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What Can Photographs Tell Us About the History of Redlining in the US?

Zora J Murff reflects on the intertwined legacies of segregation and violence in Black communities.

From Teju Cole, an Exhibition as "Tone Poem"

Drawing from a Chicago photography collection, the writer continues his interest in presenting the beauty of black skin.

Introducing: Steven Molina Contreras

Between Long Island, El Salvador, and Peru, an American Family’s Emotional Reunion.

In “African Spirits,” A New Visual Vernacular

An exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery captures the dizzying array of post-independence African photography.

Art School Confidential

Matthew Finn’s photographs of London art students summon the innocent days of the 1990s.

Max Pinckers is Raising the Stakes

In his latest book, the photographer asks how news media grapple with fiction and lies in the “post-truth” era.

Joan Jonas on Her Special Commission for Venice’s Newest “Pavilion”

The acclaimed multimedia artist speaks about her poetic call to action on behalf of the world’s oceans—and why Robert Frank and Mary Ellen Mark loom large.

In Film, Are Millennials Having a Moment?

A series at BAM attempts to make a canon of cinema for a generation more interested in dismantling them.

From an Italian Photographer, the Bygone Days of Bohemian New York

Ugo Mulas captured the swinging 1960s art world defined by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Delirious Cities: The 2019 Aperture Summer Open

Meet the twenty-three artists asking how photographs can define the diversity of urban experience today.

Hellen van Meene Wants You to Fight Your Fears

Revered for her portraits of young women, the photographer speaks about the poetics of intimacy and the rewards of taking on a challenge.

Venus & Mercury

Roaming the halls of Versailles, Viviane Sassen’s new photomontages consider royal intrigue and the limitless potential of the human condition.

Father Figure

Masahisa Fukase transformed the ritual of the family portrait into a source of play—and a memento mori.

Introducing: KangHee Kim

Unable to leave the United States due to visa restrictions, this South Korean photographer makes images of surreal escapism.

One Giant Leap for Mankind

A haunting image of a boot print sheds light on the importance of photography during Neil Armstrong’s legendary moon landing.

Revolutionary Roads

From Addis Ababa to Johannesburg, Guy Tillim photographs the streets named for Africa’s military leaders.

The Private Lives of Italians, as Seen Through Their Windows

Gail Albert Halaban invites viewers to consider what can be seen—and imagined—through the windows of their neighbors.

Two Artists Interrogate the "White Gaze" of National Geographic

Pairing archival images and text, Michelle Dizon and Việt Lê pose a razor-sharp critique of colonialism.
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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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