A landmark first-of-its-kind volume celebrating nearly a century of queer art born from Fire Island’s dunes and salt-lit shores. Fifteen essays, breathtaking names — Hockney, Mapplethorpe, Warhol, and more — plus never-before-published archival materials. Less art history, more love letter. A book you’ll return to again and again.
$69.95
Some places hold a particular kind of magic — and Fire Island is one of them. For nearly a hundred years, this slender barrier island off the coast of Long Island has been a sanctuary for queer artists, writers, dreamers, and makers. Ninety minutes from New York City, yet worlds away, it has quietly shaped some of the most vital creative work of the past century.
This landmark first-of-its-kind volume tells that story in full. Spanning the 1930s to today, it surveys the rich, layered history of visual art born from Fire Island’s dunes, boardwalks, and salt-lit shores. Fifteen chapters — each penned by a leading art writer — trace the friendships, collaborations, and creative sparks that defined each era of the island’s life.
The names alone are breathtaking:
Richly illustrated and assembled with newly unearthed archival materials — many never before published — this is a book that rewards slow, careful reading. Essays and interviews weave together into something that feels less like an art history and more like a love letter to a place and its people.
Whether you’re a longtime admirer of queer art history, a fan of Fire Island itself, or simply someone who believes that beauty and belonging are worth documenting, this book belongs on your shelf. It’s the kind of volume you’ll return to again and again — like the island itself.
| Book Author | Ashby, Sam, Bronson, AA, Bullock, Michael, Cherstich, Fabio, Christensen, Marc, Durbin, Andrew, Earnest, Jarrett, Gefter, Philip, Little, Carl, Meyer, Richard, Parlett, Jack, Soboleva, Ksenia M. |
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