Fire Island Art: 100 Years

Writing

2026

Fire Island Art: 100 Years (Monacelli, 2026), edited by John Dempsey, is the first book to survey the visual history of Fire Island, New York – a place that has served as a haven and creative crucible for queer artists since the 1930s. I contribute an essay on the films made on Fire Island – from the pornographic to the avant-garde – and what they collectively reveal about queer life, liberation and loss.  

Phaidon ^︎︎

Editor: John Dempsey
Publisher: The Monacelli Press / Phaidon
Hardback, 304 pages