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December 23, 2013
Collaboration: Revisiting the History of Photography Recap
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
“In this project we seek to reconstruct the material, practical, and political conditions of collaboration through photography and of photography through collaboration. We seek ways to foreground—and create—the tension between the collaborative process and the photographic product by reconstructing the participation of others, usually the more ‘silent’ participants. We try to do this through the presentation of a large repertoire of types of collaborations, those which take place at the moment when a photograph is taken, or others that are understood as collaboration only later, when a photograph is reproduced and disseminated, juxtaposed to another, read by others, investigated, explored, preserved, and accumulated in an archive to create a new database.”
— Azoulay, Ewald, and Meiselas’s description of the “Collaboration” project.
On December 7, Ariella Azoulay, Wendy Ewald, Susan Meiselas, and graduate students from the Modern Culture and Media Department at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design met for an Open Lab at Aperture Gallery. The team, which included graduate students Nathan Lee, Drew Ludwig, Nupur Mathur, Rijuta Mehta, Francisco Monar, Tyler Theus, and Sarah Yahm, organized the event with the aim of further developing the first draft of a research project that reconsiders the history of photography from the perspective of collaboration. Aperture visitors were encouraged to contribute to the informal discussion.
Prior to the event, the team had mapped out a timeline of approximately one hundred photography projects—in which photographers “co-labored” with each other and with those they photographed—on the walls of the Aperture Bookstore. Open to public participation, this one-day event was a unique opportunity to engage with the project and provide input as to which photography projects were felt to be most significant, or to point out any that had been forgotten or overlooked.
This enlightening dialogue was made possible by the environment created by Azoulay, Ewald, Meiselas, and the Brown and RISD students. Aperture would like to thank this collaborative team and the participating public for their energy and inspiration.
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December 20, 2013
Year in Review: Top Articles of 2013
Thomas Ruff: Photograms for the New Age
Aperture editor Michael Famighetti interviews photographer Thomas Ruff about his new series of photograms, exhibited in Spring 2013 at David Zwirner in New York. (From Aperture #211.)
Redux: Italo Calvino’s “The Adventure of a Photographer”
Aveek Sen on Italo Calvino’s “The Adventure of a Photographer.” (From Aperture #212.)
Photo.edu: Toward a New Curriculum
What is photographic education today? The question elicits a wave of differing, often contesting, answers. Artist, writer, and educator Arthur Ou considers the current state of photo education. (From Aperture #210.)
On the occasion of the release of Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi’s newest book, Ametsuchi (Aperture, 2013), Aperture spoke with Hans Gremmen, the book’s designer.
Daido Moriyama: The Shock From Outside
Daido Moriyama speaks with Ivan Vartanian about the unending newness of photographs. (From Aperture #203.)
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December 19, 2013
Artist Talk: Lisa Oppenheim (Video)
On November 19, in collaboration with the Department of Photography at Parsons the New School for Design, Aperture hosted a talk with artist Lisa Oppenheim. Two of Oppenheim’s recent projects involve photographic prints exposed using nontraditional light sources: for her series Smoke, Oppenheim solarized images of fire, explosions, and smoke with an open flame; for Lunagrams, she exposed contact prints of the moon to moonlight.
The images for both series were often sourced from the public domain. In Smoke, the works’ titles include detailed descriptions and dates for the historical events from which the negatives were sourced. Lunagrams consisted of new prints based on the work of John and Henry Draper, credited with creating the first telescopic photographs of the moon and other celestial bodies in the mid-nineteenth century. A portfolio of Oppenheim’s photographs was featured in Aperture magazine’s Summer 2013 issue, Curiosity, with an introduction by Brian Sholis.
View “Artist Talk: Lisa Oppenheim,” Part 2, and Part 3 on Vimeo.
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Aperture magazine’s Summer 2013 issue, Curiosity, is now available.
