Special Event
100 Years of Leica: Witness to a Century
Saturday, May 3
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
Join us alongside Leica for a celebration honoring a century of innovation in photography. Special offerings include a special pop-up Aperture library—including our recent releases alongside perennial classics—a panel discussion on how the role of the photobook has changed over time, and a conversation between Susan Meiselas and J. Sybylla Smith as they discuss the photographer’s seminal classic, Nicaragua.
Schedule of Aperture Events:
- All day: Visit the Aperture Library at the Leica Gallery and Store (406 West 13th Street, Second Floor)
- 1:00 p.m.: Artist talk with Susan Meiselas and J. Sybylla Smith
- 3:30 p.m.: Panel discussion, “The Role of the Photobook in Contemporary Culture,” with artists Donavon Smallwood and Brandon Ruffin, moderated by Flynn Murray, writer and Aperture’s director of business development
Learn about more events organized by Leica for the day here.
Image: Susan Meiselas, Youths practice throwing contact bombs in forest surrounding Monimbo, 1978–79; from Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua, June 1978–July 1979 (Aperture, 2025). © Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos
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