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Almine Rech

Julian Schnabel Re-Reading

Sep 14 — Oct 14, 2017 | New York, Upper East Side

Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com

“Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
–Walt Whitman, Song of Myself, 1855

"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best." 
–Walt Whitman, Preface to Leaves of Grass, 1855


Almine Rech gallery is pleased to present Re-Reading, featuring recent works by Julian Schnabel. The title of the exhibition, Re-Reading refers to works on paper; reproduced found images on cardboard, reproductions of wallpaper that have been recycled and reenlisted serving as a palimpsest and ground for a stasis where anything can occur; two chairs, and spray painted Plexiglas works that cover found enlarged photos from a book on Ernest Hemingway’s house in Cuba.


Text by Joachim Pissarro

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Selected artworks

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Painted bronze with velvet cushion
    115.6 x 57.2 x 68.6 cm
    45 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 27 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Painted bronze with velvet cushion
    115,57 x 57,15 x 68,58 cm
    45 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 27 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2016

    Oil, Spray Paint, printed paper on collage
    151,97 x 109,02 cm
    59 7/8 x 42 7/8 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2016

    Oil, Spray Paint, printed paper on collage
    151,97 x 109,02 cm
    59 7/8 x 42 7/8 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2016

    Oil, spary paint, printed paper on collage
    151,98 x 109,01 cm
    59 5/6 x 42 11/12 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2016

    Oil, spray paint, printed paper on collage
    151,98 x 109,01 cm
    59 5/6 x 42 11/12 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whitman IV (Air), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whitman IV (Air), 2016

    Ink on pigment print on paper
    129,5 x 97,8 cm
    51 x 38 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whtiman (Waterfall), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whtiman (Waterfall), 2016

    Ink on pigment print on paper
    129,54 x 97,79 cm
    51 x 38 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whitman III (Waterfall), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whitman III (Waterfall), 2016

    Ink on pigment print on paper
    129,54 x 97,79 cm
    51 x 38 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whitman (Waterfall), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whitman (Waterfall), 2016

    Gesso, ink on printed paper
    200 x 150,01 cm
    78 3/4 x 59 inches

  • Walt Whitman II (Lake), 2016

    Walt Whitman II (Lake), 2016

    Ink on pigment print on paper
    130,02 x 98 cm
    51 3/16 x 38 7/12 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whitman (Frozen Lake), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whitman (Frozen Lake), 2016

    Ink on pigment print on paper
    130,02 x 98 cm
    51 3/16 x 38 7/12 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Walt Whitman (Frozen Lake), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Walt Whitman (Frozen Lake), 2016

    Gesso, ink on printed paper
    200 x 150 cm
    78 3/4 x 59 1/16 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Knight castle), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Knight castle), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    82,55 x 59,69 cm
    32 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Land Reclamation on the North Coast), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Land Reclamation on the North Coast), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    59,69 x 80,01 cm
    23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Storks), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Storks), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    59,69 x 77,47 cm
    23 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Metric Dimensions and Weights), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Metric Dimensions and Weights), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    73,66 x 59,69 cm
    29 x 23 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Summer), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Summer), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    59,69 x 80,01 cm
    23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Rhine with the Siebengebirge), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Rhine with the Siebengebirge), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    59,69 x 80,01 cm
    23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled (Cologne Cathedral), 2016

    Julian Schnabel Untitled (Cologne Cathedral), 2016

    Carbon print on fiber paper, mounted on board
    59,69 x 78,74 cm
    23 1/2 x 31 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 2017

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 2017

    Spray paint on plexiglass over printed image
    149,86 x 111,76 cm
    59 x 44 inches