Todd Gray’s layered compositions examine legacies of colonialism in Africa and Europe.
The acclaimed architect reflects on what kinds of houses we build, and how we live in them.
Ahead of an ambitious exhibition in Germany, curator David Campany speaks about the lives of images.
From Andy Warhol to Marlon Riggs, MoMA presents film as a radical expression of sexuality and activism.
In this conversation, Rhea L. Combs and Deborah Willis speak to the power of photographs to envision love and connection for Black American families.
Sandrine Colard and Laurence Butet-Roch examine the history of how African women have been pictured, and in turn, how they look back at the viewer.
Maya Goded and Mayra Martell speak about how photographers can represent Mexico’s disappeared.
From the gold rush to e-waste, Lisa Barnard’s new photobook offers a visual biography of a precious commodity.
Mitch Epstein discusses Standing Rock, the American flag, and the moment he saw Mount Rushmore cry.
The Memphis-born photographer navigates performative intimacy, the legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese, and the pitfalls of visual language for queer Asian men.
Ayana V. Jackson’s exhibition of radically speculative character portraits inaugurates the midwest home of a leading American gallery.
Gregory Halpern’s newest photobook is a nuanced portrait of golden-hour Omaha.
The photographer revisits his deeply funny and idiosyncratic images of suburbs, celebrities, and California in the 1970s.
The life and work of Latin America’s most revered photographer.
Zora J Murff reflects on the intertwined legacies of segregation and violence in Black communities.
The acclaimed multimedia artist speaks about her poetic call to action on behalf of the world’s oceans—and why Robert Frank and Mary Ellen Mark loom large.
Revered for her portraits of young women, the photographer speaks about the poetics of intimacy and the rewards of taking on a challenge.
Two artists delve into a national archive, revealing a counter-history of colonialism, trauma, and erasure.
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.