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Critical Influences

Michael Quinn

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Essays and cultural criticism shaped by the writers, artists, places, and ideas that have influenced my thinking. These pieces combine personal encounter with close reading to examine how taste and judgment develop over time.


September 01, 2025

Naming What Matters: Nan Goldin, Peter Hujar, and Power of the Particular

September 01, 2025/ Michael Quinn
Naming What Matters: Nan Goldin, Peter Hujar, and Power of the Particular

Their cameras didn’t just capture people—they revealed relationships.

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art criticism, book reviews, critical influences, cultural criticism, LGBTQ+, New York City, places & spaces, photography, art & identity

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