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Jonathan González (they/them)

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These photographs by Jonathan González are stills enlarged from Super 8 film. They picture the spaces on the Museum’s outdoor terraces where dancers perform González’s magic hour–golden time. Labeled A, B, and C, the images correspond to the locations of the first, second, and third hours of the performance. The terms “magic hour” and “golden time” refer to the warm, diffuse light around sunset and the time of day that draws the largest number of television viewers. 

Estas fotografías de Jonathan González son ampliaciones de fotogramas de película Super 8. Muestran los espacios en las terrazas exteriores del Museo en donde un grupo de bailarines representan la pieza hora mágica–momento dorado de González. Identificadas como A, y C, las imágenes corresponden a las locaciones de la primera, segunda y tercera hora de la presentación. Los términos “hora mágica” y “momento dorado” se refieren a la luz cálida y difusa del atardecer y a la hora del día que atrae a la mayor cantidad de televidentes.

magic hour–golden time C. [Heights] (2026)

A gradient field of warm, fading light washes across one of the Whitney Museum’s outdoor terraces, where architecture and sky merge at dusk. The image marks a choreographic vantage point in magic hour–golden time, scoring the relationship between light, duration, and the body in space.
A gradient field of warm, fading light washes across one of the Whitney Museum’s outdoor terraces, where architecture and sky merge at dusk. The image marks a choreographic vantage point in magic hour–golden time, scoring the relationship between light, duration, and the body in space.

magic hour–golden time C. [Heights] (2026). 11 x 8.5. Chromogenic Print. Jonathan González

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
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