 It is cited by its creator as the largest art magazine of the time outside of New York.Called "a stalwart of the Chicago scene" by "Art in America" the "New Art Examiner" was conceived to counter the art world's East Coast bias and was almost the only art magazine to give any attention to Chicago and Midwestern artists ("Dialogue" magazine, which covered Midwestern art exclusively, was founded in Detroit in 1978, but it has also ceased publication).The critics and artists who wrote for the "New Art Examiner", included Devonna Pieszak, Fred Camper, Jan Estep, Ann Wiens, Bill Stamets, Michael A. Weinstein, Adam Green, Robert Storr, Carol Diehl, Jerry Saltz, Eleanor Heartney, Betty McCasland, Carol Squiers, Janet Koplos, Vince Carducci, Danielle Probst, and Mark Staff Brandl.