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49-583: Mary Boone (born 1952) is an American art dealer and collector. As the owner and director of the Mary Boone Gallery, she played an important role in the New York art market of the 1980s. Her first two artists, Julian Schnabel and David Salle , became internationally known, and, in 1982, she was featured in a cover story on New York magazine tagged: "The New Queen of the Art Scene". Boone

98-757: A 1986 documentary. Julian Schnabel Schnabel was born in Brooklyn, New York , to a Jewish family, the son of Esta (née Greenberg) and Jack Schnabel. He moved with his family to Brownsville, Texas , in 1965. He received his B.F.A. at the University of Houston . After graduating, he sent an application to the Independent Study Program (ISP) at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His application included slides of his work sandwiched between two pieces of bread. He

147-603: A character based on Eve Teschmacher from the 1978 film Superman . Posey was the only actress considered for the role. Superman Returns was a box-office success. The film was also successful at the 33rd Saturn Awards . Posey, a few fellow cast members, and the visual effects department were all nominated. Later the same year, she played the title character in Fay Grim , the sequel to Henry Fool , and appeared in For Your Consideration . In 2007, Posey

196-613: A federal maximum-security correctional facility. The eight-episode show is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Endeavor Audio. Posey appeared on Broadway in 2000, playing in Elaine May 's Taller Than a Dwarf , which was directed by Alan Arkin . She later appeared off Broadway in David Rabe 's Hurlyburly in 2005, and then originated the role of Pony Jones in Will Eno 's The Realistic Joneses in 2012. She learned to play

245-613: A film about the painter Vincent van Gogh during his time in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise , France. The film At Eternity's Gate was released in 2018 and the script was written by Schnabel, French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière , and Louise Kugelberg. The film stars Willem Dafoe as Van Gogh. Other actors include Mathieu Amalric , Mads Mikkelsen , Niels Arestrup , Oscar Isaac as Paul Gauguin and Emmanuelle Seigner as "the woman from Arles" or L'Arlésienne . In September 2023, Schnabel announced plans to direct an adaptation of In

294-586: A fundraising campaign through Kickstarter to produce the film, netting a total of $ 384,000. Posey, along with several other cast members as well as some crew members, appeared in several videos promoting the campaign. The film premiered on September 7, 2014, at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . It was also screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 6, 2015. In July 2014, it

343-477: A learning experience." She was released from prison in 2020. Boone was portrayed by Parker Posey in Julian Schnabel's 1996 biographical drama Basquiat , accompanied by Dennis Hopper as Bischofberger. On March 28, 2024, Vampire Weekend released a single from their then upcoming record, Only God Was Above Us , titled "Mary Boone". An alternate video for the single features footage of Boone from

392-510: A movie about Fred when his nurse, Darren McCormick, gave me Bauby's memoir, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly . Then, in 2003, when my father was dying, the script arrived from Kennedy. So it didn't feel quite like taking on a commissioned job. In 2007, Schnabel designed Lou Reed 's critically acclaimed "Berlin" Tour and released Lou Reed's Berlin . In 2010, Schnabel then directed the film Miral . In May 2017, Schnabel announced plans for

441-575: A palpable presence," but found the work "clearly influenced by post-minimalist artists whose intellectual ideas he might share but whose technical expertise and clarity of vision he has yet to acquire." It was with his first solo show, at the Mary Boone Gallery in 1979 that Schnabel had his breakthrough; all his works were sold in advance. He participated at the Venice Biennale in 1980 with Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz . By

490-516: A petition in support of film director Roman Polanski , calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. Parker Posey Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. She was labeled "Queen of the Indies" for her roles in a succession of independent films throughout

539-461: A puppet show." In 2012, Posey starred in four episodes of the third season of Louie as Liz, Louis C.K. 's love interest. She received positive reviews for her stint on the show. The website Vulture stated: "Posey is superb in a brilliantly written role." Lindsay Bahr of Entertainment Weekly said "Posey used her arsenal of talent and the material written and directed by C.K. to bring Liz to life". Andy Greenwald of GrantLand felt Posey

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588-431: A significant role in the development of the art market in the 1980s. Boone was one of the first dealers to require waiting lists for collectors to buy works not yet produced. The Mary Boone Gallery moved from SoHo to uptown New York in 1996. In the early 2000s, Will Cotton , Tom Sachs , and Inka Essenhigh joined the gallery's roster. Artists who have been represented or shown by the Mary Boone Gallery include: Boone

