To Be Announced. Generally when you hear those three words it relays an air of uncertainty. As we launch TBA Magazine, the future of traditional media is exactly that – uncertain.  The global economy is reeling, publications are going out of print, advertising dollars are drying up, the art world is trying to adjust and even as we go to press we had to remove a profile of a featured gallery as it closed its doors.

However, like all periods of economic upheaval, change can become a motivating factor for growth and development. The people behind TBA feel strongly that this is the moment in time to grab the proverbial bull by the horns and do things a little bit differently. Yes, there is already a glut of contemporary art magazines, but to us it seems that so many try to be all things to all people.  TBA expects to narrow the focus on the artists, galleries and insiders that make up the backbone of both contemporary art and pop culture.

For our first issue we turn the spotlight on Los Angeles’ Culver City Art District, one of the remaining hotbeds of contemporary art. We give you a guide to not just the neighborhood, but take you behind the curtain of four key galleries and profile some of their represented artists. We feature two refreshingly honest interviews with artists Liz McGrath and Seonna Hong as well as a profile on photographers Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho. Finally we turn the spotlights on European street artists turned international gallery darlings Conor Harrington and Alexandros Vasmoulakis to round out our first issue.

Change is truly the only certainty – which is why whatever comes next will have To Be Announced.