Aperture — Attraction in New York

Did exactly what I expect from most gallery spaces and made me outraged at how mediocrity is often mistaken for excellence, If you like photos of other people's art ( photo of statue of Romulus and Remus not made by "artist" labeled as "Dog Statue" lol, photos of other people's paintings etc..) and hyper commercial and derivative works then this will get you excited. Hidden amongst the dross and semi competent but, uninspired and culturally uninformed work are some nice prints. Especially welcome was the exhibit of community work by children, easily comparable with that of the established "artists". Meh, welcome to the slow demise of western culture. It is free to look at pictures, as it should be, but is sadly seldom the...

Created as a magazine in 1952 by photographers and writers, Aperture today is a multi-platform publisher and center for the photo community. In 2005, Aperture’s 3,000 sqft gallery opened in the Chelsea art district, promoting the works of new and established artists The Aperture Foundation is also a publisher of photography books, with more than 600...

They feature the photographers and change exhibition regularly. I came here on a gallery visit from school and this place has lots of books on photography. So , if you are looking for the book that you can't even find in NYC libraries, they...