In this series of collages, Thomas draws on stories from Aperture in the 2010s, a decade during which looking back was as vital as looking forward.
The “70th Anniversary” issue explores the magazine’s past while charting its future—and features original commissions by leading artists and photographers.
Ashley James’s group show “Off the Record” exemplifies how curators with strong vision might reform institutions from within.
From Carrie Mae Weems and Ming Smith to “Black Is Beautiful” and “The New Black Vanguard,” here are essential Aperture publications for our moment.
On October 30, we honored a group of five outstanding artists and philanthropists whose work has expanded our vision of family.
Honorees include Agnes Gund, Catherine Gund, Catherine Opie, Hank Willis Thomas, and Dr. Deborah Willis.
Six artists on the photobook at the end of the millennium.
At the Art Gallery of Ontario’s annual photography prize, four artists compete for your vote.
Aperture recently spoke with Eric Gottesman about photographic liberation.
Merging football with twentieth-century sharecropping, Hank Willis Thomas traces the commodification of black bodies.
The photographer and multimedia artist shares the books, shows, and films that have shaped his life.
Hank Willis Thomas discusses his series Branded (2011) and Unbranded (2008).
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
