[{"id":340798,"date":"2026-09-18T17:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aperture.org\/?p=340798"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:11:25","slug":"aperture-opens-at-380-columbus-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aperture.org\/editorial\/aperture-opens-at-380-columbus-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Aperture Opens at 380 Columbus Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To mark the momentous opening of Aperture\u2019s permanent home in New York\u2019s Upper West Side, supporters, artists, and neighbors gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting on the morning of September 18, following festive celebrations the evening before. The opening events toasted Aperture\u2019s new chapter at 380 Columbus Avenue\u2014a dedicated space for \u201cserious photographers and creative people everywhere,\u201d as its founders envisioned seventy-four years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York State Senator Erik Bottcher, New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Aperture Board Chair Cathy Kaplan, Aperture Executive Director Sarah Meister, Executive Director of the New York State Council on the Arts Erika Mallin, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Diya Vij, and Deputy Borough President for Manhattan Miesha Smith. Photo by Lloyd McCullough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Honoring Aperture\u2019s past and future, more than thirty artists gathered to take a group photograph, marking the significance of the occasion. Other artists in attendance included Emmet Gowin, Richard Renaldi, Sable Elyse Smith, Naima Green, Philip Montgomery, Edward Burtynsky, and Carlos Jaramillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front row (left to right): Tina Barney, Stephen Shore, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ming Smith, Coreen Simpson; Second row (left to right): Miranda Barnes, Melissa O\u2019Shaughnessy, Gillian Laub, Elizabeth Kahane, Susan Meiselas, Tommy Kha, Robin Schwartz, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite Jr., Anastasia Samoylova; Back row (left to right): Mitch Epstein, Lyle Ashton Harris, Justine Kurland, Stefan Ruiz, Carole Naggar, Dean Majd, Abdulhamid Kircher, Ethan James Green, Deana Lawson, Fred Ritchin, Kelli Connell. Photo by Landon Nordeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Michael Famighetti, Deana Lawson, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Kwame Brathwaite Jr. Photo by Landon Nordeman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Sarah Meister, Cathy Kaplan, Helen Nitkin. Photo by Landon Nordeman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Cathy Kaplan, Chair of Aperture\u2019s Board of Trustees, welcomed guests and recognized the many funders and organizations whose steadfast support made the new home possible. Public officials, including New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer; Erika Mallin, Executive Director of the New York State Council on the Arts; Diya Vij, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Miesha Smith, Deputy Borough President for Manhattan; and Erik Bottcher, New York State Senator, joined to celebrate Aperture\u2019s contributions to New York\u2019s arts and culture landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n

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