2nd December 08
David Byrne interviews Jeff Koons in 1975. Filmed at 52 Bond Street by Jamie Dalglish.
At what point does an artist’s persona solidify into the one that we recognize today? In the case of both Byrne and Koons, this video seems to indicate that the answer in this case is “sometime before 1975.”
What’s most impressive here is that both of these figures are already fairly recognizable as we know them today: Koons’ cornball proto-yuppie swagger is already in place (he’s only 20 years old in this clip), as is Byrne’s tic-y deadpan (he’s a mere 23). What a find! (Via C-Monster by way of Good) (Copyright Jamie Dalgish; please see comments below.)
