Nikki S. Lee Stays in the Picture

She was a rising star in New York’s late-’90s art world—then she walked away. Can the artist reinvent herself in Seoul?

The Lives of Coreen Simpson

For five decades, the photographer and jewelry designer has chronicled hip-hop, fashion, and New York’s cultural scene with unparalleled style.

Essays

A Native American Artist’s Prayer for Home

Kimowan Metchewais died at the age of forty-seven, leaving behind ethereal Polaroids and mixed-media works that embrace Indigenous ways of knowing.

Interviews

Why Don McCullin Doesn’t Want to Be Called a War Photographer

PhotoBook Awards

Announcing the 2025 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

Essays

Stephen Shore on the Color Red

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Tyler Mitchell and Brendan Embser in Conversation

Thursday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CEST

Coreen Simpson: A Monograph

Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 p.m. EDT

Richard Misrach and Rebecca Solnit at City Arts & Lectures

Thursday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. PDT

Tyler Mitchell and Simon Baker in Conversation at Art Basel Paris

Thursday, October 23, 1:00 p.m. CEST

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A Bittersweet Ode to the Teenagers of 2000s Seoul

In search of lost youth, the New York–raised Sung Jin Park spent his thirties photographing high schoolers in his native Korea.

In New Delhi, Bending Facts to Get to the Truth

By restaging scenes of state violence in the city, Vani Bhushan blurs the distinction between history and memory.

Inside the Bizarre Realm of AI Copyright Law

How Oscar Wilde, extraterrestrial spirits, and a macaque are shaping AI’s legal framework.

Photographing the Night That Shook Seoul

Last December, South Korea found itself under martial law for the first time since the Gwangju Uprising. Yezoi Hwang took to the streets with her camera.

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Magazine

Aperture No. 260

“The Seoul Issue”

$50.00

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist