Nayland Blake Doesn’t Believe in Fixed Selves

Nayland Blake Doesn’t Believe in Fixed Selves

Nayland Blake at work (all photos © Nayland Blake, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery)This article is part of Hyperallergic’s 2026 Pride Month series, featuring interviews with queer and trans elder artists throughout June.Nayland Blake kind of looks like an alt Santa Claus, with a septum piercing and a beard that ends in a braid, and this wonderful loud, braying laugh. Their work is cerebral, hilarious, charming, kinky, alarming. See the video “Neg…