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Hale County Revisited
In photographs and a new film, RaMell Ross offers a poetic vision of Southern life. By Salamishah Tillet RaMell Ross, Ida Mae, 2012, from the series South County, AL (a Hale County), 2012–14Courtesy...
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At Least They’ll See the Black
In two recent films, Kahlil Joseph and Arthur Jafa consider the poetics of African American life. By Antwaun Sargent Kahlil Joseph, Fly Paper, 2017. HD monochrome digital video and 35mm film with...
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The Land and the Landscape
A conversation with David Goldblatt, who throughout his long career used the camera to reflect the social realities of South Africa. By Jonathan Cane David Goldblatt, Mrs. Miriam Diale in her bedroom,...
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The Threat of Being Seen
In her latest series, Alex Prager conjures the drama of Golden Age Hollywood. By Rebecca Bengal Mark Williams and Sara Hirakawa, Alex Prager, 2017 © the artists When Alex Prager first began teaching...
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Shirin Neshat’s Dreamlands
An artist and filmmaker contends with Iranian identity. By Negar Azimi Shirin Neshat, Still from Looking for Oum Kulthum, 2017© the artist and courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels Shirin...
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The Tunnel is Made of Light
In a series of haunting Polaroids, Ryan Spencer draws upon neo-noir movies set in Los Angeles. By Dana Stevens Ryan Spencer, Untitled, 2016, from the series There Is No Light at the End of the Tunnel...
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On the Cover: Aperture’s “Los Angeles” Issue
Photographer unknown, Gata and Tootsie from Boyle Heights and East LA, Newberry’s Department Store, Downtown LA, 1971 Courtesy Michelle Padilla The cover of Aperture’s fall 2018 issue, “Los Angeles,”...
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Back in the Days
Guadalupe Rosales and her archive of Chicano life in Los Angeles. By Carribean Fragoza Photographs in Guadalupe Rosales’s studio, 2018 Photograph by Mike Slack for Aperture Guadalupe Rosales moved to...
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The Streets in Afterglow
Star Montana’s dreamy portraits capture the golden aura of East Los Angeles. By Juana María Rodríguez Star Montana, Marina, East Los Angeles, 2016Courtesy the artist Star Montana’s name is a poem. Born...
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Disobedient Domesticity
In suburban LA, Sophie Tianxin Chen produces scenes of the mundane and perverse. By Jennifer Piejko Sophie Tianxin Chen, Untitled, 2018© and courtesy the artist Wary cartographies comprise Los Angeles....
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Outside, Looking In
Barak Zemer pictures intimate moments of isolation in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles. By Kate Palmer Albers Barak Zemer, Aquarium, 2015 © and courtesy the artist How do human beings—and human...
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Everything is Light
In her recent photography, Mona Kuhn evokes LA’s iconic architecture and landscapes. By Sara Knelman Mona Kuhn, AD 7809, 2014, from the series She Disappeared into Complete Silence, 2014 © the artist...
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On the Cover: Aperture’s “Family” Issue
Liz Johnson Artur, Johnny’s wedding guests, London, 2002 Courtesy the artist Since the early 1990s, Liz Johnson Artur has been photographing individuals of the African diaspora throughout London,...
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Black Balloon Archive
Liz Johnson Artur’s intimate workbooks honor communities across the African diaspora. By Ekow Eshun Liz Johnson Artur, Under 18th Rave, East London, 2004 Courtesy the artist Shortly after midnight on...
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Strong Women
Hannah Starkey’s cinematic, psychologically astute portraits define the contemporary flaneuse. By Sara Knelman Hannah Starkey, Untitled, May 1997, 1997 © the artist and courtesy Maureen Paley, London,...
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We Are Family
For the members of the legendary House of Xtravaganza, family is about love, identity, and protection. By Mikelle Street Father Jose Xtravaganza and Mother Gisele Xtravaganza, 2018 Photograph by Stefan...
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The Pleasures of Domestic Comfort
At home in Japan, Motoyuki Daifu captures his family with gleeful candor. By Dan Abbe Motoyuki Daifu, Untitled, 2010–17, from the series Project Family © the artist In one image from Motoyuki Daifu’s...
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The Hard Truths of Family Life
In Florida, Kathryn Harrison photographs her mother and brother with fearless intensity. By John Jeremiah Sullivan Kathryn Harrison, Untitled, Sarasota, Florida, 2016–17Courtesy the artist When Sally...
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Bamako Revisited
The legacy of Mali’s influential photography biennial. By Bisi Silva Oumou Diarra, Les Chasseuses de Bazin, 2016 Courtesy the artist In 1998, I traveled to Bamako for the first time to attend the third...
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On the Cover: Aperture’s “Earth” Issue
David Benjamin Sherry, Looking toward Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah (detail), 2018 Courtesy the artist and Salon 94 “I first happened upon this remote area of southeast Utah in...
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