Leo Fitzpatrick

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Photo by Marlene Marino

interview by BILL POWERS 
portrait by MARLENE MARINO 

 

LEO FITZPATRICK IS A LEO. But he doesn’t believe in astrology. What he does believe in is luck — and that when it comes your way, you must be ready to act on it, to build upon it. Leo has been a downtown fixture since he appeared in Larry Clark’s Kids.

BILL POWERS — When you first met Dan Colen, Ryan McGinley, and Nate Lowman, you were known as the star of Kids. Those guys have really advanced in the art world since then.
LEO FITZPATRICK — I’ve talked to Dan about this. He told me, friend to friend, that no one will ever take me seriously as an artist because they’ll always see me first as an actor.

BILL POWERS — Yeah, but things can change. It’s…