{"product_id":"tyler-mitchell-wish-this-was-real-signed-edition","title":"Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real (signed edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive early-career survey of one of the most compelling photographers of his generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTyler Mitchell’s photography is animated by dreams of paradise and joy against the backdrop of history. Since his rise to prominence in the worlds of art and fashion, Mitchell has created images of beauty, utopia, and the American landscape that expand the imaginary of Blackness in the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eWish This Was Real\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive early-career survey of Mitchell’s work, offering a comprehensive look into the subjects driving his artistic practice, from his genre-bending portraits made in the United States, Europe, and West Africa to his photographs printed on diaphanous fabrics and sculptures that reference Black intellectual heritage. Presenting new perspectives by leading writers on his long-standing themes of self-determination and the extraordinary radiance of the everyday, \u003ci\u003eWish This Was Real \u003c\/i\u003eshows how photography can be rooted in a collective past while evoking imagined futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real\u003c\/i\u003e was made possible, in part, through lead support from Coach. \u003cspan\u003eAperture gratefully acknowledges additional support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. For their generous contributions, Aperture also wishes to thank Dr. Kathryn Beal, David Dechman and Michael Mercure, Béryl and Rex Hamilton, Pamela Thomas-Graham, Michael Hoeh, Cathy M. Kaplan, and Yesim and Dusty Philip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514161533062,"sku":"52718","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-52718-1_9ab86157-c64e-4705-b133-2a3435dff39c.jpg?v=1763693040","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/tyler-mitchell-wish-this-was-real-signed-edition","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}