Julian Schnabel
Miami Art Basel Attendees Determined to Have a Good Time, Despite Ominous Signs in the Art Market
partying in Miami.
The parties at Miami Art Basel, which this year runs from Dec. 4 through Dec. 7, are always decadent. And judging from this week's underwhelming party scene here in New York, some of our socials departed earlier in the week for the pool and rooftop parties in hotels a little further south. While the mega-fetes begin tonight, a few early comers have already been spotted out and about.
As the Miami Beach Convention Center opened yesterday, Faye Dunaway as well as Julian Schnabel and his son Vito strolled around gazing at the discounted works of art, reported Bloomberg. Calvin Klein, for his part, offered this about the general mood: “It will be interesting to see how the attendance and sales are affected. read more »
Morning Memo: Naomi Campbell Cuts the Line; Oprah Winfrey's Victory Speech Neighbor; Obama to Model?
Bravely disregarding their own safety, travelers at Kennedy Airport booed temperamental model Naomi Campbell as she cut in front of around 200 people to go to the front of the passport checking line. Ms. Campbell's lawyer says the special treatment was for "security reasons." [R&M]
Sam Perry, the random campaign worker whose shoulder Oprah Winfrey was photographed crying on during Barack Obama's acceptance speech, will appear on her show today. [US Weekly]
More to look forward to in the new administration: Designer Elie Tahari said "[Barack Obama] could be a male model...I think the fashion industry will have a ball with him. They will have so much fun because he is built so well. They all love to dress him and I’d love to dress him too." [WWD via The Cut] read more »
Transom Week In Review: Sex Drive (the Movie!); Blythe Danner's Style Tips; Julian Schnabel Ponders John McCain
We pondered sub-prime teen sex comedy Sex Drive with the cast of Gossip Girl.
At a Pratt Institute benefit at Chelsea Piers, the prince of the Palazzo Chupi, Julian Schnabel, told us exactly what he thinks about John McCain.
We waved goodbye to George W. Bush and Cindy McCain at the premiere of W.
Blythe Danner gave us some useful recession style tips at the launch for Key to the Cure (plus: Ronsons, Real Housewives, and Lindsay Lohan).
Maxim editor Chris Wilson explained how he got dumped by Oprah.
The sexual assault lawsuit filed against Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed.
Julian Schnabel: 'McCain Looked Like a Crotchety, Angry Loser'
"I thought the mean, grumpy old man thing [John] McCain was doing [at the debate] was sort of out of control," said columnist Kurt Andersen at the Pratt Institute benefit at Chelsea Piers on Oct. 16, where author Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and artists Takashi Murakami and Julian Schnabel were being honored for their accomplishments in the art world. "It was stupid, just tactically stupid. All that eye-rolling and that angry grin? Anger plus that grin, the way he does it, I don't think it was a very effective way to make people like him."
A Pratt trustee, Mr. Andersen used to write about design for Time magazine way back when he was still working at Spy magazine. read more »
Morning Memo: Harvey Weinstein Not Vindicated; Sharon Stone's Dubious Parenting Skills; Heather Locklear's DUI Details
Per his agreement with Page Six, Harvey Weinstein now owes a charity $1 million after a leaked Scott Rudin email describing Weinstein's bad behavior during the production of The Reader turned out to be real. (Yesterday, Mr. Rudin told Gawker that the email was fake, but that turns out to have been a lie. Confusing!) Also, fun story: "When they were making The Hours, Scott sent Harvey an enormous box of cartons and cartons of cigarettes and a note that read, 'Die!''' [P6]
Heather Locklear "walked drunkenly through a California supermarket" before her arrest for driving under the influence. Also, the person who reported her to 911 is a former US Weekly staffer--clearly, she has retained her scandal spotting instincts. [R&M]
Howard Stern had a dull bachelor party at Nobu, possibly because he has finally gotten tired of strippers. Also, he's old. [P6] read more »
Morning Memo: Christie Brinkley Runs Into Two Exes; Danity Kane Ladies Miffed at Diddy; James Gandolfini Weds Model
in Sag Harbor Saturday night.
