Photography of 'Aperture Magazine' at Dayton Art Institute

Monday, 19 June 2006 11:05

Dayton, Ohio – An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Aperture magazine is at The Dayton Art Institute _PHOTOGRAPHY PAST/FORWARD: Aperture at Fifty explores how photography has evolved into one of the world’s most important art forms, and arguably, the most powerful medium of communication.

In 1952, six photographers, including Minor White, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and others, launched a new publication named Aperture.  Devoted entirely to the fine art of photography, Aperture has grown from a small periodical to an organization that reaches the largest and most diverse audience for significant photography worldwide.  During the last five decades, Aperture has traced this modern art form from its French and English birth in the 1830s, through the different movements of Pictorialism, Photo-Secession, “Group 64,” Modernism and Postmodernism, to the 21st century.

The exhibition demonstrates how Aperture Magazine helped expand the audience for photography and celebrates the use of photography today in everything from design and advertising to journalism, video, film, performance, and art installation.  Photographers represented in the exhibition include Dorothea Lange, Minor White, Ansel Adams, Paul Strand, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Sally Mann, Nan Goldin, Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg, Bill Viols, and Barbara Kruger. 

“This exhibition highlights the work of some of the greatest photographers in history,” said Alex Nyerges, Director and CEO of The Dayton Art Institute.  “It also provides an excellent overview of how photography has changed during the last half-century.”

Exhibition at The Dayton Art Institute through July 30. Visit at : http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/