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Kenny Scharf is an American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.F.A. in 1980 with a major in painting at the School of Visual Arts located in Manhattan, New York City.
Scharf's works consist of painting pop culture icons in a science fiction setting, such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons. He is most well known for his work in the 1980s interdisciplinary art scene.
Kenny Scharf was most known for his work in the East Village, Manhattan art scene of the 1980s, with shows at Fun gallery (1981) and Tony Shafrazi (1984), before seeing his work embraced by museums, such as the Whitney, which selected him for the 1985 Whitney Biennial. It was during this time that he did the cover art for the B-52s' fourth studio album, Bouncing off the Satellites.
Scharf was friends and former roommates with graffiti artist Keith Haring and appears in the documentary "The Universe of Keith Haring". With Keith, Kenny Scharf created the first of his blacklight disco installations called "cosmic closet" in the closet of their Times Square apartment. That project has grown and morphed into its most recent incarnation, "Cosmic Cavern". In 2004, he appeared in The Nomi Song, a documentary about his friend, opera singer Klaus Nomi.
In 2010, Kenny Scharf collaborated with Joe Grillo and Laura Grant of Dearraindrop, an artist collective from Virginia Beach, for a show at The Hole NYC curated by Kathy Grayson. Kenny Scharf has had featured exhibits at the Monterrey Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Center for the Fine Arts, and the Queens Museum of Art.
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Flores Pink Flocked Sculpture
Kenny Scharf
Sculpture - 63.5 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture - 25 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$16,855
In the Beginning Pink with Diamond Dust.
Kenny Scharf
Print - 93 x 75 cm Print - 36.6 x 29.5 inch
$8,765
In the beginning (red, gloss & glitters edition)
Kenny Scharf
Print - 93 x 75 cm Print - 36.6 x 29.5 inch
$8,765
Paradis Perdu with Diamond Dust
Kenny Scharf
Print - 107 x 137 x 1 cm Print - 42.1 x 53.9 x 0.4 inch
$12,360
Flores Blue - Cutout - Sculpture
Kenny Scharf
Sculpture - 63 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
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Exhibitions dedicated to Kenny Scharf
End To End Gallery
Whimsical Warriors and Dream Chasers
From May 15, 2024 to June 5, 2024
End To End Gallery
Blah Blah Blah
From March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024
End To End Gallery
Cozy Up
From January 30, 2024 to February 27, 2024
End To End Gallery
New Year, New Art
From December 31, 2023 to January 30, 2024
End To End Gallery
Happy Holidays 2023
From December 20, 2023 to January 1, 2024
End To End Gallery
Red Dot Miami | Art Basel 2023 - Booth 408
From November 30, 2023 to December 5, 2023
End To End Gallery
Spring for Art
From March 16, 2023 to April 3, 2023
End To End Gallery
All Treats, No Tricks
From September 24, 2022 to October 29, 2022
End To End Gallery
End to End Gallery at Art San Diego 2022
From August 30, 2022 to September 5, 2022
End To End Gallery
Inside the Pictures
From August 13, 2022 to September 4, 2022
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