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A Photographer’s Search for Acceptance in the Landscapes of Ohio

Blake Jacobsen’s images of family life and hair-care rituals offer a quiet rumination on queerness, masculinity, and working-class labor.
Michèle Pearson Clarke, Quantum Choir, 2022

An Artist’s Video Choir Tells a Story about Black and Queer Visibility

Michèle Pearson Clarke tests the limits of vulnerability before the camera—and creates a novel vision of queer solace.

In This Film Series, Queer Sex Is Front and Center

From Andy Warhol to Marlon Riggs, MoMA presents film as a radical expression of sexuality and activism.

Desire and Loss, from Stonewall to the AIDS Crisis

Working with vintage gay erotica, Pacifico Silano is committed to understanding how trauma and queer identity commingle.

Introducing: Leonard Suryajaya

In the first of our new series, “Introducing,” which highlights exciting new voices in photography, Aperture speaks with a queer, Indonesian photographer who makes explosive pictures of his family.

A Pioneer of Latinx Identity

Remembering Laura Aguilar’s unapologetically queer bodies.

Lola Flash is Ready for Her Moment

In her first retrospective, Lola Flash celebrates queer legacies through vibrant portraiture.

The Subversive Fantasies of Ren Hang (1987–2017)

Aperture remembers the surprising, defiant work of the Chinese photographer, whose playful vision cleverly pushed the limits of self expression.

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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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