Aperture's 'Native America' Issue Explores Indigenous Photography

Aperture magazine releases 'Native America,' a special issue guest edited by artist Wendy Red Star, focusing on photography and Indigenous lives amidst debates on nationalism and borders. The issue features work by photographers and lens-based artists addressing land rights, identity, heritage, and colonialism. Contributors include Rebecca Bengal on Richard Throssel and Horace Poolaw, Duane Linklater's intervention in Aperture's 1995 'Strong Hearts' issue, and reflections from poets Tommy Pico and Natalie Diaz. Artists featured include Kimowan Metchewais, Alan Michelson, Martine Gutierrez, Karen Miranda Rivadeneira, and Guadalupe Maravilla. Additional contributions from Rebecca Belmore and Julian Brave NoiseCat, plus a portfolio by Red Star, examine the fraught relationship between photography and Native representation while offering new perspectives on citizenship in North America.