Geoffrey Mak
I am the author of MEAN BOYS, an essay collection forthcoming from Bloomsbury in April. My writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Guardian, Artforum, The Nation, Art in America, Interview, Pioneer Works Broadcast, Spike, New Models, Kaleidoscope, and Highsnobiety. I co-run the reading and performance series Writing on Raving.
Selected Writing
Book:
MEAN BOYS, Bloomsbury USA
Essays:
“The Unholy Son,” The New Yorker
“My Friend Ellis,” The Paris Review
“Edgelords,” Hotel
“In Arcadia Ego,” New Models
“Is TikTok My Analyst?” Arkive
Profiles:
“A Punk Grows Up: Daniel Martin McCormick,” PioneerWorks Broadcast
“Linn Tonstad’s Theology of the Dance Floor,” Pioneer Works Broadcast
“The Sick Burn of Sean Thor Conroe,” Interview
“Superfuture and the Fashion World of the Secret Internet,” Highsnobiety
Criticism:
“Portrait: Tosh Basco (fka Boychild),” Spike
“Portrait: Julien Ceccaldi,” Spike
“Review: Signals at MoMA,” Spike
“Review: Documenta 15,” Spike
“Review: Dimes Square by Matthew Gasda,” Spike
“Dresscode: On Gay Sportswear Fetish,” Spike
Op-Eds
“New York might decriminalize sex work. But will it do so safely and responsibly?” The Guardian
“Nightclubs might be closed, but my heart is still on the dancefloor,” The Guardian
“These days, even fashion is becoming a meme,” The Guardian
“Exclusive clubs called ‘DAOs’ are popping up online. What’s it all about?” The Guardian
“Republicans are winning over Asian imigrants like my father. Here’s why,” The Guardian
“Slow days quiet healing: What trauma taught me about surviving a pandemic,” The Guardian
Party Reporting
“Control,” Raveforum
“7pm in Manhattan,” Spike
“Nacht Fever: on CTM and transmediale,” Artforum
Book:
MEAN BOYS, Bloomsbury USA
Essays:
“The Unholy Son,” The New Yorker
“My Friend Ellis,” The Paris Review
“Edgelords,” Hotel
“In Arcadia Ego,” New Models
“Is TikTok My Analyst?” Arkive
Profiles:
“A Punk Grows Up: Daniel Martin McCormick,” PioneerWorks Broadcast
“Linn Tonstad’s Theology of the Dance Floor,” Pioneer Works Broadcast
“The Sick Burn of Sean Thor Conroe,” Interview
“Superfuture and the Fashion World of the Secret Internet,” Highsnobiety
Criticism:
“Portrait: Tosh Basco (fka Boychild),” Spike
“Portrait: Julien Ceccaldi,” Spike
“Review: Signals at MoMA,” Spike
“Review: Documenta 15,” Spike
“Review: Dimes Square by Matthew Gasda,” Spike
“Dresscode: On Gay Sportswear Fetish,” Spike
Op-Eds
“New York might decriminalize sex work. But will it do so safely and responsibly?” The Guardian
“Nightclubs might be closed, but my heart is still on the dancefloor,” The Guardian
“These days, even fashion is becoming a meme,” The Guardian
“Exclusive clubs called ‘DAOs’ are popping up online. What’s it all about?” The Guardian
“Republicans are winning over Asian imigrants like my father. Here’s why,” The Guardian
“Slow days quiet healing: What trauma taught me about surviving a pandemic,” The Guardian
Party Reporting
“Control,” Raveforum
“7pm in Manhattan,” Spike
“Nacht Fever: on CTM and transmediale,” Artforum
©2023 Geoffrey Mak