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December 18, 2013
Emmet Gowin: A Life in Photography (Video)
On December 3, Aperture Gallery hosted a talk and book signing with photographer Emmet Gowin, in honor of the release of his long-awaited survey Emmet Gowin (Fundación MAPFRE in association with Aperture, 2013). The book pays tribute to his prolific career as a photographer and his impact on the medium.
In his photographs, Gowin has threaded together seemingly disparate subjects—his wife, Edith, and their extended family; American and European landscapes; aerial views of environmental devastation—that reflect his ongoing interest in issues of scale, the impact of the individual, and notions of belonging. As a photography professor at Princeton University from 1973 to 2009, Gowin exerted a powerful influence on several generations of photographers.
A slideshow of images accompanied Gowin’s talk, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
View “Emmet Gowin: A Life in Photography” Parts 2, 3 and 4 on Vimeo.
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Emmet Gowin’s survey, Emmet Gowin (Fundación MAPFRE in association with Aperture, 2013), is now available.
Emmet GowinThis long-awaited survey features Emmet Gowin’s portraits of his extended family, landscapes, and aerial views of environmental devastation.$80.00
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December 13, 2013
Teaching Visual Literacy Through Photography
Education is a priority of Aperture Foundation. In 2014, we are expanding our visual-literacy curriculum for children and teens, and launching new educational initiatives to inspire new audiences to take their interest in photography to the next level.
We have already laid the groundwork for our education plans, but there is still much work to be done. Please click above to hear directly from Aperture’s deputy director Sarah McNear regarding these vital programs along with an invitation to participate from executive director Chris Boot.
This holiday season, please consider offering a generous end-of-year donation. We thank you for your support!
DONATE TODAY!
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Taking Visual Literacy to the Next Level
Education is a priority of Aperture Foundation. In 2014, we are expanding our visual-literacy curriculum for children and teens, and launching new educational initiatives to inspire new audiences to take their interest in photography to the next level.
We have already laid the groundwork for our education plans, but there is still much work to be done. Please click above to hear directly from Aperture’s deputy director Sarah McNear regarding these vital programs along with an invitation to participate from executive director Chris Boot.
This holiday season, please consider offering a generous end-of-year donation. We thank you for your support!
DONATE TODAY!
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December 11, 2013
Recap: Prix Pictet: Power Opening Reception
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Opening Reception for Prix Pictet: Power. Image courtesy Allison Kruger Pierce.
Luc Delahaye, Ambush, Ramadi, Iraq, July 22, 2006; from Various works: 2008–2011
On December 5, Aperture hosted the opening reception for Prix Pictet: Power, an exhibition honoring the Pictet global award in photography and sustainability. Power, the theme of this year’s award, has enormous creative reach, embracing both hope and despair in equal measure. Over two hundred nominators worldwide recommended almost 650 photographers from seventy-six countries, many of whom presented images that are both awe-inspiring and disturbing.
Luc Delahaye, Ambush, Ramadi, Iraq, July 22, 2006; from Various works: 2008–2011
The exhibition features work by this year’s award winner, French photographer Luc Delahaye, and by eleven short-listed photographers. The short list includes Robert Adams (United States), Daniel Beltrá (Spain/United States), Mohamed Bourouissa (Algeria/France), Philippe Chancel (France), Edmund Clark (United Kingdom), Carl De Keyzer (Belgium), Rena Effendi (Azerbaijan/Egypt), Jacqueline Hassink (the Netherlands), An-My Lê (Vietnam/United States), Joel Sternfeld (United States), and Guy Tillim (South Africa).
Prix Pictet: Power will be on view at Aperture Gallery until January 30, 2014.
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December 4, 2013
Mark Steinmetz: Photographing Civilization
Steinmetz, Off Route 316, Barrow County, Georgia, 2005.
Steinmetz, Atlanta, 2007.
Steinmetz, Knoxville, 1992.
