Please Note: The following article and interview was published in 2008 upon the publication of the Powerhouse Book Helen Levitt.

Part One - A Brief Chat

Helen Levitt says she has very little to say. But in both her photographic and film work, and in my recent conversation with her, she has, in fact, said a great deal.

In 1967 Donald Judd wrote, "Art criticism is very inferior to the work it discusses." And I would add that interviews are very inferior to the person interviewed. This interview will be no exception.