637-558: A studio in the Heights neighborhood. Jim Harithas, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston , agreed to give him a show after Schnabel reportedly badgered him repeatedly. The eponymously titled exhibit ran from February 20 to March 7, 1976, in the parallelogram building's lower gallery. On seeing the show, ARTnews critic Charlotte Moser wrote, "Though still formative, Schnabel's paintings possess

686-716: A twin brother, Christopher. After Posey's birth, her family lived in Monroe, Louisiana , for 11 years. They later moved to Laurel, Mississippi , where her mother worked as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood and her father operated a car dealership. Posey was raised Catholic . Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase , where she studied drama. Posey got her first break in television with

735-555: Is credited with championing and fostering dozens of contemporary artists including Eric Fischl , Ai Wei Wei , Barbara Kruger , Laurie Simmons , Peter Halley , Ross Bleckner , and Jean-Michel Basquiat . Originally based in SoHo , Boone operated two galleries, one on Fifth Avenue , the other in Chelsea . Following her 2019 conviction for tax evasion, she indicated the intention to close both galleries. Boone moved to New York City at

784-412: Is to painting what Stallone 's is to acting: a lurching display of oily pectorals." In the 2017 Swedish film The Square , set in a museum of modern art , Dominic West plays a character modeled on Schnabel. The most expensive of his paintings at the art market was Ethnic Type #14 (1984), sold by $ 1,452,500 at Christie's , on 15 November 2017. Schnabel began his film career in the 1990s with

833-613: The 2007 Sundance Film Festival . It was also entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival . The film was nominated at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead. She was set to co-star in John Waters ' film Fruitcake . The film was to be set in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland . However, in 2018, Waters announced that he had canceled Fruitcake , saying "I can't get it made... I thought it would do well, but it's not. In this economy, I'm going to have to do

882-472: The mandolin to prepare for her role in A Mighty Wind (2003), a film in which she also sang. She provided vocals on several of her ex-boyfriend Ryan Adams ' records. She also played the mandolin on The Dandy Warhols track "I Am Sound" from their Welcome to the Monkey House LP. You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir (2018, Blue Rider Press) is Posey's first book. Centered on

931-503: The 1980s offered a departure from conceptual and minimal approaches to art by supporting a revival in painting. In 1982, Boone was named "The New Queen of the Art Scene" by New York magazine . A New York Times critic later described her gallery's 1979 exhibition of Julian Schnabel's work as perhaps being "the key launching pad" for neo-expressionism. The Swiss art dealer and collector Bruno Bischofberger joined Boone's gallery in 1984 after his first solo show there; he partnered with

980-431: The 1990s, such as Dazed and Confused (1993), Party Girl , The Doom Generation , Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), The House of Yes , Clockwatchers (both 1997), and Henry Fool (1998). She is the recipient of nominations for an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Satellite Award , and two Independent Spirit Awards . Although she began to work in bigger projects during

1029-822: The Butterfly earned him the award for best director at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival , the Golden Globe for best director, the Independent Spirit Award for best director, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director . Despite the fact that producing The Diving Bell and the Butterfly might seem like a commission to do someone else's work, Schnabel took on the film. According to Schnabel, I used to go up to read to Fred Hughes , Andy Warhol 's business partner, who had multiple sclerosis. And as Fred got worse, he ended up locked inside his body. I had been thinking that I might make

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1078-472: The Hand of Dante , based on the book by Nick Tosches . The movie will shoot October 2023 and is set to star Oscar Isaac . Schnabel published his autobiography, CVJ: Nicknames of Maitre D's & Other Excerpts From Life (Random House, New York), in 1987 and released the album Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud on Island Records (Catalog #314-524 111-2) in 1995. Recorded in Brooklyn, New York , in 1993,

1127-570: The Indies". These films include Basquiat , Clockwatchers , The Daytrippers , Party Girl and The House of Yes . In particular, she received positive reviews for The House of Yes , for her role as a delusional woman in love with her own brother. In an interview in January 2012, Parker said that the unofficial title has sometimes been a hindrance: I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me. I get feedback from my agent saying, "She's too much of an indie queen." And then on

1176-660: The Pussycats . From 2001 to 2002, she appeared in a supporting role in the popular NBC sitcom Will & Grace . In 2003, she starred in Guest's A Mighty Wind . The next year she appeared in Sisters of Mercy , Laws of Attraction , and Blade: Trinity . Posey then co-starred in the 2005 film Adam & Steve . In 2006, Posey appeared in Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor 's ditzy sidekick,

1225-708: The Walking Dead , an anthology series based on the AMC series The Walking Dead . As of 2024 Posey is set to star in the upcoming third season of the Emmy Award -winning show The White Lotus ; filming is set to take place in Thailand in February 2024. In late 2019, Posey starred in an audio fiction podcast called Hunted wherein she plays the part of a U.S. Deputy Marshal tracking four escaped convicts from

