COMMISSIONS | TRUE STORIES
In 1985 David Byrne, the avant-garde artist and leader of “The Talking Heads” band, was making a Hollywood movie called, “True Stories.” I was commissioned to make pictures about anything and everything—on the set, off the set, no restrictions. The film was a portrait of middle-American suburbia, a tongue-in-cheek comedy with characters inspired by tabloids. My work in the Dallas area, however, was more about the blurring of the boundaries between reality and cinema. Photos by Len Jenshel“TRUE STORIES” Commission for penguin books OCTOBer, 1985
“TRUE STORIES” Commission for penguin books OCTOBer, 1985
COMMISIIONS | TRUE STORIES
In 1985 David Byrne, the avant-garde artist and leader of “The Talking Heads” band, was making a Hollywood movie called, “True Stories.” I was commissioned to make pictures about anything and everything—on the set, off the set, no restrictions. The film was a portrait of middle-American suburbia, a tongue-in-cheek comedy with characters inspired by tabloids. My work in the Dallas area however, was more about the blurring of the boundaries between reality and cinema. Photos by Len Jenshel