In the 1970s, a group of photographers made poetic, affirmative representations of Black life. But why did most museums fail to recognize or validate their efforts?
Avedon transformed notions of style, celebrity, and photography itself. A new book by Philip Gefter argues for his place among the most important artists of the twentieth century.
A new exhibition reveals how Lange’s concern for the dispossessed has never been more relevant.
Gregory Halpern’s newest photobook is a nuanced portrait of golden-hour Omaha.
Through ambitious shows staged around the world, the curator raised the profile of African art and photography.
An artist considers the psychological ramifications of media images.
When a folklorist set out to document life in American prisons, he found the enduring segregation of the Old South.
How can listening to images reveal the visual histories of the African diaspora?
Was Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s collaborative photobook a luxury object or a ruthless indictment of American culture?
Brian Wallis remembers the work and life Hilla Becher.
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.
