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J.L. Schnabel

better to strangle yourself than nurse unacted desires.

About Me

well adjusted to lifer, night colorer, faux writer. collector of odd and lovely things. vide dans le vide.
You can find my art at: Omoi on Pine and 16th street. Best little store that carries Upper Playground, Japanese lovelies, & rad jewlery by Alex + Chloe and Steven Shein.Art Star Gallery
On the Liberties Walk in Nothern Liberties or online at artstarphilly.com
Mew Gallery
9th and Christian street, right next to Sabrina's cafe. They have a huge space that has monthly gallery shows, awesome jewlery by Tiny Airplanes and The Black Spot Book and tons of other amazing handmade crafts and art.

My Interests

v.f.l .1890. heyeres and paris, france. joan of arc. tooth tattoo. beheaded queens. rabbit holes. dresses of spades. victorian fashion. nintendo. color pencils. 8 of swords. sleeping with books in bed. white cowboy boots. vinyl toys. skeleton keys. collecting fine art. speculative fiction. pink & black ds lites! wii parties. red furniture. tea cups full of hair. antique pill bottles. ghosts. diane arbus photos. insects in glass boxes. typewriters. hand sewn drawings. old medical and victorian illustrations. bell jars. glitter and doom. the apocalypse.

I'd like to meet:

(super models @ punkrockdogg.com.)
hell raisers and crybabies.

Music:

nina simone. neutral milk hotel. cat power. wolf parade.the decemberists. beirut. sunset rubdown. the murder city devils. man man.portishead. the concretes. joanna newsom. peaches. coco rosie. interpol. the knife. of montreal.

Movies:

fight club! bettlejuice. the addams family. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.wonder boys. the piano.pride & prejudice. spirited away. blood tea and red string. brothers quay.

Television:

sex and the city, six feet under on dvd when i'm coloring. law and order marathons commercial free please. aeon flux.

Books:

anne sexton. kelly link. darcey steinke. karen russell. emerson essays. matthew derby. francesca lia block. miranda july. joan didion. lynne tillman. charles bukowski. gary lutz.

Heroes:

frida kahlo. gala dali. sao.

My Blog

ART STAR CRAFT BAZZAR ! ! ! THIS SATURDAY & SUNDAY!

I'm in the ASCB again this year! I'll have a ton of loose and framed prints, limited edition prints, pins and some original works for sale as well as Blood Milk jewelry at an adjoining table. This yea...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:41:00 PST

Artist of the Month @ Mew Gallery and Topstich Paper Doll Show

Hi:I’m the Artist of the Month @ Mew Gallery! There are several large paintings in their front window of the "4 Seasons." Each painting is 16x20 and is in a candy colored frame. Please check out...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:35:00 PST

mew gallery art auction at the north star bar 3.5.08

Mew Gallery Art Auction tomorrow night at 8p.m at The North Star Bar!This piece will be up for sale, starting bid around 75$( Another half dead chick with some JT influence in the hair... )xoxo...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:08:00 PST

Venus Zine interviewed me......

Venus Zine picked me to be the reader of the week and I was interviewed for their website.... Interview hereplease check it out! xoxo....
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:11:00 PST

Loggerhythms: Group Show at Topstitch

First friday is in a few days......If your'e down in olde city or just want to support local artists.... stop by the amazing Topstich Boutique at 311 Market street. It's upstairs so you have to look f...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:30:00 PST

this beating heart acts as a timer: jim houser show

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Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:11:00 PST

Fairmount Arts Crawl @ The North Star Bar.

Fairmount Arts Crawl @ The North Star BarApril 29thNew Paintings.xoxoxo...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:12:00 PST

Forget Me Not: New Paintings December 1st.

Forget Me NotNew PaintingsBshehu 113 S. 13th.13th & Sansom.December 1st 6 p.m.xoxo....
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:49:00 PST

the (almost famous) nerd of market street.

I am part of the Ben Franklin 300 Autobiography project. I had to write an autobiography in 300 words or less. This is in a bus shelter on Market & 10th streets. If you want to read my autobiography g...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:33:00 PST

"when they said goodbye" finished collage

response to "The Sun Also Rises"remember me.please stay, just say yesi care nothing for your past, or you anymore, for that matter.text in collage from "the sun also rises" hemingway.spray paint, pape...
Posted by J.L. Schnabel on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:30:00 PST