[1][2] It is based in London and has an international scope, although its main focus is on British art.

Regular items in Art Monthly include artist interviews, feature articles, an editorial opinion column, news briefings, exhibition reviews, book reviews, an art-law column and exhibition listings.

Other items include artist profiles, reviews of artists' books, films, performance, and reports from particular events such as festivals, conferences and biennales as well as ‘Letter From' articles from all parts of the world.

[citation needed] 2007 saw the publication, in association with Ridinghouse, of volume 1 of Talking Art: Interviews with Artists Since 1976, published to celebrate the magazine's 30th anniversary, followed by volume 2, Interviews with Artists Since 2007, on the occasion of its 40th.

Together these volumes provide a supplementary history of 20th-century and 21st-century art from the perspectives of over 315 artists and critics.