Olatz Schnabel is upset over reports that her husband, director Julian Schnabel, has been seen out with "Miral" author Rula Jebreal. [P6]
Exes Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley attended a performance by daughter Alexa Ray Joel in Sag Harbor. Brinkley's latest ex, Peter Cook--Alexa once him described as an "evil stepfather who once forced her head into a bucket"--was also there, for some reason. [NYDN]
The girls of Danity Kane are reportedly so upset over creator P. Diddy's favoritism towards member Dawn Richard that none of them showed up to her birthday party. [NYDN] read more »
Schnabel Chops the Price on Palazzo Pad
Julian Schnabel's foray into residential real estate in Manhattan has not been as smooth as the artist might have hoped. First, locals labeled Palazzo Chupi the "Pink Building." Immediately after Madonna bailed out of buying a unit in the decidedly unchild-friendly building, Mr. Schnabel lost his anchor celebrity tenant when Richard Gere put his custom-designed pad on the market for $18 million. read more »
Today at the Tribeca Film Festival: Lou Reed's Berlin; Leighton Meester Horror-Show
Everywhere at Once, Village East Cinema, 1:15 p.m.
can’t help but think that inspiration for Everywhere at Once must have been born during a late-night heavy-talking/drinking session…in this film photographer Peter Lindbergh and “experimental filmmaker” (uh-oh) Holly Fisher collaborated to “weave together a tapestry of images” using Mr. Lindbergh’s photographs and clips from the 1966 Tony Richardson film Mademoiselle starring Jeanne Moreau. Ms. Moreau narrates using a poem by Kimiko Hahn. Got it?
Donkey in Lahore, Village East Cinema, 3:45 p.m. read more »
Richard Gere Looks To Flip at Schnabel's Chupi
Still reeling from getting dissed by the Material Girl herself, Julian Schnabel's "Pompeii Red" Pallazzo Chupi in the West Village is losing one of its biggest celebrities (heck, it's only celebrity, really). Richard Gere has been quietly marketing his "massive 4BR, 4BA spread in the Chupster for about a month now, through Sotheby's broker Debbie Korb," Curbed reported today.
Mr. read more »
Tribeca Film Fest Announces Spotlights and Showcases
The Tribeca Film Festival just unveiled the line-up for its Spotlight, Showcase and Restored/Rediscovered sections, which include titles by Jose Padilha, Julian Schnabel, Harmony Korine, Guy Maddin and Tom Kalin, and world premieres from Peter Tolin and Adam Yauch. Director Julian Schnabel's new film Lou Reed's Berlin, a documentary about Mr. Reed playing his Berlin song cycle live for the first time at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, and Gunnin' for That #1 Spot, a doc by the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, will premiere at the fest, which begins April 23. The festival also announced its Special Events, including a conversation with Errol Morris and the North American Premiere of his latest film, Standard Operating Procedure, and a screening coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey that will include a special panel with prominent filmmakers and scientists. Full line-up after the jump. read more »
Schnabel’s Palazzo Goes Mainstream With $59 M. in Broker Listings
The extravagant awesomeness of Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi is hard to fathom. read more »
In Tribeca Snowstorm, Parker Posey Makes Us Melt
Last night, Parker Posey said she had a cold.
“Can you tell?” the actress asked in an earnest tone. No, we assured her. And it was true. Considering the flight of otherwise red-faced, smooshy-coiffed guests who had just braved a blizzard to attend the New York Academy of Art’s Tribeca Ball, Ms. Posey, in her breezy Cynthia Rowley dress, appeared the ravishing exception.
Still, Ms. Posey was in clouds. read more »
Director Julian Schnabel Among amfAR Honorees; Marc Jacobs and Lou Reed to Present
New York artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, along with French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfield and Bobby Shriver of the (Product)RED Campaign, will be honored by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) at the organization’s 10th annual gala on January 31, according to Variety. Presenters for the humanitarian fete, being held at Cipriani in midtown, include Marc Jacobs and Lou Reed (although the evening’s highlight may just be a special performance by none other than Barry Manilow!). read more »
I'm Not There, Juno, Diving Bell Get in the Spirit
Okay, so maybe not all of us understood Todd Haynes' quirky tribute to Bob Dylan I'm Not There (The Observer's Andrew Sarris: "I confess. I was bored and confused most of the time"), but his "unique vision" is just what makes it an indie movie. That's why Mr. Haynes movie the pack of indie movies with four nominations and one honorary award for the 22nd annual Film Independent's Spirit Awards. I'm Not There nabbed nods for best feature, director, supporting male for Marcus Carl Franklin and supporting actress for Cate Blanchett, as well as the inaugural Robert Altman Award, which honors a film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.
