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 Aperture Gallery in Chelsea, 547 W 27th Street In January 2011, Englishman Chris Boot joined the organization as its director. Mr. Boot has been previously employed by both Magnum Photos and Phaidon Press.[1] Aperture is a not-for-profit. The foundation is committed to shining a spotlight on work that is new and challenging while providing a forum for reevaluations of the history of the medium. Intellectual rigor and calculated risk-taking have always defined Aperture Foundation, as expressed by the mission statement: The purpose of Aperture Foundation, a non-profit organization, is to advance photography in all its forms and to foster the exchange of ideas among audiences worldwide.
Books Aperture is known as publisher of photography books, with more than 500 titles in print.[2] Some, like the Diane Arbus: Monograph, have been in print for 40 years. [[3] Several of Aperture's approximately 20 new titles a year are hailed as "best photography books" by industry leaders. Any given season, at least one, and frequently two or three new books are the first ever for the artist in question. Aperture also supports the efforts of other non-profit organizations by partnering on books, exhibitions, and educational programming. Exhibitions In 2005, Aperture s three-thousand-square-foot gallery opened in New York s Chelsea art district.[4] Many of the shows travel, to a total of more than 25 venues in the U.S. and abroad each year. Aperture's Chelsea gallery regularly showcases exhibitions organized by sister institutions that otherwise would not be seen in New York City. Selection Aperture has exhibited an eclectic and critically acclaimed array of shows, including Nazar: Photographs from the Arab World; Joan Fontcuberta: Landscapes Without Memory; William Christenberry, Photographs: 1961 2005; A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, images by Chuck Close, poems by Bob Holman; Lisette Model and Her Successors; and the Lucie-nominated Invasion 68: Prague, photographs by Josef Koudelka.[4] Aperture Gallery in Chelsea, 547 W 27th Street References - ↑ http://thephotobook.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/chris-boot-executive-director-at-aperture/
- ↑ http://www.aperture.org/about/
- ↑ http://www.aperture.org/diane-arbus-an-aperture-monograph.html
- ↑ a b http://www.aperture.org/about/
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