Julian Schnabel: CVJ: Nicknames of Maitre D's & Other Excerpts from Life, Study Edition

by Julian Schnabel (Artist), Petra Giloy-Hirtz (Epilogue)

A reader-format facsimile of Schnabel's classic 1987 autobiographical artist's book, with explosive illustrations and hilarious text In 1987, at age 36, Julian Schnabel (born 1951) was not only represented in some of the most important exhibitions of his time; retrospectives of his works were already being celebrated in major museums such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Tate Gallery in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 1987 Schnabel also wrote his book, CVJ , giving an account of his how he left Texas in 1973 to return to his hometown of New York City, hung out in Max's Kansas City, met Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo, Ross Bleckner and numerous other people in the scene, and traveled to Europe to study the Old Masters―experiences and observations that are both poetic and fun to read. Julian CVJ, Study Edition is an accessibly priced, reader-format facsimile edition of the 1987 book.

240 pages, Paperback

Published February 23, 2016

About the author

Julian Schnabel is an highly acclaimed Cannes, Golden Globe winning and Academy Award, BAFTA, César Award, Golden Palm and two-time Golden Lion nominated filmmaker and American artist. He has only directed three films which have been rapturously acclaimed, such as Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role, and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.