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Aperture Celebrates 2024 Gala

Annual benefit honors Nicole R. Fleetwood, Richard Misrach, and Helen Nitkin, in support of Aperture’s New Home in New York City.

Aperture Honors Dawoud Bey for 2023 Gala

The annual fundraising gala celebrated Aperture and paid tribute to photographer and Aperture trustee, Dawoud Bey.

Aperture Celebrates 70 Years at Its 2022 Gala

The annual fundraising gala celebrated the organization’s seventieth anniversary and the wide breadth of Aperture’s influence on the field of photography.
Dr. Deborah Willis, Dr. Kenneth Montague, Sarah Aranha

Aperture’s 2021 Gala Honors Sara Cwynar, Graciela Iturbide, and Dr. Kenneth Montague

On October 19 and 20, Aperture hosted an in-person and virtual gala to celebrate the range of its publishing program and the field of photography.

Aperture’s 2021 Gala Celebrates the Reach of Photography Today

This fall, Aperture’s annual gala celebrates the range of its publishing program with three honorees: Sara Cwynar, Graciela Iturbide, and Dr. Kenneth Montague.

Aperture’s 2020 Virtual Gala Honors Trailblazing Women in Photography

On the evening of October 20, Aperture honors Dr. Naomi Rosenblum and Ming Smith for their important roles in the evolution of photography.

Aperture Celebrates MUSE at its 2019 Gala

On June 3, Aperture celebrated the ideas and people that inspire in photography, and honorees The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Mickalene Thomas, and Racquel Chevremont.

Aperture Remembers the Life of Hector Xtravaganza (1965–2018)

The grandfather of the legendary House of Xtravaganza was known as an artist, activist, and family man.

Aperture Celebrates Family at the 2018 Gala

On October 30, we honored a group of five outstanding artists and philanthropists whose work has expanded our vision of family.

2018 Aperture Gala to Honor Artists and Leaders Expanding Our Vision of Family

Honorees include Agnes Gund, Catherine Gund, Catherine Opie, Hank Willis Thomas, and Dr. Deborah Willis.

Aperture Celebrates 65 Years at the “Elements of Style” Gala

On October 30, Aperture Foundation honored a group of extraordinary image-makers.

Aperture – Celebrating Sixty Years – Recap

A slideshow of photographs from Aperture’s 60th anniversary gala.

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Aperture No. 257

Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.

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