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Gordon Parks’s Strident Vision of Stokely Carmichael and the Black Power Movement

In the late 1960s, Parks chronicled the young activist organizing voters, speaking at rallies, and advocating for Black self-determination.
Frances McLaughlin-Gill, Nan Martin, Street Scene, First Avenue, 1949

The Photographers and Designers Who Transformed American Magazines

An exhibition at the Jewish Museum shows how the American magazine has been a force since the 1930s, with photography defining the “modern look” of a new era.

George Floyd, Gordon Parks, and the Ominous Power of Photographs

From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, can images help fight injustice?

Gordon Parks, a Brazilian Child, and an Exposé that Shocked the World

Should an American publication have tried to “rescue” a boy from poverty?

What Makes a Family?

An exhibition explores how black photographers portray their communities and kin.

The Other Side of Gordon Parks

A new exhibition reconsiders the legendary photographer’s fashion and portrait work.

Racial Innocence in Postwar America

Maia Silber reflects on photographer Gordon Parks, the infamous “doll tests” of the 1940s, and segregation.

Segregation Story at Salon 94

A new exhibition at Salon 94 in New York brings to light Gordon Parks’s long-lost photographs from a breakthrough 1956 Life photoessay.

LaToya Ruby Frazier's Curriculum

For Aperture’s Summer 2015 issue, the editors asked Frazier to discuss readings and works of art that have informed her thinking.

The Armory Show: 11 Photography Picks

The Armory Show kicks off this week at Piers 92 and 94 in Manhattan. Here are Aperture’s 11 highlight of standout photography.

Gordon Parks "Back to Fort Scott" Opens at MFA Boston

A new exhibition at the MFA, Boston, sheds light on a forgotten photo essay by Gordon Parks from 1950.

Ten Exciting Photography Shows in NYC

The fall season descends on New York with exciting new exhibitions.

apertureWeek: Photography Reading Shortlist

Our choice of the best in online photography news and commentary.

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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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