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Aperture
Aperture Foundation
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Aperture
Magazine has been described by leading professionals
as "the most serious and the most valuable
periodical in the photographic world" and
"a permanent testimonial to the great photographers
of our time"... |
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Aperture's history and mission
Fifty years ago Aperture was born of the passionate
desire for a publication to support fine photography.
Created in Ansel Adams's house by a distinguished
group of colleagues including Minor White, Dorothea
Lange, Barbara Morgan, and Nancy Newhall, Aperture's
original mission was to communicate with serious
photographers and creative people everywhere. In
May 1952, the first issue of the six-by-nine-inch
journal was sent to a small, hopeful band of supporters
united by a belief in an "ideal in photography."
Aperture's evolution from a small quarterly to a
multifaceted international organization was first
guided by the legendary photographer and teacher,
Minor White. One of his students, Michael E. Hoffman,
became Aperture's editor-in-chief and Aperture Foundation's
executive director in 1965, a post he held until
his untimely death in 2001. Under Hoffman's leadership,
the Foundation expanded its mission while maintaining
its original purpose: to present the work of exceptional
photographers with integrity. His legacy is marked
by the publication of a series of landmark issues
of the magazine, more than 450 books, and limited-edition
prints and portfolios, bringing important works
to collectors of fine photography. Hoffman established
Aperture's Burden Gallery and developed a program
of traveling exhibitions mounted in first-class
venues worldwide. In 1983 the Foundation was entrusted
with the Paul Strand Archive, an invaluable resource
for scholars and cultural institutions. Through
the Foundation's efforts, Aperture has promoted
photography as a unique artistic expression to an
ever-growing community that sustains it, publishing
and exhibiting the work of virtually every master
of the twentieth century, from Paul Strand to Diane
Arbus, as well as new and emerging artists. Aperture
Foundation also works with museums, publishers,
and cultural institutions worldwide to produce its
books in many languages.
A passion for photography
In its quest to expand the audience for this dynamic
medium, Aperture awakens the spirit with a wealth
of material. It provides vital commentary through
books and exhibitions on significant issues, on
the changing world in which we live, and on groundbreaking
work by the most important photographers of our
time. The scope—from nature and the environment
to global migrations, from domestic abuse and homelessness
to performance art and beyond—reflects the
unlimited range of Aperture's passion for photography.
Internationally acclaimed books and exhibitions,
from classic to contemporary, include Letizia Battaglia's
chilling images of southern Italy in Passion, Justice,
Freedom—Photographs of Sicily; Sebastião
Salgado's Migrations, which opened at the United
Nations prior to touring at sixty venues worldwide;
and China: Fifty Years Inside the People's Republic,
which opened at Asia Society, New York, for a six-year
tour of China and North America which includes the
Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C., in 2004.
Aperture's independence
Applauded for its brave approach to a broad spectrum
of issues, Aperture's not-for-profit status allows
for the independence and integrity that is fundamental
to the Foundation's work. Publishing the most innovative
work in photography without compromise, however,
requires generous financial support. Over the years,
Aperture Foundation has received funding from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State
Council on the Arts, The Starr Foundation, The Turner
Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Lannan
Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Eastman Kodak Company,
and other foundations and corporations as well as
from dedicated individuals. As Aperture moves into
a new chapter of its history, it will attract an
even wider audience interested in exploring and
sustaining photography as one of the most vital
forms of communication.
Celebrating fifty years in photography
Aperture's growth and development from a small quarterly
publication to an international cultural phenomenon
is truly a cause for celebration. A series of special
publications, exhibitions, and events, began in
October 2002 with Photography Past/Forward: Aperture
at 50. Most of the contents of this 240-page hardcover
book, featuring 250 images, are also published as
volumes 168 and 169 of Aperture magazine as a tribute
to Aperture's founders and subscribers. An exhibition
of more than 170 images from the book will open
at Sotheby's, New York, in January 2003, subsequently
touring to prominent venues worldwide.
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