Julian Schnabel
dal 29/5/2010 al 3/7/2010
Segnalato da
29/5/2010
Julian Schnabel
NRW - Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Dusseldorf
Polaroids. The exhibition will include about 100 snapshots -most of which have never been shown in public before- that capture those things that captured the attention of the American painter and film-maker: himself, his family, his friends, his paintings and sculptures in studios and exhibitions. Schnabel used a huge, spectacular 20 x 24-inch Polaroid camera on wheels dating from the 1970s to create unusually large-format images in both black and white and brilliant colour. He also painted over some of the photos.
Curator Petra Giloy-Hirtz
This summer, the NRW-Forum in Düsseldorf will exhibit Polaroids by the American painter and film-maker Julian Schnabel. The exhibition will include about 100 snapshots—most of which have never been shown in public before—that capture those things that captured the attention of the artist: himself, his family, his friends, his paintings and sculptures in studios and exhibitions...
In short, the exhibition offers a unique tableau of images from the life and work of a dazzling artist. The selection includes charismatic portraits of Lou Reed, Placido Domingo, Mickey Rourke, and The Beastie Boys, as well as pictures of the private rooms in Palazzo Chupi in New York (which Schnabel himself designed and decorated) and his studios in Brooklyn, Montauk, and Manhattan.
Schnabel used a huge, spectacular 20 x 24-inch Polaroid camera on wheels dating from the 1970s to create unusually large-format images (51 x 61 cm) in both black and white and brilliant colour. He also painted over some of the photos.
Schnabel became famous in the early 1980s for his plate paintings. He also made a name for himself as a director and screenplay writer with his first film, which was about his friend and fellow artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1996) and his second film, Before Night Falls. His latest film will premier at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May. He has exhibited in all the world's greatest museums and his works can be found in outstanding public and private collections.
Image © Julian Schnabel, 2008
This exhibition is supported by the Government of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the photo laboratory Grieger, and ERCO.
Press contact
Petra Wenzel, Werner Lippert Tel: 0211/9660036, info@projects.ag
NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft
Ehrenhof 2, 40479 Düsseldorf
Hours:
Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 8pm
Friday until 12pm
Admission:
Ground Floor: Adults € 5,80(€ 3,80 concessions)
Ground & First Floor: Adults €7,80(€5,30 concessions)
Friday from 18:00 € 3,80 (no further concessions)
Friday 20:00 free tour in German, 21:00 free tour in English