Typical reactions to fat bodies in the art world range from pity to fascination.
Laura Aguilar
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Laura Aguilar’s Liberatory Gaze
Aguilar was a rare photographer who never erased herself, shifting the ethics of photographer-subject dynamics.
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Remembering Photographer Laura Aguilar’s Empathetic, Queer Art
Aguilar, the photographer who captured people’s bodies with genuine empathy, died yesterday at the age of 59.
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The Empathy and Solidarity of Laura Aguilar’s Unbroken Gaze
The photographer portrays her subjects with a tenderness that makes them seem like friends, and with the attention of someone who really sees them.
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In Honor of Laura Aguilar, Artists Consider the Role of Queer Art
Five artists talk about the ways in which gender, sexual identity, and culture play out in their work.
