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How do Bruce Davidson’s photographs of the Selma march in 1965 find their echo in the modern debate over voter ID laws?

Tania Franco Klein's Homage to William Eggleston

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

From the Corridors of Power, A Portrait of Reagan-era Politics

Judith Joy Ross reflects on her portraits from opposing ends of the political spectrum.

On Empathy: 10 Powerful Images from Magnum Photographers

Magnum’s Square Sale features work that explores our collective humanity.

Louis Faurer's Postwar New York

In the late 1940s, the photographer’s photographer reveled in the contradictory energies of urban life.

Glamour and Destitution in Los Angeles

In his first museum retrospective, Anthony Hernandez finds melancholy beauty in a city of contrasts.

Pushing the Boundaries of Gender Performance

Spanning over eighty years of photographs, an exhibition explores the gender non-conforming potential of the word “they.”

Justine Kurland's Great American Road Trip

Justine Kurland crossed the United States in a weathered van, pursuing a chronicle of American Drifters.

Are You Ready For Love?

Four exhibitions celebrate feminist artist Ellen Cantor, who explored the subversive potential of female sexuality.

Vanguard of the Revolution

In the era of Black Lives Matter, what is the legacy of the Black Panther Party? Stephen Shames revisits his chronicle of American activism.

Before They Were Stars

In his new memoir, the critic Douglas Crimp revisits the origins of the Pictures Generation, a fabled era of art, sex, and experimentation.

A Portrait of New York in Rocks and Clouds

In his latest series, Mitch Epstein reveals the natural world within the urban grid.

The Archipelago of Desire

In Cape Verde, a Portuguese photographer documents the trans community with candid intimacy.

5 Photography Exhibitions to See This Fall

From modern dance to postwar portraits, here are this fall’s must-see exhibitions in New York.

Dispatches: Cairo

On the rooftops of Egypt’s capital, photographers reclaim the urban landscape.

A New Grammar for Blackness

Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine reflects on the intricate drawings of Toyin Ojih Odutola.

Subversive Novelist Seeks Her Muse in Pictures

In San Francisco, the author of the controversial novel A Little Life stages an exhibition about loneliness and beauty.

A New Documentary Turns the Lens on Robert Frank

Laura Israel, director of Don’t Blink–Robert Frank, speaks about the photographer’s life and work.
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Aperture No. 258

Aperture presents “Photography & Painting,” featuring artists from around the world who draw inspiration from both mediums in their work, illuminating how the dialogue between camera and canvas continues to unfold today in fascinating, unexpected ways.

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