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"The goal for d’Agostino was the delineation of a semiology of film and photography, as a social language, a system of signification in everyday life."
"Chloe Dewe Mathews discovered that although the sea is relatively small, and its coasts might seem worlds apart, the countries are bound together."
"Dark and luminous spaces of immersion and separation act as metaphors both for Zemer's experience of Los Angeles and, more broadly, for daily life in the twenty-first century."
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"Advertising erases that passage of time. It makes everything feel like it’s possible if you just buy the right things."
talks & interviews
An artist considers the psychological ramifications of media images.
From Russia to Turkmenistan, Chloe Dewe Mathews photographed the rituals and resources of a much-coveted territory.
Barak Zemer pictures intimate moments of isolation in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles.
On September 15, Aperture Members visited the home of artist, filmmaker, and collector Kendall Messick.
A new exhibition offers an inside look at the artist’s book-making practice.
In suburban LA, Sophie Tianxin Chen produces scenes of the mundane and perverse.
Aperture and Paris Photo announce the shortlist for the 2018 PhotoBook Awards.
Are fashion photographers responsible for producing truthful images?
Star Montana’s dreamy portraits capture the golden aura of East Los Angeles.
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.
Honorees include Agnes Gund, Catherine Gund, Catherine Opie, Hank Willis Thomas, and Dr. Deborah Willis.
