Surf Lodge x Max Snow | Nowness

Music — Phillip Glass

There was never any question that a weekend in Montauk hosted by Max Snow and the Surf Lodge was going to be something to write home to Manhattan about. Add Willie Nelson, Courtney Love, two exquisite sunsets, and Chef Chris Rendell’s Diver Caught scallops with cashew chili relish to that equation and you pretty much have me yelling from the haute-motel’s shingled rooftop. And while Willie Nelson’s Sunday evening performance was the most-anticipated act of the weekend, Saturday night’s set by Courtney Love and private dinner for Snow’s guests was a close second. When the Surf Lodge invited Snow to be the hotel’s artist in residence for the summer, the photographer readily agreed. The inaugural efforts of that residency were debuted on Saturday evening in the form of a short film shot by Snow—a sort of Malick-by-the-sea endeavor.