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.
How images of holidays and ceremonies become a form of honoring, grieving, or marking time.
From Zanele Muholi’s radical statements of identity to Nan Goldin’s iconic visual diary, Aperture highlights artists whose work illuminates LGBTQ+ perspectives.
Helen Gee risked everything to open Limelight in 1954, selling prints by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, and Robert Frank.
From the underground art star, a delicate picture of youth.
In his new memoir, the critic Douglas Crimp revisits the origins of the Pictures Generation, a fabled era of art, sex, and experimentation.
In San Francisco, the author of the controversial novel A Little Life stages an exhibition about loneliness and beauty.
Vince Aletti recalls Tomorrow’s Man, Peter Hujar, James Dean, and the thrill of discovering queer pictures.
With the new season in full swing, Aperture’s editors select five must-see photography exhibitions on view or opening soon in New York City.
To celebrate the magazine’s new look, Aperture is pleased to offer a special set of all three unique covers of “The Design Issue,” featuring images by David Hartt, Luigi Ghirri, and Dayanita Singh. Limited quantities available.