Photographs help us to picture ourselves. Images teach us about our cultural and geographic origins, with the camera as the stylus of civilization. Join Mark Steinmetz as he considers a lineage of American photography from Walker Evans through Robert Frank to Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander, and helps students to consider their work in an expanded context through a combination of lecture and portfolio review. Steinmetz will candidly present his own photography, discussing his experiences, publications, and inspirations. The curriculum will also cover bookmaking and sequencing as additional strategies for shaping groups of photographs. Photographers from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as the workshop will touch upon a range of subject matters and approaches. Lunch will be served.
Mark Steinmetz is a photographer and author of numerous titles, including South Central (2007), South East (2008), Greater Atlanta (2009), Summertime (2011), Italia (2010), Paris in My Time (2013), and The Players (2014).His work is included in the collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. Steinmetz has exhibited internationally, participating in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; MiCamera, Milan; Philadelphia Photo Arts Center; Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York; Alibi Fine Art, Chicago; Box Galerie, Brussels; and Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco. Steinmetz has taught photography at Harvard University, Yale University, Sarah Lawrence College, Emory University, and University of Hartford. Steinmetz received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1994. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
Tuition: $500 ($450 for currently enrolled photography students and Aperture members at the Friend level and above)
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Contact education@aperture.org with any questions.
Refund / Cancellation Policy for Aperture Workshops
All fees are non-refundable if you should choose to withdraw from a workshop less than one month prior to its start date unless we are able to fill your seat. In the event of a medical emergency, please provide a physician’s note stating the nature of the emergency, and Aperture will issue you a credit that can be applied to future workshops. Aperture reserves the right to cancel any workshop up to one week prior to the start date if the workshop is under-enrolled, in which case a full refund will be issued. A minimum of eight students is required to run a workshop.
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November 26, 2013
The Pigs – Carlos Spottorno Interview at Paris Photo 2013
Photographer Carlos Spottorno‘s publication The Pigs won the Photobook Award 2013 from Fotobookfestival, Kassel, Germany, and was short-listed for the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook of the Year Prize. Here, he offers some pro tips on working with publishers, winning competitions, and promoting a book. Spottorno’s advice for those who want to get a book published:
“You want people to do things for you? You go meet them—go to their office. You need to take a plane? Take a plane. You go there and speak with them physically. It’s not via e-mail—you have lunch together. It’s something that you have to do.”
Spottorno also explains the recent photobook boom from a photographer’s perspective:
“The photobook boom is related to the need of photographers to put their work together in paper form, in this digital world. At the end, I think we all want to touch something.”
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Video courtesy of Read That Image.
Learn more about the winners of the 2013 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards here.
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November 25, 2013
City Shapes: Matthew Pillsbury with Michel Lussault (Video)
On October 19, Aperture Foundation, in partnership with Villa Gillet, presented an afternoon conversation between photographer Matthew Pillsbury and French geographer Michel Lussault. The event was organized for the launch of Matthew Pillsbury’s monograph, City Stages, as part of Walls and Bridges, a ten-day French-American arts and ideas festival curated by Villa Gillet.
Matthew Pillsbury presented a brief slideshow of his photographs capturing human activity in urban environments, ranging from isolated moments—people tuned into the omnipresent screens of tablets, laptops, televisions, and phones—to crowded spectacles at museums, parades, cathedrals, and even protests. In discussion, Pillsbury and Lussault shared observations and discussed the relationships between individuals, everyday environments, and the urban landscape. The conversation was followed by a brief Q&A and a signing of City Stages.
View “Matthew Pillsbury in Conversation with Michel Lussault,” parts 2, 3 and 4 on Vimeo.
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Matthew Pillsbury’s City Stages (Aperture, 2013) is now available.
City StagesMatthew Pillsbury’s first monograph City Stages captures the vibrancy of urban landscapes in large-format, black-and-white photographs.
$65.00
The New York Times Magazine Photographs
$75.00
Diplodocus, Natural History Museum, London, 2007
$1,800.00
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