Susan Meiselas at the Jersey Art Book Fair

Join Aperture at the 2025 Jersey Art Book Fair for a special presentation by artist Susan Meiselas in celebration of the new edition of Nicaragua: June 1978–July 1979. Originally published in 1981 and a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photography, Susan Meiselas’s Nicaragua forms an extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. 

Starting with a powerful and chilling evocation of the Somoza regime during its decline in the late 1970s, the images trace the evolution of the popular resistance that led to the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The book includes interviews with various participants in the revolution, along with letters, poems, and statistics. Through powerful imagery, firsthand accounts, and archival materials, Meiselas captures the spirit of resistance and the hope for a new future. By bridging the past and present, the images invite us to reflect on the enduring power of photography and the complex nature of historical memory. This third edition expands on the project and includes thirty images linked via QR codes to excerpts from films throughout where Meiselas revisits her subjects and engages with local communities.

Presented by Dense magazine and hosted by Monira Foundation and Mana Contemporary, the Jersey Art Book Fair will feature two hundred exhibitors, including publishers, artists, designers, collectives, galleries, and university programs. Aperture is pleased to join the fair and to present our newest book releases and limited-edition prints.

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Susan Meiselas (born in Baltimore, 1948) is a documentary photographer based in New York. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA in visual education from Harvard University. Her first book, Carnival Strippers, was published in 1976. That year, Meiselas joined Magnum Photos, where she remains a member, and since 2007 has served as president of the Magnum Foundation. Her numerous awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, and the first Women in Motion Award from Kering and Rencontres d’Arles.

Image: Susan Meiselas, Awaiting counterattack by the Guard in Matagalpa, 1978–79; from Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua, June 1978–July 1979 (Aperture, 2025). © Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos