This is Edward Hopper's most famous and familiar work, and I had hoped Byron would give another of his erudite critiques of Wilson's latest artistic re-creation – perhaps bring some new insights to the work – but he demurred.
He modestly explained that Hopper's 1942 painting Nighthawks was so well known and familiar that he thought there was little he could add to what everyone probably already knew about it… plus (and this is probably the actual reason) he was very busy working on his next painting!
Wilson really enjoyed posing for this, as it gave him the opportunity to look cool and enigmatic while wearing his Leonard Cohen Fedora hat – which I imagine is why he selected to re-create this particular painting in the first place.
And why he's admiring his depiction in this photo…
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