Philip Glass 5th October 1995 New York City

In 1995, while visiting New York, Victor Boullet managed to secure a portrait sitting with the composer Philip Glass in his New York townhouse.0In ?Philip Glass 5th October 1995 New York City?, Boullet reveals the entire unedited portrait session including every frame, along with his contact sheets. In this sequence of photographs and Boullet?s accompanying essay, which amusingly recounts the story behind his morning with Philip Glass, Boullet?s portrayal of the composer and his own thoughts, mishaps and insecurities coincide to create a double portrait of the artist and his sitter.

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