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"So often our bodies can seem overdetermined and unavailable, even when we think we are “reclaiming” ourselves and founding new intimacies."
talks & interviews
"Her people are ordinary black folk who are liable to be overlooked in the popular imagination."
aperture magazine
"Fire Island is rumored to be this place only for muscle gays and advertising executives, but I think that was another time. I am trying to show the world that exists there now."
talks & interviews
"LA RAZA brings back all of those exciting and harsh memories from the late 1960s and ’70s, when Latinx students exited their LA high schools en masse in order to protest unequal education."
The artist discusses feminism, photograms, and what it means to “hover” in the world.
From iconic monographs by master photographers, to groundbreaking, never-before-published work, we offer titles for everyone on your holiday list.
Liz Johnson Artur’s intimate workbooks honor communities across the African diaspora.
Matthew Leifheit conjures history and fantasy in the fabled gay enclave.
In relationships and communities, an expanding vision of what families can be.
Theaster Gates revisits the legendary archives of the Johnson Publishing Company.
In his new book, Tyler Green considers a pioneering photographer of the American West.
We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 PhotoBook Awards, celebrating the photobook’s contribution to the evolving narrative of photography.
In Los Angeles, an exhibition revisits the images and struggles of the Chicano Movement.
Remembering the life Shirin Aliabadi, whose photography provided a sharp commentary on the lives of Iranian women.
On October 30, we honored a group of five outstanding artists and philanthropists whose work has expanded our vision of family.
