Bruce Davidson, Honoree Richard Misrach and Aperture Trustee Joel Meyerowitz

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A big thank you to all who attended Monday night’s Aperture Foundation 2010 Benefit and Auction honoring Steven Ames, Richard Misrach and Julie Saul. The evening was an amazing success followed by the happening Snap! Benefit Party, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of Aperture patrons.

Click through the gallery above to see the party pictures.

Sway, 2009 by Jowhara AlSaud

Today is the first day to bid online for items in Aperture’s largest auction ever. Browse Aperture’s Auction Catalog which features photographic works by a diverse range of artists including Jowhara AlSaud, Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, Joel Meyerowitz, Richard Misrach, Graham Nash, Mickalene Thomas, Brian Ulrich, James Welling, Kehinde Wiley, Michael Wolf, and Hank Willis Thomas. For the first time ever Aperture is also presenting an Emerging Artists Auction with works by Timothy Briner, Jen Davis, Cig Harvey, Mark Lyon, LaToya Ruby Frazier, and Will Steacy, among many others. Online bidding will remain open through Monday, November 1st at 12:00 noon EST.

Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction will take place at The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers on November 1st honoring Richard Misrach, Steven Ames, and Julie Saul. Immediately following the Benefit Dinner and Live Auction, the SNAP! Benefit Party co-chaired by Hank Willis Thomas, Carolyn Francis, and Giovanni Tomaselli of Polaroid, will feature special guest DJs, a raffle, an open bar, lite bites and treats.

Click here to preview auction items and bid online

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the 2010 Benefit Dinner & Auction

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the SNAP! Benefit Party

Believe It by Hank Willis Thomas

Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction print list features an eclectic roster of established and emerging artists who have or are making their mark in contemporary art. Included in this year’s Silent Auction, Aperture is pleased to present an exciting recent work by artist Hank Willis Thomas. Thomas, whose critically acclaimed monograph Pitch Blackness was released by Aperture in 2008, is perhaps best known for his internationally exhibited series Unbranded which deconstructs the representation of African Americans in advertisements made over a forty year span. Thomas’ newest body of work Fair Warning emerged from the making of Unbranded and highlights the visual dynamics of cigarette ads aimed at an African American audience whom have been historically disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry. The images in Fair Warning are re-appropriated by Thomas using the same technique as Unbranded, logos are removed, text is left in snippets that transform intention juxtaposed with the model’s nonchalant hand gestures sans cigarettes and a consideration of the depiction of blackness being marketed.

Hank Willlis Thomas is also co-chairing Aperture’s first ever SNAP! Benefit Party which will follow the annual Benefit and Auction dinner along with Carolyn Francis and Giovanni Tomaselli of Polaroid, sponsor of SNAP! Hosted by Aperture’s SNAP! Young Patrons Program, this event will include an Emerging Artists Auction, the music stylings of DJs AJ Slim, Tim Barber of Tinyvices.com and Jeannie Hopper of LiquidSoundLounge.com and ARTonAIR.org, special raffle prizes and a tasty buffet of light bites.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets to the SNAP! Benefit Party

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Click here to view the Auction Catalog. Online bidding starts on October 18.

Morrissey ruined my life, 2009 by Adam Krause

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November 1st is Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction. This year immediately following the Benefit will be the first ever SNAP! Benefit Party. Hosted by SNAP! The Aperture Foundation Young Patrons Program, this event is an exciting addition to the evening. Co-chaired by artist Hank Willis Thomas, Carolyn Francis and Giovanni Tomaselli of Polaroid, sponsor of SNAP!, there will be a silent auction of works by emerging artists including Jen Davis, Adam Krause, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Will Steacy, among others. The event will be spun by downtown fixtures, special guest DJs AJ Slim, Tim Barber of Tinyvices.com and Jeannie Hopper of LiquidSoundLounge.com and ArtOnAir.org. Featuring a raffle and a chance to win a number of luxury prizes, SNAP! Benefit Party will both be a celebration for Aperture artists, friends and patrons as well as a chance to support Aperture’s many valuable programs.

Click here for more information about the SNAP! Benefit Party and to buy your ticket

Click here for more information about Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction

Click here to preview the Auction print list online. Online bidding on silent auction items begins October 18th!

Detail from Untitled, 2008 by Richard Misrach

Join Aperture for its 2010 Benefit and Auction on November 1st honoring photographer Richard Misrach; collector, philanthropist, former Aperture Trustee Steven Ames; and gallerist Julie Saul. This year’s auction will be Aperture’s largest ever with opportunities to bid on an exciting roster of prints by Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, Susan Meiselas, Joel Meyerowitz, Curtis Mann, Mickalene Thomas, Paul Strand, James Welling, Hank Willis Thomas and Kehinde Wiley among others.

Directly following the Benefit and Auction, the first-ever SNAP! Benefit Party and Emerging Artists Silent Auction hosted by SNAP!, Aperture’s Young Patrons Program will feature music spun by special guests DJs, an open bar, and great raffle prizes. The Emerging Artists Auction includes rising photographers such as Timothy Briner, Jen Davis, Adam Krause, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Will Steacy and many more.

