Fire Island, a typically white occupied vacation spot. Jeff Elstone of Vulture magazine reports that Harris did so to ignite the African diaspora in those environments through photographs that connect with the inherent queerness Harris sees in Africanism. Publications Cassel Oliver, Valerie, et al. Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2013. Ashton Harris, Lyle, et al. Lyle Ashton Harris. Published by Gregory R. Miller & Co. in collaboration with CRG Gallery, 2003. References External links Lyle Ashton Harris Artist Page at Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery Website 1965 births Artists from New York City People from the Bronx African-American artists Wesleyan University alumni California Institute of the Arts alumni Living people LGBT African Americans American LGBT artists Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development faculty Queer men Queer artists 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people