Kenny Scharf

KENNY SCHARF Artist Bio

KENNY SCHARF

Born Los Angeles, California
Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California

1980 B.F.A., School of the Visual Arts. New York, NY

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 Kenny Scharf, Barberadise, Los Angeles, CA
Kenny Scharf at the Armory Show, New York, NY


2008 Superdeluxa, Waddington Galleries, London, UK


2007 Kenny Scharf : NEW! Paul Kasmin Gallery NY,NY

2006 Kenny Scharf, KEVIN BRUK GALLERY, Miami, FL
Kenny Scharf AAstro Cumulo Nibus Uber Express@ Raleigh Hotel, Art Basel Miami Beach
2005 Superpop, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, 293 10th avenue, NYC
Closet # 24, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, 511 W. 27th street, NYC
Kenny Scharf, PATRICK PAINTER INC., Los Angeles, CA

2004 California Grown, PASADENA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Pasadena, CA
SchaBlobz, KENNY SCHACHTER CONTEMPORARY, New York, NY

2003 Night Light, PATRICK PAINTER INC., Santa Monica, CA

2002 Muted, CHAC MOOL GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA

2001 Car Nation, UC FULLERTON AT GRAND CENTRAL, Santa Ana, CA
Hollywood Stars, LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, Los Angeles, CA
Portraits, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, NY, NY
Pulcherrimae Strade: Group Show, Installation in Pordenone, Italy

2000 Universal Offspring, PUCCI INTERNATIONAL LTD., New York, NY
Kenny Scharf=s Permanent Closet #18, YOUNG AT ART CHILDREN=S MUSEUM, Davie, Florida
Kenny Scharf, GAGOSIAN GALLERY, Beverly Hills, CA
Kenny Scharf: Small Paintings & Bronzes, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY

1999 Heads, Small Paintings and Closet #16, GALERIE HANS MAYER, Berlin, Germany
Kenny Scharf: New Sculpture, PICA - PORTLAND INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART,
Portland, Oregon
Heads & Small paintings, GALERIE HANS MAYER, Dusseldorf, Germany

1998 GALERIA RAMIS BARQUET, Monterrey, Mexico
MCINTOSH GALLERY, Atlanta, GA
KANTOR GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
Kenny Scharf (new paintings), COTTHEM GALLERY, Barcelona, Spain
Kenny Scharf (new paintings), GALLERY COTTHEM, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
Vivid Vision, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY

1997 Kenny Scharf; Pop - Surrealist, SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM, St. Petersburg, FL
When Worlds Collide, UNIVERSITY GALLERIES OF ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Normal,
Ultralectric, SONY STYLE, SONY Building, New York, NY

1996 New Sculpture, CHARLES COWLES GALLERY, New York, NY
TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
Home, FOX & HOWELL GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DE MONTERREY, Monterrey, Mexico
GALERIA 56, Budapest, Hungary
The World of Kenny Scharf, DOROTHY BLAU GALLERY, Bay Harbor Island, FL
Heads, CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS, Miami, FL

1995 Early Paintings: 1975-78, YOSHII GALLERY, New York, NY
GALLERY COTTHEM, Hedwig Van Impe, Knokke, Belgium
TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
Scharf-O-Rama Vision: 1978-1995, MUSEUM OF ART, Fort Lauderdale, FL

1994 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY

1993 Closet #10, WORLD GALLERY, Miami Beach, FL
JAFFE BAKER BLAU GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL

1992 EDWARD TOTAH GALLERY, London, England
TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
HOKIN GALLERY, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
GALLERIA ROCCA 6, Torino, Italy
GALLERIA SENO, Milan, Italy

1991 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
SUDIO TRISORIO, Naples, Italy
AC & T CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan

GALERIE HANS MAYER, Duisseldorf, Germany
AKIRA IKEDA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

1990 GALERIE BEAUBOURG, Paris, France

1989 MICHAEL KOHN GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA

1988 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
AKIRA IKEDA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

1987 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY

1986 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
AKIRA IKEDA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan


1985 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
GALERIE BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER, Zurich, Switzerland

1984 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
LARRY GAGOSIAN GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA

1983 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
AMERICAN GRAFFITI GALLERY, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1982 FUN GALLERY, New York, NY

1981 National Studio Artists, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
Customized Appliances, CLUB 57, New York, NY
The Jetsons, FUN GALLERY, New York, NY

1979 Celebration of the Space Age, CLUB 57, New York, NY
FIORUCCI, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 "Naked!" Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY.

