Aperture Conversations: 1985 to the Present
Published on 1. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-1-59711-306-9 (ISBN)
Description
Why did Henri Cartier-Bresson nearly have a posthumous exhibition while still alive? What led Stephen Shore to work with color? Why was Sophie Calle accused of stealing Vermeer's The Concert ? And what is Susan Meiselas's take on Instagram and the future of online storytelling?
Aperture Conversations presents a selection of interviews pulled from Aperture's publishing history, highlighting critical dialogue between photographers, esteemed critics, curators, editors, and artists from 1985 to the present day. Emerging talent along with well-established photographers discuss their work openly and examine the future of the medium. Through the history of Aperture's booklist, online platform, and Aperture magazine, Aperture Conversations celebrates the artist's voice, collaborations, and the photography community at large.
Aperture Conversations presents a selection of interviews pulled from Aperture's publishing history, highlighting critical dialogue between photographers, esteemed critics, curators, editors, and artists from 1985 to the present day. Emerging talent along with well-established photographers discuss their work openly and examine the future of the medium. Through the history of Aperture's booklist, online platform, and Aperture magazine, Aperture Conversations celebrates the artist's voice, collaborations, and the photography community at large.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1205 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59711-306-9 (9781597113069)
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Melissa Harris is editor-at-large of Aperture Foundation, where she has worked for more than twenty-five years, including as editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine from 2002 to 2012. Harris has edited more than forty books for Aperture and recently authored A Wild Life: A Visual Biography of Photographer Michael Nichols (2017). Harris has curated photography exhibitions for venues worldwide, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. Harris teaches at New York University in the Tisch Photography and Imaging department. Harris lives in New York City.