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Sabiha Çimen, Quran School students having fun with a pink smoke bomb at a picnic event, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017

A New Digital Platform Asks What Truth Means in Photography

With issues of truth more pressing than ever, Alan Govenar started an online space for critical discussion about the role of images in contemporary life. Here, he speaks about projects from Istanbul to the Bronx.

Progress Requires Pictures: An Exit Interview with Chris Boot

Aperture’s executive director, who steps down in May 2021, speaks about his career in photography and how images impact our lives beyond the appreciation of art.
Dawoud Bey, A Boy in Front of the Loew’s 125th Street Movie Theatre, Harlem, 1976

Dawoud Bey on the Photography World, Past and Present

Ahead of his career retrospective, the photographer speaks about the origins of his practice and navigating art spaces—including Aperture—as a young artist.

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.

Tania Franco Klein's Homage to William Eggleston

Introducing Tania Franco Klein, the winner of Aperture’s Instagram contest honoring William Eggleston.

From Stonewall to AIDS, Framing Queer Desire

A recent forum at MoMA reveals a rich, often-overlooked thread of queer history and photography.

How Not to Design a Photobook

A conversation with Stuart Smith, the prolific London-based photobook designer and editor.

2016 Aperture Summer Open: A Conversation with Charlotte Cotton

The curator of Aperture’s Summer Open speaks about the relationship between photography and magic.

James Mollison and Jon Ronson on "Playground"

James Mollison and writer Jon Ronson recall their playground memories preceding the opening reception of the “Playground” exhibition at Aperture Gallery in New York.

Recap: 2014 Aperture Summer Open Opening Reception

A recap of the Aperture Summer Open opening reception on July 17th, 2014 at Aperture gallery.

Preview: 2014 Aperture Summer Open Exhibition

Aperture executive director Chris Boot on his selections for Aperture’s first annual Summer Open Exhibition at Aperture Gallery.

Recap: Show and Tell with Aperture Editors

A recap of Aperture’s members-only Show and Tell with Chris Boot, Lesley A. Martin, and Denise Wolff.

Chris Boot on Paul Trevor

From Aperture magazine #213, Chris Boot discusses the work of artist Paul Trevor.

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Aperture No. 259

Guest edited by Tanisha C. Ford, Liberated Threads explores style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. This issue features image-makers who remix and reimagine twentieth-century “soul style,” creating a contemporary dialogue between photographers, filmmakers, and stylists from around the world.

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