

This publication is the zine-iest of all the magazines on this list, printed simply and with minimal fuss, relying on in-depth themed issues to drag you in instead of glossy formats. Art Licks also runs an annual art festival and tons of other top-notch projects.

Founded in 2011, The White Review takes an analytical approach to visual art and literature, coming across more like a lovingly in-depth journal than a traditional magazine, and it’s all the better for it. Plus Sally Rooney has written for it: ooh, fancy.

This art and literature zine – beautifully printed on raw, rough paper – explores the boundaries between forests and black metal. Well, you wanted niche, you got niche. It’s fascinating, gorgeous and very, very metal.

A magazine about the relationship between art and football? Yes, it’s the publication you didn’t even know you needed, but now desperately want. Also, it’s founded and edited by me, Time Out’s art and culture editor. #selfpromo. 

This pretty little mag specialises in looking at everyday interiors, spaces that might be forgotten or overlooked but that are full of potential. Beautiful photos, weird topics and excellent writing: what more could you want? 

Our definitive list of the best photographs of London ever taken, ever, for proof that pictures of our city are as diverse as London itself