Posts by ApertureWS
Black Balloon Archive
Liz Johnson Artur’s intimate workbooks honor communities across the African diaspora.
Read MoreThe Spirits of Fire Island
Matthew Leifheit conjures history and fantasy in the fabled gay enclave.
Read MoreEverything is Light
In her recent photography, Mona Kuhn evokes LA’s iconic architecture and landscapes.
Read MoreAlong the Shores of the Caspian
From Russia to Turkmenistan, Chloe Dewe Mathews photographed the rituals and resources of a much-coveted territory.
Read MoreOutside, Looking In
Barak Zemer pictures intimate moments of isolation in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles.
Read MoreUnpacking Ed Ruscha
A new exhibition offers an inside look at the artist’s book-making practice.
Read MoreDisobedient Domesticity
In suburban LA, Sophie Tianxin Chen produces scenes of the mundane and perverse.
Read MoreThe Streets in Afterglow
Star Montana’s dreamy portraits capture the golden aura of East Los Angeles.
Read MoreWhat If Black Lives Truly Mattered?
In September 1963, six children were killed in racially motivated violence in Alabama. Fifty years later, Dawoud Bey pays tribute to a community’s resilience.
Read MoreEnergy Charts and Cosmic Light
Working between portraiture and documentary, Khalik Allah’s new book tracks Harlem by night.
Read MoreA Range of Vision
Aperture’s free On Sight curriculum brings together students of different backgrounds in Los Angeles.
Read MoreOur Births, Ourselves
Carmen Winant’s archive considers the terrors and pleasures of childbirth.
Read MoreThe Tunnel is Made of Light
In a series of haunting Polaroids, Ryan Spencer draws upon neo-noir movies set in Los Angeles.
Read MoreA Pioneer of Latinx Identity
Remembering Laura Aguilar’s unapologetically queer bodies.
Read MoreRaw Land
How are artists rethinking documentary in North Africa?
Read MoreMalala Andrialavidrazana Redraws the Map
In photographs and photomontages, the Madagascar-born artist considers the global reverberations of African culture.
Read MoreMarie Cosindas (1923–2017)
Aperture remembers the life of Marie Cosindas, pioneer of the painterly color photograph.
Read MoreScreen Legends
South Africa’s new media artists are transforming the digital world.
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