Sally Mann’s Photographs of Girls on the Cusp of Adulthood

Looking back at Mann’s book “At Twelve,” we see how much change lies ahead for each of the young women she pictured.

Vija Celmins Isn’t Interested in Photography

For more than half a century, Celmins has produced absorbing paintings and drawings that are often inspired by—and mistaken for—photographs. Here, she speaks with Richard Learoyd about images, surfaces, and illusion.

Remembrances

Remembering Nona Faustine’s Powerful Self-Portraits

Faustine’s photography was a love letter to New York—and a fierce assertion of Black presence in public spaces and collective history.

Interviews

How Have Photographs Shaped Our Idea of Work?

Interviews

A Portrait of Ming Smith as an Artist in the Making

Interviews

A Beautiful Friendship, Deepened by Artistic Intensity

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Photo Assembly: Imperfect Documents

Tuesday, April 8, 6:00 p.m. EDT

Aperture Patron Trip to Turin

Tuesday, April 15 - Friday, April 18

VIP Passes to AIPAD 2025

Wednesday, April 23 - Sunday, April 27

Aperture at AIPAD 2025

Wednesday, April 23 - Sunday, April 27

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The Latest

Why Are So Many Contemporary Painters Remaking Famous Images?

A profusion of paintings derived from movie stills and online screenshots reveals a shared impulse to understand—and transform—images’ strange power over us.

M'hammed Kilito, Zagora Oasis, Morocco, 2022

A Biennial Carries the Weight of a World in Crisis

In the Emirates, the Sharjah Biennial convenes artists who speak about survival and solidarity at a time of dispossession.

15 Inspiring Photobooks by Women Photographers

From the Japanese artists who transformed photography to Tina Barney’s large-scale portraits of the haute bourgeoisie, here are must-read titles this Women’s History Month.

Kunié Sugiura’s Genre-Blending Vision

Since the late 1960s, Sugiura has defied the expectations of the art world with hybrid, dreamlike forms that test the limits of photographic expression.

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