Opening Reception for Felipe Romero Beltrán: 2022 Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner

Join Aperture for the opening reception of Felipe Romero Beltrán: 2022 Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner. Hosted by Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York, this exhibition presents the work of Felipe Romero Beltrán, who was awarded the 2022 Aperture Portfolio Prize for his series Dialect.

Dialect is about young immigrant men navigating legal limbo in Spain. As Kaelen Wilson-Goldie writes in Aperture, the project delves “into the routines, memories, and experiences of a small group of young immigrants who crossed into Spain from Morocco as minors and are living in a refugee center, awaiting the normalization of their legal status.”

Comparing his work to projects by leading artists, including Yto Barrada, Hassan Khan, and Bouchra Khalili, Wilson-Goldie also notes Romero Beltrán’s deep collaboration with his subjects: “Rather than presenting types, tropes, or tragic cases, Romero Beltrán’s images introduce viewers to the humorous quirks and wondrous specificities of Youssef, Hamza, Bilal, and other young men, named and almost knowable characters who, moreover, have a say in how the work is made and shown.”

Please join us in celebrating Romero Beltrán and his award-winning series.

Image: Felipe Romero Beltrán, Haircut session, 2020; from the series Dialect