A seemingly random selection of the Spanish master provoked close readings; from earlier this year

Bowie discusses art – making it and collecting it – in this interview from 1994

Paintings of boldness and fearlessness, on view through October 24

Ai Weiwei, Slater Bradley, Sarah Sze, and Lola Montes Schnabel

Julian Schnabel: Polaroids by Petra Giloy-Hirtz is published by Prestel.

“The second year looks good,” commented Washburn, the type of dealer who makes returning to The Armory Fair Modern a pleasure.

Julian Schnabel: Selected Paintings through June 4, 2005 at C&M Arts, 45 East 78th Street, New York, 212-861-0020. A version of this article first appeared in the New York Sun, April 21, 2005 Eighteen months ago, on these pages, I treated the latest paintings of Julian Schnabel to severe deprecation. In regretting any absence of resistance … Continued

“Julian Schnabel: New Indian Paintings and Selected Sculpture” at PaceWildenstein until November 15 (534 W. 25th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, 212-929-7000). Prices: TK. “Julie Heffernan: New Paintings” at P.P.O.W until November 8 (555 W. 25th Street, second Floor, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, 212-647-1044). “Laura Harrison: Building Portraits: Surface and Space in Landmark … Continued

Big Girl Paintings Gagosian Gallery 555 West 24th Street New York, NY 10022 March 14-April 20, 2002 There are six very big paintings in this show and one tall ugly sculpture. If critical judgment must be reduced to “You get it or you don’t,” then I guess I don’t. Five of these paintings are based … Continued