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. I’m available for branded content, and freelance editing services for fiction and nonfiction. 



Selected Writing

Book:
MEAN BOYS, Bloomsbury USA

Essays:
The Unholy Son,” The New Yorker
My Friend Ellis,” The Paris Review
The Boys Love Miu Miu Too,” Highsnobiety
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
Catching Light: Ten Years of S-R,” Raveforum
Control,” Raveforum
7pm in Manhattan,” Spike
Nacht Fever: on CTM and transmediale,” Artforum






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




©2023 Geoffrey Mak
© 2023 Geoffrey Mak
Photo: Daniel Tepper