Aperture 245 'Latinx' Celebrates Latinx Photography Across the US
The Winter 2021 edition of Aperture magazine, under the guest editorship of Pilar Tompkins Rivas, highlights Latinx photography throughout the United States. This issue encompasses a century of visual art, linking both historical and modern pieces while exploring themes such as political resistance, community, family, culture, identity, and fashion. Featured writers include Carribean Fragoza discussing Laura Aguilar's impact on queer art, Joiri Minaya addressing tourism in the Dominican Republic, Christina Catherine Martinez reflecting on Reynaldo Rivera's nightlife in LA, and Yxta Maya Murray examining the influence of Latina curators on the art canon. This 136-page paperback was released on December 7, 2021.
Key facts
- Guest edited by Pilar Tompkins Rivas, chief curator at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles
- Spans a century of Latinx image making in the US
- Covers political resistance, family, community, fashion, culture, and identity
- Carribean Fragoza traces Laura Aguilar's influence on queer artmaking
- Joiri Minaya remixes postcards from the Dominican Republic
- Christina Catherine Martinez profiles Reynaldo Rivera's 1990s LA nightlife
- Yxta Maya Murray considers three Latina curators and writers
- Published December 7, 2021, 136 pages, paperback
Entities
Artists
- Pilar Tompkins Rivas
- Laura Aguilar
- Joiri Minaya
- Reynaldo Rivera
- Christina Catherine Martinez
- Yxta Maya Murray
- Carribean Fragoza
- Samuel Fosso
- Stephanie Syjuco
- Gilles Peress
- Tina Campt
- Garrett Bradley
- Storyboard P
- Ken Gonzales-Day
- Jesse Alemán
- Colin Gunckel
- Chon Noriega
- Sofía Córdova
- Eva Díaz
- Louis Carlos Bernal
- Oscar Cásares
- Gregory Bojorquez
- Joseph Daniel Valencia
- Steven Molina Contreras
- Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Vincent Ramos
- Rita Gonzalez
- Gabriela Ruiz
- Bibs Moreno
- Eva Recinos
- Marton Robinson
- Lorgia García-Peña
- Tarrah Krajnak
- Yasmine Seale
- Angie Cruz
- Genesis Báez
- Nadia Rivera Fellah
- Cheech Marin
- Brian Sholis
Institutions
- Aperture magazine
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Locations
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Dominican Republic
- New Orleans
- Toronto
- Northern Ireland
- New York
- El Salvador