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Bruno Bischofberger
Through the many years I spent out and about in the art world, I've had the
opportunity to photograph quite a few art dealers. In April of 1987 I
traveled to Germany to assist my boss Julian Schnabel with his first traveling
retrospective. One of the venues on the tour was the Kunsthalle in
Dusseldorf, Germany and I got a chance to get out of the studio and travel to
the Fatherland.
I met Julian's Swiss art dealer Bruno Bischofberger many times but only took
a few photos of him. The photograph below was taken in artist Imi
Knoebel's back yard during the days spent installing the Schnabel show.
Many years later Julian became a filmmaker. The actor Dennis Hopper
portrayed Bischofberger in Schnabel's second film, Basquiat and featured
David Bowie in the role of Andy Warhol.
Art dealers don't get any bigger that Bruno! Visit his website at:
www.brunobischofberger.com
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| Swiss art dealer Bruno Bischofberger (in the teal
suit) chats with German artist Imi Knoebel at his home in Dusseldorf.
Artist Jorg Immendorf is on the left and Julian Schnabel is in back
playing badminton. |
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| Views from Dusseldorf: Julian Schnabel's
hulking sculpture Helen of Troy outside the Kunsthalle. |
Evening descends on Helen of Troy.
Notice the white square Julian painted on her side. This was done
spontaneously, after the sculpture was set in place. |
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