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From Zanele Muholi’s radical statements of identity to the photographers envisioning trans activism and community, here are must-read titles that celebrate queer voices and stories.
In the early 1980s, Tim Greathouse photographed David Wojnarowicz, Greer Lankton, and Jimmy DeSana—and captured New York’s downtown scene before the destruction of AIDS.
A preview of the Whitney Museum’s survey of the iconoclastic New York artist.
A recent forum at MoMA reveals a rich, often-overlooked thread of queer history and photography.
Vince Aletti recalls Tomorrow’s Man, Peter Hujar, James Dean, and the thrill of discovering queer pictures.
From Aperture Magazine #147: David Wojnarowicz and Nan Goldin sat down to talk about record, memory, and the evolution of their work.
In this excerpt from Brush Fires in the Social Landscape, Lynne Tillman reflects on the work and life of David Wojnarowicz
Vince Aletti, Richard Meyer, and Catherine Opie reflect on the term queer and its relationship with photography
Aperture’s publisher of books recommends a New York gallery stop, an exceptional DIY title, and one book she’s currently reading.
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.