2008 "Totally Rad: New York in the 80's" Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
Zerocarat; a collection of artist designed jewelry, Friedman Benda Gallery, NYC
The Eighties – First Part, Especes d'espace, Le Magasin, Grenoble, France

2007 ADeitch Art Parade@ King of Parade Deitch Gallery NY, NY
ABig Secret Cache@ Angstrom Gallery Los Angeles
2006 ASurrealisim Then and Now@ Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
AJuxtapose Anniversary@ Copro Nason, Culver City, CA

2005 ACross Section,@ PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY

2004 100 Artists See Satan, GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, Santa Ana, CA

2001 Made in the USA 1970-2001, LUDWIG GALERIE, Oberhausen, Germany
Pulcherrimae Strade Installation, Pordenone Italy

2000 Lowbrow Art: Up From The Underground,
THE ART AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD, Hollywood, FL
UFO Show, UNIVERSITY GALLERIES OF ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Normal, IL
ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER FOR S.E. Arkansas, AK
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Colorado Springs, CO

1999 Mannequins & Rugs, PUCCI INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY
Portrait Collection of Mr. Chow, GALERIE ENRICO NAVARRA, Paris, France
Acquisitions, MIAMI ART MUSEUM, Miami, FL
The American Century: Art & Culture, 1950-2000,
THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
The Road Show, DFN GALLERY, New York City, NY
A Room with a View, SIXTH @ PRINCE FINE ART, New York, NY
On the Air, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NORTH TERMINAL GALLERY,
San Francisco, CA

1998 Closet #16, Installation at NEXUS CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, Atlanta, Georgia
Collaboration Transformation, lithographs from the Hamilton Press, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Fashion at the Beach, BASS MUSEUM, Miami, FL
Pop Surrealism, THE ALDRICH MUSEUM, Ridgefield, CT
80 Artistes Autoui- du Mondial, GALERIE ENRICO NAVARRA, Paris
Closet #16, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, North Miami, FL
New Acquisitions: Dream Collection... part three, MIAMI ART MUSEUM
Normal Editions Workshop-A Print Retrospective, THE ELMHURST MUSEUM, Elmhurst, IL

1997 Collaboration Transformation, lithographs from the Hamilton Press,
MONTGOMERY GALLERY OF POMONA COLLEGE, CA

Grins: Humor and Whimsy in Contemporary Art, MILLARD SHEETS GALLERY, Pomona, CA
Art and provocation, Images from Rebels, BOULDER MUSEUM CONTEMPORARY ART,
Boulder, CO
In Your Face: Haring, Basquiat, Scharf, LEO MALCA FINE ART, New York , NY

1996 New Figuratio, THE TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART, Tucson, TX
Summer Exhibition, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY, June 14- August
Hot off the Press - New Editions, PACE PRINTS, New York, NY
Baseball Show, CURT MARCUS GALLERY, New York, NY
Drawings: Spring, 1996, SANDRA GERING GALLERY, New York, NY

1995 Altered and Irrational: Selections from the Permanent Collection,
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
Art, Design and Barbie: The Evolution of a Cultural Icon,
LIBERTY STREET GALLERY AT THE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, New York, NY
Recent Acquisitions, BASS MUSEUM OF ART, Miami Beach, FL
ART + ARCHITECTURE, MIAMI, COCA/CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Miami, FL
A New York Time: Selected Drawings of the Eighties, BRUCE MUSEUM, Greenwich, CT


1994 New York Unplugged, GALLERY COTTHEM-HEDWIG VAN IMPE, Knokke, Belgium


1993 About Nature, CLEVELAND CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Cleveland, OH,
April 2-June 21
Art and Environment, THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, New York, NY, April 21- May,
Organized & curated by Toru Mano & Paul Perkins, Images,
in collaboration with Earth Day NY
Extravagant: The Economy of Elegance, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
January 30- April 24, 1993
Extravagant: The Economy of Elegance, Russisches Kulturzentrum, Berlin,
Germany, May 7- June 27, 1993
1982-83: Ten Years After, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY,
May 8- June 26, 1993
Mating Instinct, PENINE HART GALLERY, New York, NY,
September 15- October 16, 1993
Reanimator, V & RN, Miami, FL

1992 1492, MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DE MONTERREY, Mexico
Variations Gitanes, A LA GRANDE - VILLETTE, Paris, France
Objets Trouv6es, GALERIE DU JOUR, Agnes B., Paris, France
Balade de l=Amour, HALLE DE I=UNION DES ARTS DECORATIFS, Palais du Lourve, Paris,
France

