Carmen Winant

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A Literary Publisher’s Bold and Original Photographic Covers

New Directions covers from the mid-twentieth century are easy to spot but difficult to describe, often using pictures to describe words rather than the other way around.

A Land of Their Own

In the 1970s, Meadow Muska documented the feminist collectives that offered a new definition of home for hundreds of women.

The Expansive Power of Feminist Photobooks

The photobook is a space of creative potential—and a dedicated site of action.

8 Feminist Photobooks that Provoke and Inspire

The question of what makes a photobook “feminist” is entangled with all sorts of creative decisions, as well as worldly ones.

What is a Feminist Photobook?

Carmen Winant on feminism, photobooks, and the radical gestures of world-building.

Tilda Swinton Guest Edits Aperture’s “Orlando” Issue

Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s pioneering novel “Orlando,” Aperture’s summer issue presents original photographs and writings that celebrate openness, curiosity, and human possibility.

Between Pictures and Concrete Objects

The artist discusses feminism, photograms, and what it means to “hover” in the world.

Our Births, Ourselves

Carmen Winant’s archive considers the terrors and pleasures of childbirth.

At FotoFocus, the Radical Notion That Women Are People

Are we living in a state of emergency feminism?

Our Bodies, Online

An emerging guard of young, female photographers carves out a new brand of feminism.

Zoe Crosher: Stage Manager

The Los Angeles–based photographer Zoe Crosher has had quite a big year. Carmen Winant spoke with the artist about her work.

Brian Bress – Interventions

Artist Brian Bress speaks with Carmen Winant about his work.

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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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