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The Photographers Crafting Visionary Narratives of the African Diaspora

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.”
Felicity Hammond, Post Production, 2018

The Women Artists Who Find Freedom in Collage

From the Dada movement to today, photographers have used collage to critique, challenge, provoke—and invent their own feminist futures.

The Counterculture Collective Who Wanted to Save the Earth

Matt Wolf’s new documentary about the Biosphere 2 experiment in Arizona shows the uneasy relationship between capitalism, utopia, and reality television.
Samar Al Summary, Teacher/Boss, 2020

How Photographers Responded to the Arab Spring

Ten years after protests ignited across North Africa and the Middle East, how can artists give meaning to revolution?
Shikeith, Prince, 2019

The Queer Black Artists Building Worlds of Desire

In these photographs, queer acts and communal yearning flourish beyond the confines of mainstream gay culture.

What Does Utopia Look Like in Photography Today?

Announcing Aperture magazine’s winter 2020 issue and programing featuring Tyler Mitchell, Antwaun Sargent, Sara Knelman, and more.

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Stop Time, guest edited by Hiroshi Sugimoto: Aperture No. 264, Fall 2026
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Stop Time, guest edited by Hiroshi Sugimoto: Aperture No. 264, Fall 2026

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