What projects and resources does e-flux host beyond its publishing platform?

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e-flux is more than a publishing platform and archive. Its own description names four roles — publishing platform and archive, artist project, curatorial platform, and enterprise — and the site's navigation shows the concrete forms those roles take: Projects, Journal, Books, Podcasts, Shop, Events, Bar Laika, the e-flux App, and a Directory, alongside the announcement and criticism channels. If you only know e-flux from its email announcements, these are the other entry points worth knowing.

The publishing side beyond announcements

The announcements are the most visible layer, but the site separates several editorial strands:

  • Announcements — exhibitions, open calls, and institutional programs from across the international art world.
  • Agenda — news from galleries, art spaces, and publications.
  • Criticism — reviews of exhibitions and books.
  • Architecture — a global overview of exhibitions, publications, and conversations shaping architecture and design.
  • Film — artists' cinema, screenings, and critical perspectives on moving image culture.
  • Education — art education opportunities, including calls for applications, academic positions, and conferences.

The navigation also lists Notes, Journal, Books, and Index, which sit alongside these channels rather than inside them. If your interest is reading rather than receiving, these are the sections to browse directly instead of waiting for a weekly email.

Projects, the App, and the Directory

Projects is the section that corresponds to e-flux's self-description as an artist project and curatorial platform — it is where commissioned or curated work lives, as distinct from the announcement stream.

e-flux App appears in the main navigation and in the footer, so it is a first-class entry point rather than an afterthought. The site does not describe its feature set in the material available here, so treat it as an additional way to reach e-flux content rather than assuming it mirrors the website.

Directory and Maps are listed as separate items. A directory implies an index of people or organizations; maps implies geographic browsing. Both are useful when you want to find participants rather than read editorial content.

Events, Bar Laika, and public programs

e-flux presents screenings, talks, and public programs in New York and elsewhere, and the subscribe page describes weekly invitations to those events. Two physical or venue-based entries appear in the navigation:

  • Events — the listing of public programs.
  • Bar Laika — listed as its own destination, alongside Events and the App.

The organization's address is given as 172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 USA, which is the anchor for the New York–based programming.

Podcasts, Shop, and other resources

Podcasts and Shop round out the list. Podcasts extends the publishing mission into audio; Shop is a commercial channel, consistent with e-flux describing itself as an enterprise as well as a platform.

A practical way to decide where to start:

If you want to… Go to
Follow exhibitions and open calls Announcements
Read reviews and essays Criticism, Journal, Notes
Find architecture or film programming Architecture, Film
Find residencies, jobs, conferences Education
See curated/commissioned work Projects
Attend something in person Events, Bar Laika
Browse organizations or places Directory, Maps
Listen rather than read Podcasts

How this connects to subscribing

Subscribing is the way to receive announcements and event invitations by email; the subscribe page asks you to confirm your address and states that you will receive weekly invitations to screenings, talks, and public programs. A subscription is therefore an entry point to the announcement and events layer — it does not replace browsing Projects, Journal, Books, Podcasts, or the Directory, which remain accessible as site sections. The site lists a Subscribe link in its navigation and footer, and the subscribe page references e-flux's privacy policy as the basis for processing your email address.