Friday, February 22, 2008

Julian Schnabel

Neo-expressionist aesthete and, most recently, award-winning feature-film director Julian Schnabel takes a break from the red carpet (Diving Bell and the Butterfly) with a return to the gallery walls. The people watching was only a temporary distraction. His latest paintings, derived from hospital x-rays dating form the early twentieth century, depict ethereal skeletal fragments transcending the relationship between art and life.
"Art is not leisure; art is a utilitarian thing that people can use to find a way into their interior life." - Julian Schnabel Worth a visit to Gagosian Gallery on Camden Drive. Through March 22nd.