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IO, US – 06 May, 2021 – Steven Vail Fine Arts in Des Moines’ recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works has seen interest from collectors in Berlin, Miami, Greece, Beverly Hills and others. The gallery has also featured a different contemporary female artist each week in March on their virtual tour to honor Women’s Heritage Month. They are transitioning in May to an international theme…
When asked about his recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works, Steven Vail, of Steven Vail Fine Arts, responded, “These are somewhat unbelievable to be offered in Des Moines. We have been receiving inquiries nationally and internationally and have several pending sales. Each is unique with the artist’s hand embellishment in addition to the artist’s base screen-printing work, thus giving them the status of “unique” works on paper. Collectors in Berlin, Miami, Greece, Beverly Hills and others have all been reaching out to SVFA in Des Moines inquiring about the wor
Julian Schnabel is a big deal.
When asked about his recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works, Steven Vail, of Steven Vail Fine Arts, responded, “These are somewhat unbelievable to be offered in Des Moines. We have been receiving inquiries nationally and internationally and have several pendin
Julie Mehretu
Until 8 August at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, Manhattan
Julie Mehretu’s massive mid-career survey which has travelled from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art includes more than 70 paintings and works on paper that date from 1996 to today. It offers a chance for viewers to track the progression of Mehretu’s style from early pieces that focus more heavily on mapping and drawing to her sprawling abstractions with innumerable layers of visual information. Some of the most recent works on view also smartly deal with contemporary social issues, as the process begins with photographs one started with police in riot gear following the killing of Michael Brown, for example, while another began with images of climate change-related firescapes. These images are then blurred and erased beyond recognition before paint and other materials are stacked on, and are then sanded and erased, creating a pentimento surface where older layers peer through