Tim Walker and Jerry Stafford | Frieze Masters Podcast
The third episode, On Photography, is now available, presented in collaboration with dunhill and the National Portrait Gallery
The third episode, On Photography, is now available, presented in collaboration with dunhill and the National Portrait Gallery
On Photography asks what it means today for an artist to work with a living, breathing icon, like the actress Tilda Swinton. Tim Walker, the noted artist and photographer, is joined by his long-time collaborator, stylist Jerry Stafford, to talk about their work together with Tilda Swinton. Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, moderates the conversation.
You can also find this episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
When I’m scared of something or someone, that scare turns into being photogenic. […] The situation becomes very heightened and I become very alert and I then I think I make better work. – Tim Walker
Tim Walker is a photographer for Vogue’s British, Italian and American editions, as well as W Magazine and LOVE Magazine. Jerry Stafford is a writer and curator. He is creative director at Paris-based film production company Premiere Heure and personal stylist to performers Tilda Swinton and Gwendoline Christie. Dr Nicholas Cullinan is Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Find works discussed in this episode here:
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Reykjavík, Iceland, April 2011. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Reykjavík, Iceland, April 2011. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Reykjavík, Iceland, April 2011. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Reykjavík, Iceland, April 2011. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Mexico, November 2012. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Houston, Texas, May 2014. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Houston, Texas, May 2014. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Houston, Texas, May 2014. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Houston, Texas, May 2014. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker, Leonora Carrington, March 2016. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, July 2018. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Kimmerghame, Scotland, July 2023. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Kimmerghame, Scotland, July 2023. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Kimmerghame, Scotland, July 2023. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Kimmerghame, Scotland, July 2023. Photo: © Tim Walker
Tilda Swinton shot by Tim Walker for W Magazine, Kimmerghame, Scotland, July 2023. Photo: © Tim Walker
About Frieze Masters Podcast
The Frieze Masters Podcast is now available, bringing you our annual programme of live talks – the Frieze Masters Talks programme – curated by the Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Dr Nicholas Cullinan. These conversations between leading artists, writers, museum directors and curators all reflect the ethos of the Frieze Masters fair: looking at the past with a contemporary gaze.
The Frieze Masters Talks programme and the Frieze Masters Podcast are brought to you by Frieze in collaboration with dunhill, the foremost British luxury menswear house.
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This podcast is a Reduced Listening production. The producer was Silvia Malnati and sound engineer was Andy Fell.
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