1274-643: The age of 19 from Erie, Pennsylvania . Her parents were working class Egyptian immigrants. She studied art history at Rhode Island School of Design and received her BFA in sculpture in 1973. Boone met sculptor Lynda Benglis at Hunter College and the artist introduced her to the director of Bykert Gallery , Klaus Kertess , where she would eventually work. In 1977, Boone opened the Mary Boone Gallery in SoHo , New York City. The gallery quickly rose to prominence by exhibiting new painters associated with neo-expressionism such as Eric Fischl , Julian Schnabel , and David Salle . Boone's gallery and presence throughout

1323-521: The album art, so we sent him rough mixes of eight songs, and he just got the vibe of the album from that. He said that he wouldn't be offended if we didn't like it, but we loved what he did. He's also given us great covers for all the singles. He's a true artist." Schnabel had an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto , which ran from September 1, 2010, to January 2, 2011, and occupied

1372-505: The album features guest musicians including Bill Laswell , Bernie Worrell , Buckethead , and Nicky Skopelitis . In 1980, he married Belgian clothing designer Jacqueline Beaurang. They have three children: two daughters – Lola, a painter and filmmaker; and Stella , a poet and actress – and a son, Vito , an art dealer. He has twin sons, Cy and Olmo, with his second wife, Spanish actress Olatz López Garmendia. His collaboration with Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal , who penned

1421-622: The art community by moving from working with Mary Boone to exhibit at the Pace Gallery . His wild and expressive works were classed as neo-expressionism by art critics. In the years to follow Schnabel's success on the art market would above all be criticised. Schnabel's style is characterised by very large scale paintings. He uses diverse materials such as plaster, wax, photographs, antlers, velvet and ceramics. His paintings make use of canvas, wood, muslin and even surfboards. His paintings often combine abstract and figurative elements. Due to

1470-481: The art establishment. "Mary's been a target forEVER," Pepe tweeted, "Like all the boys aren't cooking the books." On February 14, 2019, Boone was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. In a statement to ArtNews, Boone said "If I'm going to be the Martha Stewart of the art world, I would hope to do it with the same humility, humor, grace and intelligence that she did. I'm trying to be optimistic and see this as

1519-622: The co-editor and co-writer of At Eternity's Gate . Schnabel maintains studios in New York City and in Montauk at the east end of Long Island . Schnabel resides in a former West Village horse stable that he purchased and converted for residential use, adding five luxury condominiums in the style of a Northern Italian palazzo. It is named the Palazzo Chupi , and it is easy to spot because it is painted pink. In 2009, Schnabel signed

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1568-475: The entirety of the gallery's fifth floor. It examined "the rich interplay between Schnabel's paintings and films". In 2011 Museo Correr exhibited Julian Schnabel: Permanently Becoming and the Architecture of Seeing , a selected survey show of Schnabel's career curated by Norman Rosenthal . Art critic Robert Hughes was one of the most outspoken critics of his work; he once stated that "Schnabel's work

1617-590: The film Basquiat , a biopic on the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat (1996), followed by Before Night Falls (2000), an adaptation of Reinaldo Arenas 's autobiographical novel, which he also produced, and which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival . He directed The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), an adaptation (with a screenplay by Ronald Harwood) of a French memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby . The Diving Bell and

1666-607: The first being Waiting for Guffman in 1996. In 1998, Posey appeared in Hartley's film Henry Fool , and the big-budget studio film You've Got Mail . In 2000, she starred in Guest's third mock documentary Best in Show and in the big-budget horror film Scream 3 . Critical reaction to Posey's performance in the latter film was highly positive and earned her an MTV Movie Award nomination. The next year she starred in Josie and

1715-426: The gallery and mounted early shows featuring the painter Jean Michel Basquiat . Basquiat . The two galleries shared a selection of artists. Boone successfully brought a neo-expressionist movement to Europe and Bischofberger situated these American painters alongside the post-war painters like Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz . In 1988, Barbara Kruger became the first woman to join the gallery. The gallery played

1764-501: The idea that the reader is sitting next to Posey on an airplane, the book mixes personal anecdotes from her career, random observations, stories about her life, and homemade photo collages. The book received critical acclaim. Vogue wrote "Excellent... a celebration of peculiarity." According to Elle magazine, the memoir is "a humour-packed, irreverent, eccentric book packed with personal stories, whimsical how-tos and recipes, as well as collages made by her." Esquire wrote "Posey

