Drawing inspiration from history, legend, and speculative fiction, artists grapple with the legacy of slavery and colonial empire—and conjure images of the “Black fantastic.”
From JEB’s pathbreaking archive of lesbian photography to Ren Hang’s subversive fantasies, we look back at must-read articles from Aperture’s archive.
Years after leaving a Hare Krishna commune, the photographer captures a portrait of devotion in the city of Vrndavana.
The late photographer, who left behind more than two million images, spent her life in search of the elusive iconic frame.
By showing Black life as leisure, repose, and outdoor play, Mitchell expands our visual vocabulary of race and space.
In these photographs, queer acts and communal yearning flourish beyond the confines of mainstream gay culture.
Announcing Aperture magazine’s winter 2020 issue and programing featuring Tyler Mitchell, Antwaun Sargent, Sara Knelman, and more.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
