Julian Schnabel - A View Of Dawn In The Tropics: Paintings 1989-1990 At Gagosian Gallery.

James Kalm slipped into the Gagosian Gallery expecting to be denied video access, and under constant security surveillance. He was therefore surprised and delighted to be granted a free hand and allowed to record a walk through tour of Julian Schnabel's exhibition :"A View Of Dawn In The Tropics: Paintings 1989-1990". With this period of paintings Schnabel employs chance, found grounds, like used tapelines, sailcloth and Kabuki Theatre backdrops, and a renewed interest in the grand gesture of the Abstract Expressionists and Neo-Dadaists masters. After a several year absence, this major show presents the eclectic pastiches, baroque excess and audacious scale that made Schnabel a prime mover in the "return of painting" of the 1980s, and a lightening rod for controversy. With "A View Of Dawn..." we may be presented with the opportunity to judge the critically disparaged Neo-Expressionism for ourselves. A musical introduction is provided by City Of The Sun (#CITYOFTHESUN), and was recorded live in Union Square April 27, 2014.