{"product_id":"hal-fischer-seminal-works-9781597115957","title":"Hal Fischer: Seminal Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeminal Works\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Hal Fischer's iconic series \u003ci\u003eGay Semiotics \u003c\/i\u003ewith his rarely seen early photography and features a dynamic range of essays that consider queer culture and social change in San Francisco.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1970s, as gay men in San Francisco experienced a new sense of freedom following the Stonewall Uprising, Hal Fischer made \u003ci\u003eGay Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e, a photo-text project that categorized denizens of the Castro and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods by social type such as the \"jock\" or the \"hippie.\" Sly and systematic, Fischer portrayed the sartorial codes of queer street style--earrings, handkerchiefs, jeans, or leather--that broadcast a range of desires to potential sexual prospects. The series became an influential record of a libertine era before AIDS, the rise of internet dating apps, and tech industry-accelerated gentrification transformed queer life forever. Tracing the formation of an essential American artist, \u003ci\u003eHal Fischer: Seminal Works \u003c\/i\u003eincludes \u003ci\u003eGay Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e together with Fischer's rarely seen early photography and features essays that offer vital new perspectives on the history of San Francisco and the resonance of the gay rights movement across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Fischer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.40h x 9.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597115957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarnest, Jarrett:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJarrett Earnest\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and curator. His books include \u003ci\u003eWhat It Means to Write About Art: Interviews with Art Critics\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eValid Until Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoffitt, Evan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEvan Moffitt\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, and critic based in London. He is the former senior editor of \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtReview\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrinkema, Eugenie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEugenie Brinkema \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of contemporary literature and media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hal Fischer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858802819229,"sku":"9781597115957","price":88.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dbf3a7e3-291f-4a5c-bffa-1a84f1abf16b.jpg?v=1776860520","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hal-fischer-seminal-works-9781597115957","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}