DINNER WITH MY PAST

the other night i had dinner with KERSEN WITKIN. kersen is the son of joel-peter witkin. i worked with joel throughout the 80s as his stylist, prop master, art director, location & model scout. i helped joel create approx 12 of his most famous/infamous images.
I hadn't seen kersen since he was 10 years old, so we had a reunion of sorts here in NYC. kersen is now a strapping lad of 31 years of age. wow how time flies. we meet @ this great little restaurant just off houston called 12 CHAIRS. it was very good, in that quiet, dark, low-key NYC way. we chatted about the good ol days of the past, and the bad ol days of the present. kersen mentioned that he couldn't remember a lot from back in the day. he said he had a vague recollection of doing karate moves for richard gere.
i asked if he remembered me and he replied, " oh yah! you're exactly the same. you look the same and i remember your distinctive laugh. the boy who's now a man knows how to make this ol man feel good!

i also exhibit kersen's artwork @ antebellum from time to time.

(kersen with his father joel-peter witkin, circa 1988, photo- herb ritts)


(kersen today)


kersen & i @ my opening night