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Spirituality Is Solidarity
Guest editor Wolfgang Tillmans and philosopher Martin Hägglund grapple with ideas of faith and freedom. Wolfgang Tillmans, Shaker rainbow, 1998 Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/Hong Kong; Maureen...
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Santu Mofokeng’s Pensive Visions of Land and Ritual
In a new series of photobooks, the revered photographer conjures the mysteries of faith in South Africa. By Sean O’Toole Santu Mofokeng, Animal Festoon, Mautse Cave, Clarens, 1996 © Santu Mofokeng...
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Spirit of the Age
Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s iconic novel Orlando, the artists in Aperture’s “Orlando” issue explore the limitless territories of identity, history, and consciousness. By Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton as...
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Picturing the American Family, From Frederick Douglass to Jamel Shabazz
In this conversation, Rhea L. Combs and Deborah Willis speak to the power of photographs to envision love and connection for Black American families. Jamel Shabazz, Twins, 1980Courtesy the artist “I...
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On the Cover: Aperture’s “House & Home” Issue
Mauro Restiffe, from the series Santo Sospir, 2018Courtesy the artist They called it the “tattooed villa.” In 1950, Jean Cocteau began to draw mythological frescoes on the walls of Villa Santo Sospir,...
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In a World of Brutal Urbanism, Can a Home be a Refuge?
Acclaimed architect David Adjaye reflects on what kinds of homes we build, and how we live in them. By Emmanuel Iduma Pari Dukovic, David Adjaye, 2013Courtesy the artist/Trunk Archive In the course of...
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Minimal, Messy, or Melancholic?
The many faces of “home” in Japanese photography. By Lena Fritsch Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Untitled, 1981–82, from the series Katsura Imperial VillaCourtesy Kochi Prefecture, Ishimoto Yasuhiro Photo Center...
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For Annabelle Selldorf, Architecture is Not About Powerful Images
The art world’s favorite architect on her photographic influences, designing sought-after homes, and how buildings can actually “do something.” By Julian Rose Annabelle Selldorf, New York, October...
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The Terror and Pleasure of Staying at Home
How did an early 1990s exhibition anticipate the transformation of family life in the U.S.? By Sara Knelman Philip-Lorca di Corcia, Sergio and Totti, 1985Courtesy the Museum of Modern Art, New York/Art...
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Midcentury Modern in Black and White
In the postwar years, Ezra Stoller photographed iconic buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. But, were his images a reality—or an ideal? By Mimi Zeiger Ezra Stoller, Frank Lloyd...
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Denise Scott Brown on the Signs and Symbols for Living
For the acclaimed architect, photography has always been a central approach to design. By Peter Barberie Denise Scott Brown, Philadelphia, November 2019Photograph by Jody Rogac for Aperture In her...
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What Happens When the American Dream of Homeownership Reaches Mexico?
For more than a decade, Alejandro Cartagena has photographed Mexican suburbs transformed by the rapid construction of new homes. By Yxta Maya Murray Alejandro Cartagena, Family walking back from store...
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In Japan, a Photographer Finds There’s No Stranger Place than Home
Fumi Ishino’s photographs ask what happens when a house becomes unfamiliar. By Moeko Fujii Fumi Ishino, from the series Loom, Japan, 2018Courtesy the artist Two years ago, on his annual visit to Japan,...
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The Light All Around Us
In his 1970s photographs from Colorado, Robert Adams finds the beauty and emotion in everyday homes. By Pico Iyer Robert Adams, Colorado, ca. 1973Courtesy the artist and Fraenkel Gallery, San...
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On the Cover: Aperture’s “Ballads” Issue
Poster for Ballads of Sexual Dependency, by Nan Goldin, Collective for Living Cinema, New York, May 9, 1983Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, London, and Paris Before Nan...
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The Cotton Bowl and the Super Bowl
Coinciding with Aperture magazine’s “Vision & Justice” issue, students in Sarah Lewis’s Harvard University class “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” contributed essays on the...
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Racial Innocence in Postwar America
Coinciding with Aperture magazine’s “Vision & Justice” issue, students in Sarah Lewis’s Harvard University class “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” contributed essays on the...
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In California, Trees as Witness and Living Memorial
Coinciding with Aperture magazine’s “Vision & Justice” issue, students in Sarah Lewis’s Harvard University class “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” contributed essays on the...
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Coinciding with Aperture magazine’s “Vision & Justice” issue, students in Sarah Lewis’s Harvard University class “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” contributed essays on the...
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Don't Touch Our Hair
Coinciding with Aperture magazine’s “Vision & Justice” issue, students in Sarah Lewis’s Harvard University class “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” contributed essays on images of...
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