As predicted Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Sarris: Conscious life itself, even at its most extremely limited parameters, has never been so richly ennobled on the screen as it is here.) and Jason Reitman's Juno (one of Sara Vilkomerson's Nine for November and December) each picked up four nominations, including best picture and director. Tamara Jenkins' The Savages also nabbed four nominations, including best screenplay and best male lead for Philip Seymour Hoffman. We're excited for that one!
Zach Braff and Lisa Kudrow announced the nominees Tuesday morning from the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles this morning.
Winners will be announced on Feb. 23, the day before the Academy Awards.
Full list of nominees after the jump.
Schnabel in the City to Promote Fashion World's My Left Foot
Artist Julian Schnabel believes he has a winner with The Diving Bell and the Buttefly, his film adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's Le Scaphandre et papillon, the memoir written by the famed French Elle editor after a stroke left him entirely paralyzed. (He wrote the book by communicating with his eyes. It's the fashion world's My Left Foot!) And after winning the director's award at Cannes, he's now ready to take on New York.
After the film's local premiere last week, Mr. Schnabel told the audience that this was the most press he had ever done for a film. He then proceeded to read a lengthy poem written to him by his father before his death. Why? "I read this poem to Kathy [Kennedy, producer of Diving Bell] and she decided to give me the job." And the fun doesn't stop there! According to Indiewire's Eugene Hernandez, Mr. Schabel will be at the BAM on Monday to support Javier Bardem's turn in the No Country for Old Men, another film distributed by Miramax, and on Wednesday, he'll be showing the film at the Apple Store in Soho with buddy Lou Reed. Shoppers beware.
Schnabel Rings Bell in Harrowing Tour de Force
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly may be best foreign picture of the year. read more »
Things Get All Frenchy at Diving Bell Premiere
Last night, Mathieu Almaric was talking to The Daily Transom about starring in The Diving Bell and The Butterfly.
“You don’t choose a film, the film chose me,” he said.
The film that chose Mr. Almaric chronicles the story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the vibrant, stylish editor of French Elle who, 12 years ago, became forever trapped in “locked-in syndrome” after suffering a stroke. The former editor was left almost fully paralyzed, able to only blink his left eye, yet by using this one movement in accordance with an alphabet, he managed to transcend his condition and communicate his experience through a best-selling memoir. read more »
Richard Gere Closes on Schnabel's Palazzo Condo for $12 M.
Reports have been saying for a month or so that handsome hippy thespian Richard Gere has bought into Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chuppi at 360 West 11th Street. But city records filed today reveal the purchase price: $12 million.
That means Mr. Gere still has $850,000 left over from the record-setting sale of his Sullivan Street townhouse. Maybe he'll use the bonus funds to build a rooftop Buddhist temple like the one he had on Sullivan (city building permits called it a “penthouse ‘meditation room’ made of wood frame.”)
After all, Mr. Gere bought his piece of the Palazzo through his old Tushita Trust, named for a kind of Buddhist heaven.
Julian Schnabel's Pink Palazzo Snags Richard Gere
When The Post reported earlier this week that Richard Gere wanted to buy into Julian Schnabel’s glorious new Palazzo Chupi in the far West Village, they said the Buddhist thespian needed to sell his Sullivan Street townhouse before he could afford a new place with Schnabel.
But as we pointed out Wednesday, Mr. Gere actually sold his Sullivan townhouse ages ago--and for a record price. So naturally news comes today, from the Wall Street Journal, that the actor has gone and bought a sprawl at Chupi (which Mr. Schnabel oddly insists is not pink but red.)
Sadly, no Gere purchase price is given.
Is he somehow a more appropriate buyer than the banker William J.B. Brady? When The Observer reported that Mr. Brady had paid $15.5 million for the first Chupi apartment, Curbed pointed out that Mr. Schnabel’s building “was supposed to be the rebirth of the salon--an exclusive enclave of the most talented and creative (and wealthy) minds around."
More Rumors for Schnabel's Village Palazzo
We were surprised to see more speculation in this morning's Post about tenants in Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi on West 11th Street. This time it’s Richard Gere and wife, Carey Lowell, who have reportedly been seen in the West Village building “numerous times in the past few days”.
