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A series of conversations with arts and culture professionals about their work and unique perspective on contemporary life. Hosted by Kevin Moore, the talks are held at twilight overlooking New York City's West Side.

Ivan Shaw is The Corporate Photography Director for the Condé Nast Archive. Mr. Shaw discusses the changes to high fashion publishing and the rise of new cultural currents, aesthetics, and players.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb8nqdc3_c8[/embedyt]...

In this episode of Twilight Talks, Kevin Moore interviews Roe Ethridge, a postmodernist commercial and art photographer. Roe talks about Goldman Sachs, hurricanes, and the dark and the light in his latest show.     [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqEbCef8Mec[/embedyt]...

In this episode of Twilight Talks, Kevin Moore interviews Darius Himes, International Head of Photographs at Christie's. Darius talks about publishing, auctions, stock market, and growing up with an uncommon name in rural America.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwUOPuwMNuE[/embedyt]...

Robert Buck is an artist who lives in New York City and West Texas. In 2007, he changed his last name from Beck to Buck, expressing a departure in his artistic practice. His work is poetic, engaging, visceral, and sometimes violent. Buck's works are included...

In this episode of Twilight Talks, Kevin Moore interviews artist, writer and performer Constance DeJong. She is best known for her experimental novel Modern Love and as librettist for Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha. She is also well known for her numerous collaborations with Tony Oursler,...

Laurie Simmons, is an American artist, photographer, and filmmaker. Since the 1970s, Simmons has staged scenes with dolls, ventriloquist dummies, “walking objects,” and live models, creating photographs that resemble enigmatic domestic scenes. Laurie is part of The Pictures Generation, a name given to a group of...

A writer and Distinguished Professor at CUNY’s Graduate Center. Aciman's books, from "Out of Egypt" to "Enigma Variations", explore subjects ranging from sexuality to exile. His 2007 book, "Call Me By Your Name", has achieved wider popularity thanks to a successful film adaptation that won...