In the Schnabel Chapel, Part 1
Julian Schnabel, “St. Sebastian” (1979). Oil and wax on canvas, 111 x 66 inches. (Collection of the artist, © Julian Schnabel; courtesy Oko/Luxembourg & Dayan)Is it possible to look at Julian...
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Julian Schnabel, “The Patients and the Doctors” (1978). Oil, plates and Bondo on wood. (Image via Art Gallery of Toronto)“The Patients and the Doctors” (1978) is Julian Schnabel’s first plate painting....
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Julian Schnabel, “Mutant King” (1981). Oil on tarpaulin with wax, 108 x 144 inches. (Image via julianschnabel.com)As an undergraduate, I took a seminar in contemporary art issues conducted by the...
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Julian Schnabel, “Abstract Painting on Blue Velvet” (1980). Velvet on velvet with welded steel frame, 90 x 84 inches. (Image via julianschnabel.com)The final installment of Julian Schnabel 1978–1981,...
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“Dan Colen: The spirits that I called” (2013), installation view, including “TBT (to be titled)” (2013), oil and pigment on canvas, 39 1/2 x 60 inches; and John Anster Fitzgerald, “Titania and Bottom:...
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