Michael Famighetti

Michael Famighetti is editor in chief of Aperture’s editorial program, overseeing the magazine, books division, and digital program. In 2013, he organized a relaunch and reconceptualization of the magazine, which won a 2018 National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Famighetti is recipient of an ICP Infinity Award for Critical Writing and Research for the magazine’s “Vision & Justice.” He is currently a visiting critic at Columbia University, Hartford’s MFA program, and a participant in the School of Visual Arts’s Mentors program. His writing has also appeared in Frieze and Bookforum. He is a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors, and has been a guest reviewer and speaker at many international festivals and institutions.