Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph Social Media and Meredith Talusan share their

and Meredith Talusan share their stories alongside activist and organizer Raquel Willis and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Peppermint

police and state violence

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan ventures into the unexplored spaces of black women's queer creative theorizing to learn its languages and read the textures of its forms

and racism

A tall iron fence surrounds the idyllic compound where Richard and a few of his close artist friends entertain

Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph Social Media and Meredith Talusan share theirMing Smith's poetic and experimental images are icons of twentieth century African American life. One of the greatest artist photographers working today, Smith moved to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith's work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion