In an interview from her Aperture book, the celebrated artist discusses family bonds, Native history, and how studying sculpture inspired her genre-defying photography.
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Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Creator Labs Photo Fund
Presented by Aperture and Google’s Creator Labs, the fund provides financial support to thirty photographers at formative moments in their careers. Here, meet the winners, recognized for their exceptional artistic visions.
Interviews
How Wing Shya Captured the Mood of Wong Kar-wai’s Films
In the 1990s, Shya worked as a set photographer for the legendary Hong Kong director. A new book peers behind the scenes of Wong's films—and into the artist’s own life and travels.
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Robert Frank’s Genre-Bending Collaborations with Musicians
Patti Smith, Tom Waits, and the Rolling Stones liked Frank because he turned a sympathetic eye to the margins of American experience.
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Louis Carlos Bernal’s Intimate Portrayals of the Chicano Experience
For Bernal, who worked on the border between the US and Mexico, photography was a potent tool in affirming the value of communities who lacked visibility and agency.
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Fall 2024 Books
Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Dark Room A–Z
Photographs by Paul Mpagi Sepuya. Text by Gökcan Demirkazik. Designed by Polymode.
$85.00
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Robert Frank: The Americans, Centennial Edition
Photographs by Robert Frank. Introduction by Jack Kerouac.
$150.00
Books
Arielle Bobb-Willis: Keep the Kid Alive
Photographs by Arielle Bobb-Willis. Text by Tiana Reid. Interviewer Nicole Acheampong. Contributions by Micaiah Carter, Esther Faciane, Phyllis Galembo, Kezia Harrell, Howardena Pindell, Alex Webb, Aweng Chuol, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Isabella Lalonde, Leonardo Scotti, Tschabalala Self, Synchrodogs, Hannah Traore, and Spencer Tunick. Designed by Rush Jackson.
$60.00