This may be the case, but the Post’s claim that Mr. Gere will first have to sell his Sullivan Street townhouse to buy one of Mr. Schnabel’s condos is way off base. Mr. Gere’s already sold that townhouse for a record $12.85 million, and we reported on the sale in June (and also in May, before it closed).
There is no end to the rumors about Schnabel’s pricey digs. The Post also mentions the reports from The Villager newspaper that Bono has purchased a place in the building. As we reported earlier this week, no city records show evidence of that sale.
In fact, there's been one official sale in the Palazzo Chupi. Read about it here.
Whither Bono?
We were intrigued by The Villager's recent item saying that Bono had bought in Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi on West 11th Street. We can't find any city records of such a purchase. In fact, the only recorded sale in the new condo was one that The Observer noted two weeks ago, and it didn't involve the icon from Ireland, who already owns a place in the San Remo.
Monday: The Chapin School Is A Bad Neighbor; Ian Schrager Is Marlon Brando; A Jersey Boy Is Rich!
Schrager and 54 pal
- The posh Chapin School is expanding at East End Avenue and 84th Street (their science labs weren't nice enough, apparently). But Community Board 8 hasn't been so pleased with the Chapinites: "I just wish the school, trying to teach citizenship to these young ladies," said a board member, "would practice some citizenship itself by meeting with the neighbors." Who cares about neighbors? A brief visit to the school's website reveals, "Everyone at Chapin understands the importance of respect, consideration and good citizenship."(The New York Times)
- One would think a story titled "Jersey boy breaks into NYC club" would involve vodka-induced violence on West 24th Street. Instead, it's a business profile of Steven Pozycki, who has become "the talk of real estate circles" thanks to his "trophy" purchase on 42nd Street. Congratulations, Jersey boy. (Crain's)
- How to classify Ian Schrager and Julian Schnabel's $210 million makeover of the Gramercy Park Hotel? "Evocative, eccentric, eclectic, personal," is the wrap-up from Travel+Leisure. (Later comparisons range from "bordello in Paris" to "Citizen Kane"). How about this all-telling fact instead: before its renovation, the hotel had 506 rooms--now it's got 185. (Travel+Leisure)
- First came FoxNews' Greta in her $2.57 million penthouse. Now, a second penthouse at the glassy 1600 Broadway will be home to the $22,000-per-year Private Escapes Destination Club. But is Times Square either a private or pleasurable destination? Maybe so--because three other penthouses at 1600 belong to similar clubs. (New York Times) Update: Tragically, the comment below is correct: Schnabel, not Philippe Starck, designed GPH... Thanks, Sean. - Max Abelson read more »
Gehry on Film
Frank Gehry directs the director.
Here's a bit from the release:
Beginning with Gehry's own original sketches for each major project, the film explores Gehry's process of turning these abstract drawings, first into tangible, three-dimensional models, often made simply of cardboard and scotch tape, then into finished buildings of titanium and glass, concrete and steel, wood and stone.
Plenty of business and art world big shots appear in the film, including Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Sir Bob Geldof, Dennis Hopper, Michael Ovitz, Julian Schnabel, and Herbert Muschamp. read more »
So will they be attending the screening tonight? Or how about Atlantic Yards opponents that have been known to follow the famous architect? - Michael CalderoneSchnabel Stopped?
The City Council passed a downzoning of the West Village a month ago, and a dispute rages over whether Mr. Schnabel’s building is “vested” and should be grandfathered through under the old zoning rules (the maximum height of new developments dropped from 200 to 100 feet).
This morning, an e-mail circulated from the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation stating that Mr. Schnabel’s building had been officially stopped. However, that work stoppage appears temporary.
“There is clearly a stop-work order in place,” said Andrew Berman, executive director of the GVSHP. “It’s clearly on the basis that the current work would not conform with the current zoning. Whether or not that is temporary or permanent, we are waiting to find out.”
The final decision from the Department of Buildings still hasn’t been reached.
“It’s still in flux,” said a spokesperson for the Department of Buildings. “[Julian Schnabel and his partners] haven’t addressed our concerns at this time. If, going forward, we revoke the permit, they have the option to go to [the Board of Standards and Appeals] to appeal.” read more »
We'll keep you posted.
-Michael CalderoneJulian Schnabel Tower, Village Battleground, Has Growth Stunted
