Julian Schnabel 'Draped in Moonlight,' 2022 Oil, plates and bondo on wood 72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm) 'Old Friends: Francesco Clemente, David Salle, Julian Schnabel' opens December 27 in St. Moritz. Illustrating the course of his long exploration of materiality and figuration, Julian Schnabel will present a selection of new and recent works as well as an early plate painting from 1984. Schnabel’s practice has always embraced unconventional methods– from employing velvet as his canvas, to layering shattered shards of ceramic onto wooden supports– to explore the physical potentials of the pictorial surface. His subjects are non-hierarchical, drawn from personal narratives and sources that span history and mythology while reflecting the artist’s interest in philosophy and contemporary thought and humor. Schnabel’s new paintings, in plates and on velvet, highlight the evolution of his visual language and the relationship that manifests between figuration and abstraction. Photo by @tompowelimaging #julianschnabel