Aperture 110 - Spring 1988

The Return of the Hero

In this issue, the heroic motif in symbol and allegory is explored in various interpretations, from the memory of American historical myths alluded to in the mysterious tableaux of David Levinthal, to the satiric war totems of Mark Chambers; from the poignant, awkward heroes of World War I, portraits made by Peter Morello outside Westminster Abbey, to the saga of the anti-hero in words and pictures by Bill Burke, and more.

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Issue Details

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 1988-03-01
Measurements: 9.61 x 11.36 x 0.26 inches
ISBN: 9780893812850


Table Of Contents

The Return of the Hero

Peter Morello: Remembrance Day
Heroes by Glenn O’Brien

John Baldessari: The Hero
Hero Negative by Edward Limonov

Tseng Kwong Chi: Monuments and Natural Wonder

Bill Burke: I Want to Take Picture
Interview by Willis Hartshorn

David Levinthal: The West
Property, Patriotism, and the National Defense by Wendell Berry

Mark Chambers
Armed Forces by Ericka Beckman

Stephen Frailey

Larry Johnson
Stars and Stardom by David Robbins

The Labors of Psyche
By Lee Edwards
Photographs by Minnette Lehmann, Barbara Kruger, Annette Lemieux, and Julie Ault

Jeff Weiss

The Starn Twins
The Hero Cycle by Bruce Chatwin

Richard Baim

Clegg & Guttman

Krzysztof Wodiczko
The Fascist Guns in the West by J. Hoberman

People and Ideas
Josef Albers by Esther Samra
Laura Gilpin by Robert Adams
Photographs that Falsify History by Nan Richardson

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