Aperture 199 - Summer 2010
Aperture 199
Portfolios and Essays from Josef Koudelka, Mark Alice Durant, Kelly Poe and Susan Morgan, Richard Learoyd and Peggy Roalf, Stephen Dupont, Paul Graham and Aaron Schuman, OpenEnded Group and David Frankel, Diane Arbus and Robert Gober.
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Portfolios and Essays from Josef Koudelka, Mark Alice Durant, Kelly Poe and Susan Morgan, Richard Learoyd and Peggy Roalf, Stephen Dupont, Paul Graham and Aaron Schuman, OpenEnded Group and David Frankel, Diane Arbus and Robert Gober.
In the summer 2010 issue of Aperture, David Frankel discusses the multimedia work of the Openended Group, three artists who utilize the latest technologies to expand the possibilities of image making; celebrated sculptor Robert Gober selects and introduces nine rarely seen Diane Arbus images; writer Mark Alice Durant explores the reciprocal relationship between photography and performance by examining a selection of contemporary photographers and their historical antecedents; Susan Morgan discusses Kelly Poe’s project “For the Wild,” a dynamic engagement of photography, politics and correspondence with imprisoned environmental activists; and writer Aaron Schuman interviews acclaimed British photographer Paul Graham on the occasion of Graham’s major European survey.
Other features include a portfolio of new work made in northwestern Italy by famed Czech photographer Josef Koudelka; an interview with Richard Learoyd, a rising photographer producing elegant, large-scale portraits with a camera obscura; work by Stephen Dupont, a recent W. Eugene Smith Grant recipient, made in collaboration with Marines stationed in one of Afghanistan’s most volatile areas; writer Michael Lesy, author of “Wisconsin Death Trip,” revisiting his days spent collecting snapshots discarded by a processing facility; and filmmaker John Waters riffing on a Lee Friedlander image. Exhibition and book reviews include Lesley A. Martin on “The Provoke Era: Postwar Japanese Photography,” Vicki Goldberg on “Fellini: La Grande Parade,” Andy Grundberg on “Robert Bergman: Portraits, 1986-95” and Vince Aletti on recent fashion photography publications.
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of pages: 88
Publication date: 2010-05-30
Measurements: 9.5 x 11.3 x 0.3 inches
ISBN: 9781597111492
Table Of Contents
Piemonte: Koudelka
A selection of Josef Koudelka’s recent photographs from northwestern Italy.
Photography and Performance
by Mark Alice Durant
A look at the reciprocal relationship between two artistic modes.
For the Wild: Photographs by Kelly Poe
by Susan Morgan
Photography, nature, politics, and correspondence are all engaged in Poe’s dynamic practice.
Flesh and Bone: Unique Photographs by Richard Learoyd
Interview by Peggy Roalf
Elegant, large-format portraits made with a camera obscura.
Weapons Platoon: Portraits and Notes from a U.S. Marine Corps Base in Afghanistan
by Stephen Dupont
A collaboration with Marines stationed in one of Afghanistan’s most volatile areas.
The Knight’s Move: A Conversation with Paul Graham
by Aaron Schuman
A discussion of Graham’s career and the importance of keeping the medium fresh.
OpenEnded Group: Artists Without Borders
by David Frankel
An innovative group of artists uses the latest technologies to expand the possibilities of image making.
Diane Arbus: Christ in a Lobby and Other Unknown or Almost-Known Photographs
Note by Robert Gober
The celebrated sculptor’s selection of nine rarely seen Arbus images.