James Kalm slipped into the Gagosian Gallery expecting to be denied video access, and under constant security surveillance. He was therefore surprised and delighted to be granted a free hand and allowed to record a walk through tour of Julian Schnabel's exhibition :"A View Of Dawn In The Tropics: Paintings 1989-1990". With this period of paintings Schnabel employs chance, found grounds, like used tapelines, sailcloth and Kabuki Theatre backdrops, and a renewed interest in the grand gesture of the Abstract Expressionists and Neo-Dadaists masters. After a several year absence, this major show presents the eclectic pastiches, baroque excess and audacious scale that made Schnabel a prime mover in the "return of painting" of the 1980s, and a lightening rod for controversy. With "A View Of Dawn..." we may be presented with the opportunity to judge the critically disparaged Neo-Expressionism for ourselves. A musical introduction is provided by City Of The Sun (#CITYOFTHESUN), and was recorded live in Union Square April 27, 2014.

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