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Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real

Photographs by Tyler Mitchell, Foreword by Anna Wintour, Contributions by Sophie Cavoulacos, Contributions by Brendan Embser, Contributions by Rashid Johnson, Contributions by Robin Coste Lewis, Contributions by Sarah Lewis, Contributions by Drew Sawyer, Contributions by Rachel Tashjian, Contributions by Salamishah Tillet

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The definitive early-career survey of one of the most compelling photographers of his generation. Tyler 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. Wish This Was Real 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, Wish This Was Real shows how photography can be rooted in a collective past while evoking imagined futures. Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real was made possible, in part, through lead support from Coach. Aperture 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. 

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Aperture
Published date | 11 Sep 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 272
Dimensions | 274 x 210 x 25mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 453g
ISBN | 978-1-5971-1575-9
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BISAC | photography / subjects & themes / fashion


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