{"title":"matthew leifheit","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"to-die-alive-by-matthew-leifheit","title":"TO DIE ALIVE by Matthew Leifheit","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tomoffinlandstore.com\/pages\/visit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire Island’s gay communities, documented in a nocturnal erotic fever-dream by Matthew Leifheit\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Elisabeth Biondi. Text by Jeremy O. Harris, Jack Parlett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamiani (June 14, 2022)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTO DIE ALIVE CONJURES A HEDONISTIC FEVER DREAM OF FIRE ISLAND’S HISTORIC GAY COMMUNITIES. THE BOOK CONTAINS 77 PHOTOGRAPHS BY NEW YORK ARTIST MATTHEW LEIFHEIT TAKEN BY NIGHT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE PICTURES SHOW A WORLD OF DESIRE LAYERED IN HISTORY, INCLUDING THE ICE PALACE BAR’S INFAMOUS UNDERWEAR PARTY, THE MEN-ONLY BELVEDERE GUESTHOUSE, CLANDESTINE ENCOUNTERS IN THE MEAT RACK, AND LANDSCAPES IN ALL SEASONS OF THE ISLAND’S DELICATE MARITIME FOREST. THE WIDE-RANGING SUBJECTS OF LEIFHEIT’S PORTRAITS ARE THE INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WHO COME TO THE ISLAND FOR REFUGE OR EMPLOYMENT, RANGING FROM WEEKEND VISITORS TO SUGAR DADDIES TO BARTENDERS AND SEX WORKERS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTINGED WITH SADNESS, THE BOOK'S CLIMAX MIXES FEELINGS OF PLEASURE WITH DESPERATION AND LOSS. AS HOMOSEXUALITY GAINS MAINSTREAM ACCEPTANCE, MANY QUEER AMERICANS NO LONGER NEED TO GO TO GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES LIKE FIRE ISLAND, PROVINCETOWN, PALM SPRINGS OR KEY WEST TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. 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