Wheat paste street art/graffiti has apparently been added to the exterior decor of Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi on 11th Street in New York's West Village. This act has taken place while Schnabel was in Miami creating his "Mini-Chupi" of the Brickell Flatiron sales center in Brickell Flatiron Park for the up coming Art Basel.
There is a bit of bad blood between now deceased Time Magazine art critic Robert Hughes and the "Renaissance Man" of art and film Julian Schnabel. Hughes once made a comment to the likes that "Julian Schnabel's works are to painting what Stallone's is to acting: a lurching display of oily pectorals." I'm not sure what was meant by Mr. Hughes comments but Stallone's oily pectorals are still getting the job done in movies like Rocky Balboa (2006).
A generic stab at an "icon" of the art world may be someones attempt to be recognized among other street artists such as Banksy, David Choe, and Shepard Fairey, will likely go unnoticed. But a brazen act like this is sure to get under the skin of Julian Schnabel!
Wheat pasted street art is generally easy to remove, the methods are similar to the removal of wall paper. This graffiti was likely removed the very same day it was applied.
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