Portrait by Giancarlo Impiglia.
Christopher Impiglia is a writer, editor, and educator from New York. He received an MFA in Fiction from The New School and an MA in Medieval History and Archaeology from the University of St Andrews. He lives between New York City and Bridgehampton, NY. Follow his writing at “praxis.”
Fiction (selected)
The Glassblower, Kyoto Journal. Illus. Venantius J. Pinto.
"Alexandria," Omnidawn, 2022 (Contest Finalist; print).
"A Drop of Salt," Nowhere Magazine, 2022 (Contest Finalist).
"To You," (hybrid essay), New Critique, 2020.
"The Ocean," Hemingway Shorts, Volume 4, 2019 (Contest Finalist; print).
"The Ocelot," Allegory Ridge—Archipelago Anthology, 2019 (print).
"The Glassblower," Kyoto Journal (Issue 89), 2017 (print).
"Between Two Lanes," The East Hampton Star, 2017 (print).
Nonfiction (selected)
"Hello, Fascism: What Democrats Should Be Doing," Common Dreams, 2025.
"Democrats are Delusional," Common Dreams, 2025.
"Real Combat: Late Capitalism Through the Lens of Bolaño," Neon Door, 2022.
"Unpossessed Places," PANK Magazine, 2021.
"Cultural Hegemony in the Age of Trump Age," EuropeNow Journal (Issue 33), 2020.
"What Mishima Teaches Us About Love," Entropy Magazine, 2019.
"A Legion of Horribles," Entropy Magazine, 2018.
"What Kawabata Teaches Us About Lust," Entropy Magazine, 2018.
"The Essence of our Era," EuropeNow Journal (Issue 14), Columbia University Council for European Studies, 2018.
"New York to Manchuria," EuropeNow Journal (Issue 11), Columbia University Council for European Studies, 2017.
"The Past Makes Its Appearance Once Again," EuropeNow Journal (Issue 2), Columbia University Council for European Studies, 2016.
"Beyond the Glacier," Columbia Journal, 2014.Interviews
“Meet Christopher Impiglia,” Canvas Rebel, 2025
Edits (selected)
Max ID NY: designed by Irina V. Wang
Max ID NY: Dukuh House. Ed. by Christopher Impiglia. Max ID NY, TBA.
James Taylor Harwood. Ed. by Micah Christiansen. Anthony’s Fine Art, 2023.
Lenses on the Environment. Ed. by Louise Stefanii. Africana, 2022.
Ubuntu: I am because we are. Ed. by Louise Stefanii. Africana, 2022.
Genau. Ed. by Christopher Impiglia. Max ID NY, 2022.
Max ID NY. A Decade. Ed. Christopher Impiglia. Max ID NY, 2020.
Art of Startups. Ed. Christopher Impiglia. Anthem, 2020.
Scrawl. Ed. Jacob Lehman. Rizzoli, 2019.
New York Splendor. Ed. Philip Reeser. Rizzoli, 2018.
Fin de Siècle. Ed. Karen Marta, Simon Castets. Swiss Institute/Karma, 2018.
Architecture at Large. Ed. Karen Marta, Felix Burrichter. Rizzoli, 2018.
Niele Toroni. Ed. Karen Marta, Simon Castets. Swiss Institute, Konig, 2017.
Liquid Antiquity. Ed. Brooke Holmes, Karen Marta. DESTE, 2017.
2000 Words: Kaari Upson. Ed. Karen Marta. DESTE, 2017.
William Kentridge: Triumphs. Ed. Carlos Basualdo, Konig, 2016.
Work Hard. Ed. Karen Marta, Simon Castets. SI, Karma, 2016.
Kim Gordon: Noise Name Paintings. Ed. by Karen Marta. DESTE, 2016.
Two Suns in a Sunset. Ed. by Karen Marta. Sharjah, Konig, 2016.