During the racial justice protests of 2020, See In Black presented visions of Black America through their own lived experiences—and raised critical funds for homelessness, youth, queer, and political organizations.
Theaster Gates’s recent photobook expands the pioneering legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company, reactivating the archive as an essential document of American culture.
In these photographs, queer acts and communal yearning flourish beyond the confines of mainstream gay culture.
Campbell Addy and Jamal Nxedlana speak about building international audiences for Black art, culture, and fashion.
Inspired by Virginia Woolf, Mickalene Thomas imagines a classic, gender-crossing heroine as a fashion muse for the twenty-first century.
In two recent films, Kahlil Joseph and Arthur Jafa consider the poetics of African American life.
The young photography duo Jalan and Jibril Durimel are transforming the fashion world’s visions of beauty.
The multidisciplinary artist investigates myths of black masculinity through costume, performance, and an iconic basketball jersey.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
