Kahlil Dowdy on Hal Fischer’s Gay Semiotics

On a recent visit to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), I had the pleasure of viewingsome of the works of Hal Fischer. This specific photo series from 1977, Gay Semiotics,describes a “lexicon of attraction” according to Fischer. More plainly, Fischer’sdocumentarian lens offers an academic insight into interpersonal signals for gay hook-up culture of the … Continue reading Kahlil Dowdy on Hal Fischer’s Gay Semiotics