1813-737: The late 1990s, Posey has continued to work in small-scale features such as Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002), Fay Grim (2006), Broken English (2007), and Columbus (2017). Her more mainstream credits include You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Café Society (2016), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has co-starred in several of his mockumentaries : Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). On television, Posey appeared in

1862-625: The moment." When Allen cast her, she cried, as "the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them. That's why I cried. It was a relief." From 2018 to 2021, she appeared as Dr. Smith in Lost in Space , the Netflix remake of the 1965 TV series . In 2022 she starred in episode two of Tales of

1911-626: The other side, my name doesn't get the financing to do a movie over $ 1 million. And I'm called "the indie queen". So it's really a challenging path because I know so much about the indie side of the business. Because I grew up in it ... But it's different times. And this stuff gets projected onto me. People are like, "You're here [at the Sundance film festival] every year, you do so many indie movies." And I'm like, "No, I did Broken English five years ago." She has co-starred in many of Christopher Guest 's films, including five of his mock documentaries ,

1960-525: The recurring role of Alice White on BYUtv 's Granite Flats (2015), co-starred as Dr. Smith on all three seasons of Netflix 's Lost in Space (2018–2021), and won critical acclaim for playing Freda Black in the HBO Max miniseries The Staircase (2022). Posey was born November 8, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland , to Lynda (née Patton), a chef, and Chris Posey, owner of a car dealership. She has

2009-582: The role of Tess Shelby on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns . Posey's first major role in a feature film was in Dazed and Confused (1993). The film received favorable reviews from critics and has been identified as a cult classic. In 1994, she appeared in Hal Hartley 's short film Opera No. 1 . Throughout the late 1990s, Posey co-starred in 32 independent films and was nicknamed "Queen of

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2058-453: The screenplay and original source novel for Schnabel's film Miral , extended beyond the movie. Schnabel was in a relationship with her from 2007 to 2011. Schnabel dated Danish model May Andersen , from whom he parted ways in 2014. They have a son, who was born in June 2013. Schnabel lives in New York City with his current wife Louise Kugelberg, a Swedish interior designer. She is also

2107-546: The size, weight, and depth of his works, they are often given sculptural properties. In 2002, Schnabel painted the cover artwork for the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' eighth studio album, By the Way . The woman featured on the cover of By the Way is Julian's daughter, Stella Schnabel, who was band member John Frusciante 's then-girlfriend. Regarding the artwork, Frusciante noted: "My girlfriend's father offered to do

2156-532: The time he exhibited his work in a show jointly organized by Boone and Leo Castelli in 1981, he had become firmly established and was the youngest artist in the legendary exhibition 'A New Spirit in Painting' in the Royal Academy of Arts . His now famous "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates—received a boisterous and critical reception from the art world. In 1984, he surprised

2205-672: Was "funny, engaging, and breathless" and went on to call Posey "one of the most gifted actors alive". Later the same year, she was honored with the Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival . Posey appeared in Ned Rifle , the third and final film in Hartley's Henry Fool trilogy, again reprising her role of Fay Grim. On November 6, 2013, Hartley launched

2254-618: Was admitted into the program and studied there from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, Schnabel visited Galveston and was introduced to the artist Joseph Glasco who had his home and studio in Galveston at that time. Schnabel and Glasco became close friends and shared many similar interests in the arts. Later in their relationship, Schnabel influenced Glasco to set up his studio in New York, and in the late 1980s introduced Glasco to Leslie Waddington of Waddington Galleries, London, where he had an exhibition. Schnabel returned to Houston in 1975 and rented

2303-505: Was announced that Posey had signed on to co-star in Woody Allen 's mystery drama Irrational Man . The film had its world premiere on May 16, 2015, at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . In July 2015, Parker revealed that before being cast in the film, she had considered quitting acting, as she feared that she "saw the independent film movement go away from me... it's a world market now. They're made from real star power. Whoever's hot at

2352-617: Was cast in the lead role in the television series The Return of Jezebel James . The show was originally given a 13-episode order, but the show was cut to seven episodes in anticipation of a pending scriptwriters’ strike . It premiered on the Fox television network in 2008 as a mid-season replacement . However, the show was officially canceled after the third episode aired owing to low ratings. Posey starred in Zoe Cassavetes 's 2007 film Broken English . Broken English screened at

2401-468: Was married to fellow art dealer Michael Werner, with whom she has one son. The couple later divorced. In September 2018, Boone pleaded guilty to filing false income tax returns and "agreed to pay more than $ 3 million in restitution for taxes she owes for 2009, 2010, and 2011." During the trial proceedings, collectors, dealers, artists Wendy White and Sheila Pepe , and art critic Jerry Saltz gave testimony to Boone's character and her lifelong dedication to

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