Aperture's 'New York' Issue Commemorates Pandemic Anniversary with Photographs and Essays

Aperture magazine released its 'New York' issue, number 242, on March 23, 2021, marking one year since New York City's COVID-19 shutdown. The publication features contributions from numerous artists and writers, including photographers Roe Ethridge, Rosalind Fox Solomon, Irina Rozovsky, Jamel Shabazz, and Philip Montgomery, alongside writers Hilton Als, Joseph O'Neill, Hua Hsu, and Antwaun Sargent. Philip Montgomery discusses covering city hospitals during the pandemic in a conversation with Kathy Ryan of the New York Times Magazine. Irina Rozovsky presents images of Brooklyn's Prospect Park, while Hua Hsu reflects on archival photographs from the Museum of Chinese in America after a fire. Antwaun Sargent interviews founders of See In Black, an initiative supporting Black photographers. Tanisha C. Ford profiles Jamel Shabazz, known for 1980s street culture portraits. The issue includes 164 pages in paperback format, with ISBN 9781597115032 and measurements of 9.25 by 12 by 0.6 inches. Additional content features essays by Lynne Tillman on Rosalind Fox Solomon, and contributions from Vince Aletti, Rianna Jade Parker, and Rebecca Bengal, among others. An endnote contains a conversation with Fran Lebowitz. The magazine aims to highlight the city's resilience and cultural vibrancy amid transformation.