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A New Mission for Aperture?

Written by Carla on May 16, 2011 — Leave a Comment

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D.A.P. Fall 2010 catalog

Written by Carla on September 3, 2010 — Leave a Comment

I just went through the Distributed Art Publishers Fall 2010 New Books on Art and Culture. There are only a couple of titles by black photographers, but several that include black artists and curators. Here are the titles of interest:
Aperture 200, Aperture, Fall 2010. Edited by Melissa Harris. Includes the feature Heroes of the Storm: [...]

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The NY Art Book Fair 2009 review

Written by Carla on October 2, 2009 — Leave a Comment

I came to New York City this weekend to attend the 4th annual NY Art Book Fair, presented by Printed Matter, which previewed last night and is open for free to the public today and tomorrow from 11 – 7 and Sunday 11 – 5 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens. According to their [...]

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Mthethwa, Zwelethu. Zwelethu Mthethwa (Aperture 2010)

Written by Carla on September 15, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Who knew Zwelethu Mthethwa went to RIT?

Zwelethu Mthethwa. Edited by Isolde Brielmaier, essay by Okwui Enwezor, Spring 2010, 113/4 x 10 in. (29.8 x 25.4 cm), 180 pages, 75 four-color images, Hardcover with jacket
ISBN 978-1-59711-113-3, $65.00; £45.00
Also available
A slipcased limited edition with print.
Please contact Aperture for information.
From the publisher:
Since Apartheid’s fall [...]

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Thomas, Hank Willis. Pitch Blackness (Aperture, 2008)

Written by Danielle on December 8, 2008 — Leave a Comment

Pitch Blackness. Hank Willis Thomas, Aperture, October 2008, 128 Pages, ca. 125 four-color images, 8×10 inches (20×25 cm), ISBN: 978-1-59711-072-3, Hardcover, $35.
On February 2, 2000, Songha Thomas Willis was shot to death outside a Philadelphia nightclub. He was 27 years old. The takeaway? A $400 gold chain. It’s the story [...]

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  • Taking a Break February 6, 2012
    Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
  • What if there were no more art galleries? February 6, 2012
    6×6 – An Art Version of a Music Festival ABOUT THIS PROJECT What is 6×6? Beginning on September 8, 2011, our roaming gallery Baang and Burne Contemporary will present 6×6, (six by six) a series of six, back to back, one week only art exhibitions in New York City. 6×6 was created by artists, for artists. Essentially 6×6, is [.. […]
  • The Stoop Gallery Call for Submissions February 6, 2012
    The Stoop Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the upcoming show date and theme: Art. Science. Body: How art and science merge to create identity narratives. July 30, 2011 This week, Psychology Today published an article focusing on why African American women are less physically attractive than other women. The methodology of the research was not m […]