A gathered index of external press and profiles, followed by my own published essays, interviews, and cultural criticism.
NEWS + FEATURES
Profiles and coverage of projects, publications, and institutional programs.
“THE AMBER HOLLIBAUGH SEMINARS IN THE CITY: Interview with Gili Rappaport”
CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CUNY) Annual Report, September 2025
An in-depth dialogue on pedagogy, care webs, and curriculum architecture with Abigail Cohen, Keti Akhalbedashvili, Zeus Hope, Kai Norton, and Matt Brim.
“MFA:NW Connect Emerging Artists and Rural Communities”
Oregon ArtsWatch, June 12, 2025
“Ralph’s Beach Parties: In Which The Past Is Also Present”
Elephant Magazine, December 30, 2024
An interview by J Wortham exploring the historic revival and archival preservation of Riis Beach culture through ‘Ralph’s Beach Parties’.
“Dawn Of The Undead Mall: As The Wrecking Ball Looms, Lloyd Center is Nurturing a DIY World”
Willamette Week, June 26, 2024 (HERE for print)
A feature by Rachel Saslow covering ‘Find the Penny, Make the Wish’.
“Assembly 2024 Presented by Art + Social Practice MFA Program”
“Do You Remember Content? The Hotel Room Takeover Art Installation Event Returns”
Portland Mercury, March 8, 2024
“Your Guide To Regional Field Guides For Spring 2023”
“LGBTQ beach sanctum faces demolition in New York”
“Will Demolition Ruin 'The People's Beach?’”
The New York Times, September 15, 2022
A profile on the community preservation efforts at Riis Beach by James Hannaham, featuring documentation by Yael Malka, including coverage of ‘Ralph’s Beach Parties’.
"The Installation Space’s Inaugural Exhibit: KSMoCA’s Present Days"
Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), October 7, 2022
“Creative Artrepreneurs Panel”
Andrea Uhl with Gilian Rappaport, Katherine Myles, and William Fogarty.
In Creative Company, March 24, 2022
“Required Reading: The Outside Institute Field Guide to the Hudson and Upper Delaware Valleys“
“Magnificent meaty artworks from Brion Nuda Rosch in show in New York”
INTERVIEWS
Published long-form profiles and ethnographic interviews authored by Gili Rappaport.
“Eroticism Against Ageism! Reclaiming Vulnerability and Aliveness in Salty Xi Jie Ng’s The Grandma Reporter”
ArtsWatch, July 2026 (impending)
A deep-dive profile tracking the intersection of social practice art, bodily autonomy, and embodied reclamation among senior women cohorts.
“Harriet Tubman was Tenderheaded: Lisa Jarrett at PAM”
An interview with artist and educator Lisa Jarrett.
“The sacred outcasts deserve support and protection: an interview with Demian DinéYazhi”
An interview with multidisciplinary artist Demian DinéYazhi´.
“I Find A Lot Of Re-Homing In Water”
A long-form dialogue with journalist, author, and sound healer J Wortham.
“Much Love To You Dearest Gilian”
An interview with painter Violet Baxter.
“The Wisdom Leaders of AfroVillage”
An ethnographic feature with Midnite Seed Abioto and LaQuida Landford.
“Sari I Crossed Your Boundaries”
An interview with Sari Rubinstein.
“My Body Relates To This Body”
An interview with dance artist Linda K. Johnson.
An interview with social practice artist Constance Hockaday.
“The Architecture of Queerness”
Office Magazine, August 9, 2022
A conversation with Halo Kaya Perez Gallardo and Seth Caplan.
An interview with Nellie Scott, Director of the Corita Art Center.
An interview with chef and collaborator Halo Kaya Perez Gallardo.
“They Call Me ‘The Mayor’ At Riis Beach”
The foundational oral history interview with Riis beach anchor Ralph Hopkins.
POETRY
“Little Pets (poem)”
The Daly News, April 2020
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