Words – Jesse Dorris

selected published works

AN INTERIOR

PERFECT FIT. I wrote about a new boutique by Rafael de Cárdenas in Beijing, online and in print November 2021.

SPILLING THE WORKS. I wrote about Signal Architecture + Research’s transforming of a military base into a cultural hub, online and in print November 2021.

HOMESLICE. I wrote about a renovation by SHED Architecture & Design, online and in print June 2021.

APERTURE

DUANE MICHALS: THE HUMAN CONDITION. Feature, online and in print June 2022.

HOW PICTURES CAN SHAPE AN ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF QUEER LIFE. Interview, online February 2022.

THE GLAMOROUS WORLD OF L.A.’S VANISHED QUEER UNDERGROUND. I wrote about a new book of Reynaldo Rivera’s photography, online March 2021.

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO SEE PHOTOGRAPHS AGAIN. I wrote about galleries and museums re-opening in a pandemic, online November 2020.

DAY JOBS: DUANE MICHALS. I profiled the photographer for the Fall 2020 issue.

SUNNY SUITS: OBJECTS OF AFFECTION. I profiled the photographer for an issue devoted to the legacy of Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Summer 2020.

ARE VIRTUAL VIEWING ROOMS THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY? Essay about photography in the time of the pandemic, online April 2020.

A PHOTOGRAPHER’S INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF EAST VILLAGE ART STARS. Essay on Tim Greathouse, online February 2020.

IN THIS FILM SERIES, QUEER SEX IS FRONT AND CENTER. Interview with MoMA’s Carson Parish about the film series “Now We Think as We Fuck: Queer Liberation to Activism”, online January 2020.

DOWN AND OUT ON THE WEST SIDE PIERS. Review of the Bronx Museum’s Alvin Baltrop retrospective, online October 2019.

IN FILM, ARE MILLENNIALS HAVING A MOMENT? Review of BAM’s series We Can’t Even: Millennials on Film, online August 2019.

FROM AN ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER, THE BYGONE DAYS OF BOHEMIAN NEW YORK. Review of Ugo Mulas’ show at Matthew Marks, online July 2018.

CHRISTOPHER STREET REVISITED: IN THE 1970s, SUNIL GUPTA PHOTOGRAPHED MOMENTS OF DESIRE AND LIBERATION IN NEW YORK’S GAY CAPITAL. Talk, online May 2019.

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CAMP: JAMES BIDGOOD’S QUEER AND CANDY-COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS WERE CAMP BEFORE CAMP WAS STYLISH. Review, online May 2019.

A WORLD OF OUR OWN: DAVID ARMSTRONG. Introduction of Portfolio in Aperture 253: Families. October 2018.

THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER

BARBARA KRUGER FILLS MOMA’S ATRIUM WITH SUPERGRAPHICS THAT COMMUNICATE POWERFUL BUT AMBIGUOUS MESSAGES ABOUT POLITICS. Review, online August 2022.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM STAGES RETROSPECTIVE OF ‘TOTAL ARTIST’ VIRGIL ABLOH. Review, online July 2022.

A HERBERT JAHN OFFICE BLOCK GETS AN AIRY NEW ATRIUM FROM SHOP ARCHITECTS. Project, online June 2021.

THE RETOOL OF AN AGING MARCEL BREUER SHOWSTOPPER TAKES THE HIGH ROAD. Feature, online May 2021.

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

HAS THE TIN BUILDING COOKED UP A NEW RECIPE FOR LEISURE? Feature, online November 2022.

JEREMIAH BRENT REFLECTS ON A DECADE IN DESIGN—AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR HIS BUSINESS. Profile, online September 2022.

QUEER LANDMARKS ARE EVERYWHERE—AND THIS GROUP IS WORKING TO KEEP THEM IN PLAIN SIGHT. Profile, online June 2022.

CLEVER’S GUIDE TO PRIDE FLAGS THROUGH THE DECADES. Feature, online June 2022.

LUCA GUADAGNINO PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON HIS INTERIORS STUDIO. Profile, online June 2022.

THE ARTSY HOME URINAL IS READY TO MAKE A SPLASH. Feature, online January 2022.

IN THE HIGH-FLYING WORLD OF CUSTOM COLOR, CLOSET RAIDS, FORKLIFTS, AND COURBET CANVASES ARE ALL TOOLS OF THE TRADE. Profile, online September 2021.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF KELLY WEARSTLER’S CONTENT EMPIRE. Profile, online July 2021.

TACKLING ARCHITECTURE’S DIVERSITY PROBLEM STARTS WITH STUDENTS. Profile, online September 2020.

THE BEST GRAY PAINT COLORS, ACCORDING TO TOP DESIGNERS. Profile, online August 2020.

10 WHITE PAINT SHADES DESIGNERS CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT. Profile, online September 2019.

ARTFORUM

OH HOLY NIGHT: ON KIKI & HERB’S QUEER HOLIDAY CHEER. Feature, online December 2021.

JUSTIN LIAM O’BRIEN. Review, online and in print December

SAL SALANDRA. Review, online and in print September 2021.

GLITTER IN THE AIR: TABBOO! 1982-19. Review, online August 2021.

HEARING VOICES: KRISTEN OPPENHEIM. Review, online May 2021.

DEPARTURES

HOW TO HAVE THE BEST VACATION IN HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA. Travel story, October 2019 and online.

ELLE

ALL WHO WANDER. Feature in November 2022 issue.

ARTIST LAUREN HALSEY INJECTS AFROFUTURISM INTO THE LOS ANGELES ART SCENE. Profile in November 2019 issue/online.

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET INTO LAND ART PIONEER AGNES DENES. Profile in July 2019 issue/online.

