Friday, June 26, 2009

Aperture (Summer 2009)

The latest issue of Aperture has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Contents:

FEATURES
  • Portfolio - The Difference a Painter Makes: Edward Hopper and Photography Notes by Jeffrey Fraenkel and Robert Adams -- Hopper's vision and its indelible mark on photography.
  • On Location - Daniel and Geo Fuchs: In The Halls of the Sasti by Matthias Harder -- The now-quiet former headquarters of the East German secret police.
  • Essay - Gay Men Play: Self-Representation, Sex, and Photography Now by Chris Boot -- Sexual identity explored through the medium of photography and on the Web.
  • Archive - Maya Deren: A Life Choreographed for Camera by Mark Alice Durant -- Little-known photographs by the acclaimed avant-garde filmmaker.
  • Theme and Variations - The Artist Formerly Known as Fashion Photography by Jason Evans -- Genre-bending photographers who are producing inventive fashion work.
  • Mixing the Media - A Look at Look by Mary Panzer -- One of the twentieth century's great picture magazines, brought back to light.
  • Portfolio - Suyeon Yun: Homecoming -- A selection from Yun's project on American veterans of current and past wars.
  • Dialogue - Don McCullin: Dark Landscapes Interview with Fred Ritchin -- A photographer known for his unflinching visions of conflict and troubles discusses a long career.

  • Note
  • Contributors
  • Reviews - Carlo McCormick on William Eggleston; Susan Morgan on Dialogue Among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California; Brian Dillon on Dayanita Singh; Vicki Goldberg on Miroslav Tichý; Jason Oddy on Shirana Shahbazi
  • Books - Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before: Michael Fried in conversation with James Welling.
  • Excerpts
  • Festivals - Gerry Badger on the Mois de la Photo, 2008
  • Mind's Eye - Max Blagg on Boris Lipnitzki's 1953 portrait of Blaise Cendrars

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