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Zora Murff releases limited risograph edition for monograph publication

publication · 2026-04-22

To commemorate Zora J Murff's 2022 monograph 'True Colors (or, Affirmations in a Crisis),' Aperture unveiled a limited-edition risograph print titled 'Garden with fruit (after Charles Ethan Porter), 2020.' This exclusive release consists of seventy-five copies alongside ten artist's proofs, each enclosed in a Sour Apple envelope and featuring a signed colophon by Murff, complemented by text from Terence Washington. The print was crafted under Murff's guidance at theretherenow in February 2022, utilizing various inks on 80C French Paper Speckletone Kraft. Born in 1987 in Des Moines, Iowa, Murff is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas and has received accolades such as being a finalist for the Aperture Portfolio Prize and participating in MoMA's 'Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020.' The edition was made possible through the Aperture–Baxter St Next Step Award.

Key facts

  • Zora J Murff created a limited-edition risograph print titled 'Garden with fruit (after Charles Ethan Porter), 2020'
  • The edition was released by Aperture in February 2022 to accompany Murff's monograph 'True Colors (or, Affirmations in a Crisis)'
  • Only 75 copies and 10 artist's proofs were produced, each in a Sour Apple–colored envelope with a signed colophon
  • Printing occurred at theretherenow in Columbia, Missouri using a Riso MF9450U with seven custom ink colors
  • Murff is Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • He was an Aperture Portfolio Prize finalist and PDN 30 honoree in 2019
  • Murff participated in MoMA's 'Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020' and the 2021 Rencontres d’Arles
  • The edition was part of the Aperture–Baxter St Next Step Award partnership with the 7|G Foundation

Entities

Artists

  • Zora J Murff
  • Charles Ethan Porter
  • Terence Washington

Institutions

  • Aperture
  • WORK/PLAY
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Rencontres d’Arles
  • 7|G Foundation
  • Aperture–Baxter St Next Step Award
  • PDN 30
  • Light Work Artist-in-Residence
  • Louis Roederer Discovery Award

Locations

  • Des Moines, Iowa
  • Columbia, Missouri
  • New York
  • Fayetteville
  • Arkansas
  • France

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