No Money Back for Gallery Worker Who Relied on Estimate of Schnabel Painting's Value Oct 27, 2009
A woman who worked in art galleries in Beijing and relied on an art dealer's valuation of a painting by contemporary artist Julian Schnabel cannot recoup the $290,000 she paid for the work, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Najung Seung claimed she was misled by art dealer Mary Dinaburg into believing the Schnabel painting, "Chinkzee," was worth at least $500,000 in order to entice her to buy it. (Law.com)
Suzanne Fiol Memorial November 15 Oct 24, 2009
Yoko Ono, Honorary Chair Jo Andres Paul Auster William Basinski Rhys Chatham David Grubbs Shahzad Ismaily Bob Holman Jim Jarmusch John Jesurun Charlotta Kotik Jonathan Lethem Evan Lurie John Lurie Moby Rick Moody Stephan Moore Lawrence D. Morris Julian Schnabel Elliott Sharp Mark Stewart Edwin Torres John Turturro Kate Valk Anne Waldman Hal Willner Robert Wilson. PRESS. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Bollywood royalty Oct 11, 2009
After the stunning success of British director Danny Boyles Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, Freida has landed coveted roles in films by international stalwarts Woody Allen and Julian Schnabel. Her current earnings are reportedly in the region of 2mil (RM11. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Milwaukee Art Museum Organizes First U.S. Museum Exhibition of Warhol's Late Works Sep 23, 2009
Two concurrent special presentations in the Milwaukee Art Museum's Collection Galleries round out the Warhol experience: In Andy Warhol: Pop Star, prints from the Marilyn and Mao portfolios make a rare appearance, alongside works on loan to the Museum from local collectors; and Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind, (through November 29, 2009) features more than 30 works by contemporaries of Warhol, including Eric Fischl, Susan Rothenberg, and Julian Schnabel. Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is guest... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Julian Schnabel prints part of Beijing 798 Art Festival Sep 12, 2009
Photo of U.S. artist Julian Schnabel ... BEIJING, Sept. 12 -- Fans of contemporary U.S. artist Julian Schnabel's work, shown in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2007, will get a chance to see more. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obituaries in the news Aug 14, 2009
When he was unable to pay a $51,000 medical bill, several dozen surfers, skaters and artists Julian Schnabel, Mickey Eskimo, Zephyr and Wes Humpston reportedly among them helped raise the money with a benefit party, Farmer said. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
NYC skateboarding pioneer Andy Kessler dies at 48 Aug 14, 2009
When he was unable to pay a $51,000 medical bill, several dozen surfers, skaters and artists Julian Schnabel, Mickey Eskimo, Zephyr and Wes Humpston reportedly among them helped raise the money with a benefit party, Farmer said. When he healed from the injury, he hopped back on his board, Farmer said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
PAUL STEINITZ : God Only Knows Why My Trip Never Ended Aug 14, 2009
His portraits were on view next to the works by of Damien Hirst, Julian Schnabel, and Cindy Sherman. Aged 41, Paul has two children; he lives and works in Paris, New York, and London. (AbsoluteArts.com)
$100 Million Payday Poses Problem for Pay Czar... Aug 4, 2009
It includes pieces by Andy Warhol, David Salle, Bruce Nauman and Julian Schnabel. The son of a British Airways employee who trained pilots, Mr. Hall was raised near London, and he graduated from Oxford University with a degree in chemistry. (The Drudge Report)
Best hotel art collections Jun 23, 2009
Morris also loves the Gramercy Park Hotel for its impressive art collection thats partly curated by legendary artist and award-winning film director Julian Schnabel. Schnabel has decorated the public spaces not just with art, but with statement furniture as well. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Vandals daub paint on Rome museum Jun 2, 2009
The New York artist Julian Schnabel once famously described the museum as an "air conditioning unit". And last year the new right-wing mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno announced he wanted to hold a referendum on moving the museum to the city's outskirts. (BBC News -- Europe)
Warehouse gets chic makeover May 28, 2009
In the couple's spa-like master bath, a massive Julian Schnabel lithograph is mounted on a hidden track. Slide the art to the right, and shelves appear, stacked with toiletries. (AZCentral -- Home)
Picasso, Giacometti works fetch $7.7M each in NYC May 7, 2009
The 1971 Picasso painting "Woman with Hat" was consigned by film director Julian Schnabel to help finance a real estate project. It shows a female figure with a face reminiscent of the artist. (Anchorage Daily News)
NYC spring art auctions will be smaller Apr 28, 2009
Christie's has a 1971 Picasso, "Woman With Hat," belonging to film director Julian Schnabel, who has consigned it to help finance a real estate project. Showing a female figure with a face reminiscent of the artist himself, the canvas is estimated to sell for $8 million to $12 million. (AZCentral -- Business)
Artful, but brutal film tells story of prison Apr 4, 2009
Like Julian Schnabel, who made the incredible "The Diving Bell and Butterfly" in 2007, Steve McQueen is a well-known visual artist turned feature film director who makes you wish more moviemakers went to art school. His latest, "Hunger" is a (literally) gut-wrenching account of the 1981 Irish Republican Army hunger strike in the Maze prison in Northern Ireland, led by a young man named Bobby Sands (played in the film by Michael Fassbender). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Is Aishwarya still on top? Apr 2, 2009
The lukewarm response to her recent Hollywood release Pink Panther-II has had Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (35) conceding her position as the most popular face of Bollywood in the West to the new international craze 24-year-old Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), who according to reliable sources has been signed for two films one with Woody Allen and the second with Julian Schnabel. Freida, who is said to have earned over two million pounds, overtaking Bollywood beauties like Aishwarya, Kareena... (India Times, India)
A coming of age for Cambodian artists Mar 19, 2009
A longtime Hong Kong resident, she represents luminaries like Huang Rui, a leader of Chinas 1980s avant-garde movement, and the American painter Julian Schnabel. At about the same time Russell Storer, the contemporary Asian art curator at the Queensland Art Gallery, a government museum that organizes the Asia Pacific Triennial, took his own research trip to Cambodia, and came back very excited about the artists, he had met, he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Owners put expensive art works up for cash Mar 10, 2009
Other celebrities who reportedly have secured funds with their own works include film director Julian Schnabel. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Business)
The age of snark has killed good old gossip Mar 2, 2009
The biggest and best story in recent weeks to set tongues wagging was of Annie Leibovitz, Julian Schnabel, Veronica Hearst, and other rich folk putting up their art as collateral for multimillion-dollar loans with Art Capital Group, a high-end pawn shop on Madison Avenue. The news was broken by an enterprising reporter at the New York Times, where it appeared on the front page. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
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It's down at the pawnshop - International Herald Tribune. PAWNING ART A gallery at Art Capital Group holds works from artists and collectors as collateral. (International Herald Tribune)
New Works by Veteran Indie Filmmakers Share Top Honors at 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards Feb 23, 2009
Last year's Spirit Award winners included Juno, which won Best Feature, Best Female Lead (Ellen Page), and Best First Screenplay (Diablo Cody), The Savages, which won Best Male Lead (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and Best Screenplay (Tamara Jenkins), and Once which won Best Foreign Film; and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which won Best Director (Julian Schnabel), and Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), and The Lookout, which won Best First Feature. August Evening received the John Cassavetes... (PR Newswire)
