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APERTURE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
In Aperture Remix, Martin Parr responds to Aperture magazine #103, including an essay and photographs by Larry Sultan (above)
APERTURE REMIX: A SIXTIETHANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Featuring new work by Rinko Kawauchi, Vik Muniz, Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, Martin Parr, Doug Rickard, Viviane Sassen, Alec Soth, Penelope Umbrico, and James Welling
Exhibition on view: Wednesday, October 17–Saturday, November 17, 2012 Opening reception: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 6:00–8:00 pm
New York–August 1, 2012–On the occasion of Aperture’s sixtieth anniversary, a select group of contemporary photographers have been invited to choose an Aperture publication by an artist who has been influential in forming their work, and to pay it artistic homage. For each commissioned artist, the goal is to create a new, unique work inspired by the ideas they find most influential or of greatest concern in the previously published work.
Once published and released into the public sphere, a body of work can take on a life of its own, spurring other artists to explore new possibilities in their own practice. With Aperture Remix, the goal is to explore the past, but also the present of publishing great work: How have artists drawn encouragement from the work of others through the form of the photobook? How has the printed page—whether in book or magazine form— contributed to an ever‐evolving international network of influence and inspiration?
547 West 27th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10001 212 505 5555 aperture.org
The culmination of the project is an exhibition at Aperture Gallery, which will travel internationally thereafter. Participating artists include:
Rinko Kawauchi in response to Sally Mann’s Immediate Family (1992) Vik Muniz in response to Edward Weston’s The Daybooks, Vol. 1 Mexico (1973) Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs in response to a selection of Aperture’s essay titles (1989‐2011) Martin Parr in response to Issue 103 of Aperture magazine (1986) Doug Rickard in response to Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places (1982/2004) Viviane Sassen in response to Edward Weston’s Nudes (1977) Alec Soth in response to Robert Adams’s Summer Nights (1985) Penelope Umbrico in response to The Masters of Photography (1977–1998) James Welling in response to Paul Strand’s Time in New England (1977)
On view will be the new works made in response by each artist, including their physical interventions with the publications themselves. These responses will be juxtaposed with the original publications, and a selection of prints published in these works. The project will ultimately comprise a unique way of mapping the enduring influence of Aperture’s publication history as it relates to contemporary practice.
Each of the new works are being created in an edition of five, and are available for purchase as a set or individually. For more information, please contact Kellie McLaughlin at (212) 946‐9130 or [email protected].
Related exhibition on view: Aperture Foundation Sixtieth Anniversary Photography Auction Preview October 17–October 23, 2012 Aperture Gallery, New York
Related events: Opening reception Aperture Remix: A Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration and Aperture Foundation Sixtieth Anniversary Photography Auction Preview Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 6:00 pm Aperture Gallery, New York
Aperture Foundation Sixtieth Anniversary Gala Dinner & Photography Auction Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:00 pm Gotham Hall, New York
Also published on the occasion of Aperture’s Sixtieth Anniversary: Aperture Magazine Anthology: The Minor White Years, 19521976 Edited and with an interview by Peter C. Bunnell Including essays by Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, Carl Chiarenza, Walter Chappell, Jonathan Green, Dorothea Lange, Nathan Lyons, Lisette Model, Barbara Morgan,
Beaumont Newhall, Nancy Newhall, Arthur Siegel, Henry Holmes Smith, Frederick Sommer, John Szarkowski, Minor White, and others
Location: Aperture Gallery 547 West 27th Street, Fourth floor New York, NY Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am–6:00 pm; Closed Sunday Admission: Free
Aperture, a not‐for‐profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online.
Press Contact: Barbara Escobar, Publicity and Events Manager, (212) 946‐7123, [email protected]