Aperture at AIPAD 2026

Booth P01

Show Hours:
Wednesday, April 22: VIP Preview 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Thursday, April 23: Public Hours 12:00 pm–8:00 pm, Collector Cultivation Evening 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Friday, April 24: Public Hours 12:00 pm–7:00 pm, Night of Photography, presented with ICP 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Saturday, April 25: Public Hours 12:00 pm–7:00 pm
Sunday, April 26: Public Hours 11:00 pm–5:00 pm

Join Aperture at the Park Avenue Armory for the 45th edition of The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. Located centrally in the PhotoBook + Partners section, Aperture will showcase a curated selection of our latest publications, signed books, and rare limited-editions. 

This year’s presentation features new limited-edition prints by Dionne Lee, Wendy Red Star, Coreen Simpson, and more. Visitors can also browse the latest issue of Aperture magazine and take advantage of exclusive on-site subscription offers. 

Also on view will be a presentation of selected works by the five artists shortlisted for the 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize: Olivia Crumm, Victor Llorente, Megha Singha, Aaryan Sinha, and Farren van Wyk. 2026 marks the 20th annual Aperture Portfolio Prize, representing two decades of discovering, exhibiting, and publishing a broad and exciting range of styles by artists working in the medium of photography. The winner of the prize will be announced both online and in-person at the fair on Thursday, April 23 at 3:00 pm.  

Tickets to the Photography Show presented by AIPAD can be purchased here.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday April, 23

• 3:00 pm: Announcement of 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner (Booth D19)
• 5:30 pm: Book signing with Alejandro Cartagena and Philip Montgomery (Aperture Booth P01)
• 6:30 pm: Book signing with Anastasia Samoylova (Aperture Booth P01)

Friday, April 24

• 5:30 pm: Book signing with Danny Lyon (Aperture Booth P01)

Saturday, April 25

• 1:00 pm: Twenty Years of the Portfolio Prize: The 2026 Shortlist in Conversation 
  • Aperture associate editor Noa Lin will moderate a conversation between a group of artists selected for the 2026 Portfolio Prize shortlist. 2026 marks the 20th annual Aperture Portfolio Prize, representing two decades of discovering, exhibiting, and publishing a broad and exciting range of styles by artists working in the medium of photography. 
• 3:00 pm: Book signing with Coreen Simpson (Aperture Booth P01)

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Image: Coreen Simpson, Hip-Hop Convention at the 369th Regiment Armory, Harlem, 1981, from Coreen Simpson: A Monograph (Aperture, 2025). Courtesy the artist