NO WALLS: FROM HIGH-FASHION FLAGSHIPS TO WORLD-CLASS INSTITUTIONS, THE VISIONARY WORK OF BRITISH ARCHITECT FARSHID MOUSSAVI SHATTERS CONVENTION. Profile in March 2019 issue.

TARA DONOVAN TURNS EVERYDAY OBJECTS INTO MASTERPIECES. Profile in October 2018 issue/online.

ESSENTIAL HOMME

ENTER THE HABITAS CLUBHOUSE. Profile, online September 2018.

KARTELL’S PLASTIC FANTASTIC HISTORY WITH CLAUDIO LUTI. Profile in Fall 2018 issue/online.

A LOOK AT MORPHEUS, ZAHA HADID’S FINAL ACHIEVEMENT. Profile, online August 2018.

PARK AVENUE BOOGIE WOOGIE. Profile, online March 2018.

GALERIE

WHY THE INAUGURAL HELSINKI BIENNIAL IS A MUST-SEE FOR ART LOVERS. Feature, online July 2021.

INTERIOR DESIGN

10 QUESTIONS WITH…ALEXIS BITTAR. Interview, online January 2022.

NARCHITEKTURA DISTILLS THE NATURE OF KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI FOR AN EXHIBITION OF HIS PRINTS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KRAKOW. Feature, online November 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…RAFAEL DE CARDENAS. Interview, online October 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…FRENCH 2D. Interview, online September 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…ADRIAN CHENG. Interview, online September 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…ALDA LY. Interview, online July 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…GERALD LUSS. Interview, online May 2021.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM KIN & COMPANY’S OUTDOOR FURNITURE EXHIBITION INSIDE~OUTSIDE. Review, online May 2021.

DESIGNING WOMEN III: MOTHERS OPENS AT EGG COLLECTIVE’S TRIBECA GALLERY. Review, online May 2021.

10 HIGHLIGHTS FROM ‘FICTIONS,’ A VIRTUAL SHOWCASE OF DESIGN IN MONTREAL. Review, online April 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…KATE THATCHER. Interview, online March 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…KAMILLE GLENN. Interview, online February 2021.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…NINA CHO. Interview, online June 2020.

DESIGNERS POSTULATE THE FUTURE OF RESIDENTIAL DESIGN. The fourteenth dispatch, including leadership from Gachot Studios, Deborah Berke Partners, Marmol Radziner, and Sébastian Segers, online May 2020.

DESIGNERS OFFER INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS. The thirteen dispatch, including leadership from HKS, TVS, and BDP, online May 2020.

CAL POLY POMONA RENOVATES NEUTRA VDL STUDIO AND RESIDENCES HISTORIC LANDMARK. Project, online May 2020.

A&D EDUCATORS SHARE WAYS THE PANDEMIC IS SHIFTING TEACHING. The twelfth dispatch, including leadership from Pratt, SCAD, and NYSID, online May 2020.

THE A&D COMMUNITY STEPS UP TO CREATE PPE AND COMMUNITY. The eleventh dispatch, including architects and designers across the United States and Canada, online May 2020.

PARTNERS IN LIFE AND DESIGN: PART II. The tenth dispatch, including architect and designer couples working from home in New York, Florida, and California, online April 2020.

PARTNERS IN LIFE AND DESIGN: PART I. The nine dispatch, including architect and designer couples working from home in Canada and the United States, online April 2020.

DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS FIND NEW WAYS TO ADAPT. The eighth dispatch, including architects and designers across America, online April 2020.

3 DESIGN INSTITUTIONS ASSESS THE CURRENT STATE. The seventh dispatch, including leadership of the AIA, IIDA, and ASID, online April 2020.

3 DESIGNERS ENVISION A BETTER FUTURE. The sixth dispatch, including architects and designers in Shanghai, Oakland, and NYC, online April 2020.

4 COAST-TO-COAST DESIGNERS STAND STRONG AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE. The fifth dispatch, including architects and designers across the United States, online April 2020.

U.S. DESIGNERS SHARE WAYS THEY’RE THINKING BIG DURING THE PANDEMIC. The fourth dispatch, including architects and designers across the United States, online March 2020.

DESIGNERS SHARE STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW NORMAL. The third dispatch, including architects and designers in Paris, Hong Kong, Seattle, and California, online March 2020.

DESIGNERS LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES. The second dispatch, including architects and designers in NYC, Stuttgart, Mexico City, Murcia, Milan, and Boston, online March 2020.

DISPATCHES FROM DESIGNERS AROUND THE GLOBE. Ongoing series of interviews about global responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, online March 2020.

10 PIONEERING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARCHITECTS AND THE LEGACY BUILDINGS THEY DESIGNED. Essay, online February 2020.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…PATRICIA ANASTASSIADIS. Profile, online December 2019.

HOW 5 A+D PROFESSIONALS ARE GIVING BACK AROUND THE WORLD. Profile, online November 2019.

ODA TRANSFORMS AN OLD NEW YORK BREWERY INTO DENIZEN BUSHWICK. Profile, November 2019 issue and online.

FRANK GEHRY ON HAND TO MARK COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART. Profile, online October 2019.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…ANNA KARLIN. Profile, online August 2019.

SIX INDUSTRY INNOVATORS SHARE THEIR INSPIRATIONS FROM THE LUNAR LANDING. Profile, online July 2019.

PRIDE X DESIGN: BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND NON-BINARY DESIGNERS ADDRESS INEQUALITY. Profile, online June 2019.

A WORLD OF PRIDE: GAY DESIGNERS TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND CHALLENGES. Profile, online June 2019.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…RICHARD SAUL WURMAN. Profile, online June 2019.

10 QUESTIONS WITH…LIZ OGBU. Profile, online June 2019.