Vito Schnabel
{{Short description|American art dealer}}
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| name = Vito Schnabel
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|27}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| father = Julian Schnabel
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| website = {{url|VitoSchnabel.com}}
| occupation = Art dealer, actor, writer, producer
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Vito Schnabel (born July 27, 1986) is an American art dealer, actor, writer and producer. He is the owner of Vito Schnabel Gallery, which has locations in New York and St. Moritz, Switzerland.{{Cite web |title=Vito Schnabel |url=https://www.vitoschnabel.com/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=www.vitoschnabel.com |language=en}}
Life and career
Vito Schnabel was born on July 27, 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/194285_heidi_klum_wishes_boyfriend_vito_schnabel_a_happy_30th_birthday_with_sweet_instagram_posts|title=Heidi Klum Wishes Boyfriend Vito Schnabel a Happy 30th Birthday With Sweet Instagram Posts|date=July 27, 2016|website=www.etonline.com}} He is the son of artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel and designer Jacqueline Beaurang. He has two sisters and two half-brothers.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2006/12/the-schnabel-family/|title=The Schnabel Family|website=Observer.com|date=December 18, 2006}} Schnabel graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and briefly attended Columbia University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vitoschnabel.com/attachment/en/55cd07616aa72cc608d19704/News/58efc45fced750b11d3d0ad0/|title=Vito Schnabel in conversation with Bob Colacello|website=Vitoschnabel.com|date=March 4, 2017}}
Schnabel organized his first exhibition—a group show in New York—in 2003 at the age of 16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/neloliviawaga/2015/12/31/vito-schnabels-gallery-opening-in-st-moritz/|title=Inside Vito Schnabel's Gallery Opening in St. Moritz|first=Nel-Olivia|last=Waga|website=Forbes.com|date=December 31, 2015}} In 2013, Schnabel opened his first gallery on Clarkson Street in Manhattan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/art/vito-schnabel-st-moritz-gallery|title=La Vie de Vito Schnabel - Vito Schnabel St. Moritz Gallery|website=L'Officiel USA}} In 2015, Vito Schnabel Gallery’s second location opened in St. Moritz. The gallery is located in the former gallery space of celebrated art dealer Bruno Bischofberger, a lifelong friend and mentor to Schnabel. The inaugural exhibition at the Swiss outpost of Vito Schnabel Gallery was Urs Fischer: Bruno & Yoyo.
In 2021, Vito Schnabel Gallery opened a gallery on West 19th Street in New York’s Chelsea Arts District.{{Cite web|url=https://gothamtogo.com/robert-nava-angels-to-be-inaugural-exhibition-at-second-vito-schnabel-gallery-on-west-19th-street-chelsea/|title=Robert Nava: Angels to be Inaugural Exhibition at second Vito Schnabel Gallery on West 19th Street, Chelsea|website=GothamToGo.com|date=January 25, 2021}} Vito Schnabel Gallery operated a temporary exhibition space in the historic Old Santa Monica Post Office in Santa Monica, California from 2021 - 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/old-santa-monica-post-office-art-gallery-opens-1235044564/|title=The Old Santa Monica Post Office Re-Opens as Art Gallery|first=Degen|last=Pener|website=HollywoodReporter.com|date=November 14, 2021}}
Schnabel works closely with Major Food Group, a restaurant group that operates restaurants such as Carbone and ZZ's Clam Bar. Schnabel partners with them in many of their ventures and curates the art in several of their restaurants.{{Cite web |last=Morabito |first=Greg |date=2015-07-30 |title=The Deal of the Century Wouldn't Have Happened Without Vito Schnabel |url=https://ny.eater.com/2015/7/30/9074697/four-seasons-vito |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Eater NY |language=en}}
Schnabel is also a filmmaker.{{Cite web |title=Vito Schnabel |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0773614/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=IMDb}}{{better source|date=June 2023}} Schnabel produced and starred in the feature film The Trainer (2024), a dark comedy based on an original story by Schnabel and co-written with Jeff Solomon. The Trainer is directed by Tony Kaye and stars Schnabel along with a large ensemble cast.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-03-18 |title=Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox & Steven Van Zandt To Star In Dark Comedy 'The Trainer'; 'American History X's Tony Kaye Directing From Script By Schnabel And Jeff Solomon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/julia-fox-steven-van-zandt-vito-schnabel-to-star-in-tony-kayes-the-trainer-1234982012/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Schnabel is producer of In the Hand of Dante, an upcoming American-Italian drama film, written and directed by Julian Schnabel. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Nick Tosches. It stars Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler and Gal Gadot. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer. In Feb 2024, Schnabel appeared in Ryan Murphy's series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as "Rick" opposite Tom Hollander as Truman Capote.
References
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External links
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Category:American people of Jewish descent