Brian Chidester

Brian Chidester is a Creative Historian with a background art criticism, curation, documentary filmmaking, and journalism. He has contributed to publications such as "The American Prospect," "The Atlantic," "L.A. Weekly," "Paste," and "The Village Voice," and is the author of "Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Era" (Santa Monica Press) and "Out of My Head: The Imaginary Creatures of Josep Baqué" (Fantagraphics). Art exhibitions he has curated include: "One Day You'll See: A History of Afrofuturism" (2019) and "Beyond the Pleasuredome: The Occult Works of Burt Shonberg" (2021). He has also been a segment producer for documentaries by the BBC, PBS, and Showtime, and is the co-director of the feature length film "As the Wind: The Enchanted Life of Eden Ahbez." Chidester lives in New York City.