Afterall is a research and publishing organisation based in London. Founded in 1998 by Charles Esche and Mark Lewis at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Afterall focuses on contemporary art and its relation to a wider artistic, theoretical and social context.
Its activities comprise Afterall, a journal of art, context and enquiry (launched in 1999), a publishing strand, Afterall Books (2006–) and Afterall Online that features specially commissioned and regularly updated material. Afterall also organises events including screenings, workshops, seminars and conferences in relation to its different research and publication projects, in London and elsewhere.