Click here to preview silent and live auction items

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the 2010 Benefit and Auction

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the 2010 SNAP! Benefit Party

© Hank Willis Thomas

All Things Being Equal…, a new exhibition of works by Hank Willis Thomas opens at the Goodman Gallery in Cape Town, September 2nd and marks the artist’s first solo show in South Africa. Bringing together recent work, the exhibit explores legacies of slavery and colonialism, segregation and apartheid. Previous projects by Thomas include his Unbranded series, currently featured in the Greater New York exhibition on view at MoMA PS1, which re-appropriates advertising targeted at African Americans and his B®anded Series which can currently be seen at the Brooklyn Museum and considers representations of African-American men in popular media. Hank Willis Thomas’ monograph Pitch Blackness, which includes several bodies of work, was published by Aperture in 2008.

Hank Willis Thomas is the co-chair of this year’s first-ever benefit party, hosted by SNAP!, Aperture Young Patrons Program, which will follow the annual 2010 Benefit & Auction dinner.

Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…
September 2-October 4, 2010

Goodman Gallery
176 Sir Lowry Road, Between Lewin and Nelson Streets
Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
+27 (0) 21 462 7573

Click here to purchase Pitch Blackness

See Hank’s tour with Aperture interns here.

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Laura Daydreaming by Groana Melendez

EnFoco, the non-profit organization who’s mission is to support photographers of diverse cultures, and whom have featured in exhibition or publication work by such artists as Hank Willis Thomas, Dawoud Bey, LaToya Ruby Frazier, 2009 Aperture portfolio prize runner-up Keliy Anderson-Staley and countless more, is having a summer cocktail party and auction to benefit En Foco’s programs. Refreshments and food will served and limited edition prints by such artist’s as Phyllis Galembo and Martin Weber will be available for purchase through silent auction.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets in advance!

Detail from Untitled, 2008 by Richard Misrach

Mark your calendar’s for Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction and help us salute luminaries in the field of photography. This year’s honorees include photographer Richard Misrach; collector and philanthropist Steven Ames; and gallerist Julie Saul. The event will be co-chaired by Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla. Our first-ever benefite party, hosted by SNAP!, Aperture Young Patrons Program, will be co-chaired by Carolyn Francis, artist Hank Willis Thomas, and Giovanni Tomaselli of Polaroid, sponsor of SNAP!

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers

Proceeds from Aperture’s Benefit, Auction, and Party are essential for maintaining the quality of Aperture’s publications, exhibitions, and education programs. Join us!

Black Power by Hank Willis Thomas

The third annual New York Photo Festival (NYPH) Kicks off today!

This year the festival features Aperture Presents, a series of panel discussions at St. Ann’s Warehouse, curated by Aperture’s editors. Panels will take place each day from 4:30-5:20 p.m.

The first panel taking place this afternoon will feature artists Justine Reyes, Brian Ulrich, and Hank Willis Thomas presenting their work and experiences securing funding, reviews, fellowships, and grants.

Tomorrow Aperture will bring together Amy Elkins, co-founder of Women in Photography; Ariel Shanberg, executive director of the Center for Photography at Woodstock; and Amy Yenkin, director of Open Society Institute, to offer insight on how artists can better benefit from the various opportunities available to them.

In addition Aperture will present a conversation with photographer Eirik Johnson (whose series of photographs Sawdust Mountain is currently on view at Aperture) and picture editor of Orion magazine, Jason Houston. The four day panel series will conclude with an artist’s talk by 2008 Aperture Portfolio Prize runner-up and emerging artist Jowhara AlSaud.

Emerging Artists’ Support Systems, Part 1
The Artist’s Perspective: Justine Reyes, Brian Ulrich, Hank Willis Thomas
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Emerging Artist’s Support Systems, Part 2
Funds, Fellowships and Reviews
Friday, May 14, 2010

Sawdust Mountain: Eirik Johnson and Jason Houston in Conversation
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Time Frames: An Artist’s Talk with Jowhara AlSaud
Sunday, May 16, 2010

NYPH 10
May 13th – 16th, 2010
St. Anne’s Warehouse
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York

Thursday, March 4th – Sunday, March 7th, Philadelphia will be the site of The Society for Photographic Education’s 47th National conference, presented this year in collaboration with the photography organization En Foco. Entitled Facing Diversity: Leveling the Playing Field in the Photographic Arts, the conference will examine the state of diversity in the field of photography and the art world and will feature talks by Dawoud Bey, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Veronica Passalacqua and Kip Fulbeck.

Visit Aperture at Booth # 25 in the exhibition hall all at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown — the event is open to the public.

On Friday, March 5th, from 6:00-9:00 pm, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center will host a book signing and reception. Artists Hank Willis Thomas, Dr. Deborah Willis, John Willis, Richard Renaldi, Susan Lipper, Justin Kimball, Lisa Kereszi, David Graham and Dawoud Bey will be available to sign books.

For a schedule of the conference’s events and general information click here

Click here to buy Dawoud Bey’s Class Pictures

Click here to buy Hank Willis Thomas’ Pitch Blackness

Click here to buy Richard Renaldi’s Fall River Boys