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ArtBookGuy is a website and online contemporary art and culture magazine founded by art writer and author Michael K. Corbin. ABG publishes articles and essays as told through the experiences and observations of Corbin who also conducts and publishes in-depth interviews with visual artists. The website was launched in August 2009 with the goal of promoting contemporary art by offering greater exposure to emerging artists and giving the layman information about how to appreciate and even collect art. The website is known in the contemporary art community for its pro bono work and is free of advertising.

ArtBookGuy.com owns the federally-registered trademark, "Art For All People," which means that art is created by all kinds of people and for all kinds of people. The website operates on the concept that contemporary art should be accessible to everyone. It has also adopted the trademark, "We Talk Contemporary Art," which stresses that everyone can participate in dialogue about contemporary art, regardless of background.

ArtBookGuy is also an outgrowth of Corbin's editorial work that includes three, self-published (AuthorHouse), multi award-winning art memoirs that are part of his continuing, "A Collector's Journal," book series. "A Collector's Journal" is also a nationally-registered trademark. Books that carry the subtitle include, "Art In King Size Beds: A Collector's Journal," "The Art of Everyday Joe: A Collector's Journal" and "Art For All People: A Collector's Journal." Future books are planned as part of the series.

ABG includes hundreds of interviews with artists and art world figures in addition to articles about how the contemporary art world functions, plus comprehensive guidance to help readers become informed art collectors and understand the role that contemporary art plays in the lives of everyday people.