Magic Hour

Gus Powell

Magic Hour

Show Notes

In this episode, Jordan Weitzman sits down with Gus Powell at his studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Powell is the author of two monographs, The Company of Strangers (J&L Books) and The Lonely Ones (J&L Books), and is currently at work on his third, Family Car Trouble. His work has been exhibited internationally at The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of the City of New York, The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and FOAM in Amsterdam. His photographs have been published in Aperture, Harpers and Vogue to name a few, and he is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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