Aperture West Book Prize

The Aperture West Book Prize was generated as an opportunity to to highlight artists living and working west of the Mississippi. An esteemed group of tastemakers in the west each nominated up to five artists who they thought would be worthy of an Aperture publication. Those 103 nominees were invited to submit work; over 70 responded. From that diverse and strong pool the ten portfolios featured here were chosen, with the final book project Prize going to Hank Willis Thomas.

Look for Hank's first monograph, Pitch Blackness, from Aperture this year.