{"product_id":"vision-justice-aperture-223-9781597114103","title":"Vision \u0026 Justice: Aperture 223","description":"\u003cb\u003eGuest edited by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, \u003ci\u003eVision \u0026amp; Justice\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the role of photography in the African American experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e This award-winning issue of \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e magazine was released in summer 2016, in a political moment defined by the close of the Obama era and the steady rise of #BlackLivesMatter activism. As a racial reckoning continues in the United States, this powerful issue remains an essential resource for understanding the role of art in the movement for equity and social justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rooted in the prescient thinking of Frederick Douglass, and his argument that social progress requires pictures, \"Vision \u0026amp; Justice\" includes a wide span of photographic projects by such luminaries as \u003cb\u003eLyle Ashton Harris\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSally Mann\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJamel Shabazz\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLorna Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCarrie Mae Weems\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eDeborah Willis\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as the brilliant voices of a younger generation―\u003cb\u003eDevin Allen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAwol Erizku\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLaToya Ruby Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDeana Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eHank Willis Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, among many others. Their portfolios are complemented by essays from some of the most influential voices in American culture, including contributions by celebrated writers, historians, and artists such as \u003cb\u003eVince Aletti\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTeju Cole\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAva DuVernay\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHenry Louis Gates Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMargo Jefferson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWynton Marsalis\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eClaudia Rankine\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vision \u0026amp; Justice\" features two covers. This issue comes with an image by Awol Erizku, \u003ci\u003eUntitled (Forces of Nature #1)\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewis, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSarah Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e has served on President Obama's Arts Policy Committee, been selected for Oprah's \"Power List,\" and is a Critic at the Yale University School of Art in the MFA program. She is also an active curator, having held positions at both the Tate Modern and The Museum of Modern Art. Her writing on contemporary art has been published extensively. She received her BA from Harvard University, an MPhil from Oxford University, and her PhD from Yale University. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524980740370,"sku":"9781597114103","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b6c8dab-390d-454a-a1f3-4611cd99aa5f.jpg?v=1756201141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vision-justice-aperture-223-9781597114103","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}