Gregory Crewdson at home in a former Methodist church, built in 1890, on the outskirts of Great Barrington, Mass.Credit...Caroline Tompkins for The New York Times
Gregory Crewdson is the subject of a feature in The New York Times, published on August 20, 2020.
The article profiles his photographic series An Eclipse of Moths, created on the outskirts of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and explores how the images—marked by isolation, decay, and eerie stillness—have taken on new relevance during the pandemic. It details Crewdson’s cinematic production process, from location scouting and casting local residents to staging elaborate sets with lighting crews and fog machines. The piece situates his work within broader conversations around constructed photography, American decline, and the psychological toll of contemporary life.
20 August 2020