1991 American Art of the 80's. curated by Gabriella Belli and Jerry Saitz,
Palazzo delle Albere, Trento, Italy, December 18 - March 1, 1992
A Passion for Art: Watercolours and Works on Paper, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY,
New York, NY, December 7- January 25, 1992
Closet No. 9, QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART, Flushing, NY
October 22- December 20, 1991
Just What Is It That Makes Today=s Home So Different, So Appealing,
The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, NY, September 7 - November 17, 1991
The 1980's; A Selected View From the Permanent Collection,
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY,1991
Metropolitan Home Showhouse 2, New York, NY
To Benefit Fashion Moda, BROOKE ALEXANDER GALLERY, New York, NY
Children in Crisis, A Benefit Exhibition, LORENCE MONK GALLERY, New York, NY

1990 The Last Decade: American Artists of the 80's, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY


1989 Don=t Bungle the Jungle, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
The Studio American Collection, WITKACY THEATRE, Zakopane, Poland and BWA ART EXHIBITION BUREAU, Suwalki, Poland

1988 Figure a Subject: Revival of Figuration Since 1975, Selections from the Permanent Collection, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
The Weisman Collection, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FULLERTON (traveling show)
Fullerton, CA

1987 Comic Iconoclasm, ICA, London, England

1986 An American Renaissance: Painting and Sculpture from 1940 to the Present Exhibition,
MUSEUM OF ART, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Homage to Nicolas A. Moufarrage, GABRIELLE BRYERS GALLERY, New York, NY
Picture from the Inner Mind, THE PALLADIUM, New York, NY
CARL SOLWAY GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH
THOMAS COHN GALLERY, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1985 Biennial 1984, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
Drawings, LEO CASTELLI GRAPHICS, New York, NY
Eight Artists/Eight Years/SVA, SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY
East Village Artists, HOLLY SOLOMON GALLERY, New York, NY
Investigations, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART PHILADELPHIA, PA
Sights for Small Eyes, HECKSCHER MUSEUM, Long Island, NY
Photography and Sculpture, PATRICK FOX GALLERY, New York, NY
MICHAEL COHN GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
Vernacular Abstraction, WACOAL ART CENTER, Tokyo, Japan
Art in Action, SOGETSU MUSEUM, Tokyo, Japan
Out of the Ooo Cloud, EDITH C. BLUM ART INSTITUTE
BARD COLLEGE ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, NY
Works on Paper, GALERIE BARBARA FARBER, Amsterdam, The Netherlands



1984 TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
Via New York, MONTREAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Montreal, Canada
The Innovative Landscape, HOLLY SOLOMON GALLERY, New York, NY
New Hand Painted Dreams: Contemporary Surrealism,
BARBARA GLADSTONE GALLERY, New York, NY
Arte di Frontiera, GALERIA D=ARTE MODERNA, Bologna, Italy
Aperto=84, VENICE BIENALLE, Venice, Italy
The Human Condition, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, San Francisco, CA
Contemporary Perspectives 1984, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, Lewisburg, PA
New Idioms, ROBERT FRASER GALLERY, London, England
New Attitudes: Paris/New York, PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Pittsburgh, PA

1983 Champions, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
Champions, FAY GOLD GALLERY, Atlanta, GA
Surrealist Show, ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, New York, NY
Morton G. Neuman Family Collection, KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ART, Kalamazoo, NU
Intoxication, MONIQUE KNOWLTON GALLERY, New York, NY
Paintings,Sculptures, Totem and 3D, TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY
The Comic Art Show, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
Back to the U.S.A., KUNSTMUSEUM LUZERN, Luzern, Switzerland
Tendencias en Nueva York, PALACIO DE CRISTAL, Madrid, Spain

Clocktower Open Studio Show, P.S. 1, New York, NY

Paintings into Sculpture, BONLOW GALLERY, New York, NY
Bienalle de Sao Paulo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
SALVATORE ALS GALLERY, Milan, Italy
References, PALAIS DES BEAUX-AITS-CHARLEROI, Charleroi, Belgium

1982 Installation Project Room, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York, NY

1981 Open Studio Show, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
CLUB 57, New York, NY
The Times Square Show, TIMES SQUARE, New York, NY
New York, New Nave, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY
Drawing Show, MUDD CLUB, New York, NY
Beyond Words, MUDD CLUB, New York, NY

1979 CLUB 57, New York, NY












SPECIAL PROJECTS

2002 Cartoon Network airs AThe Groovenians@ Scharf=s first animated film.

2000 Closet #18, Permanent Installation at the Young at Art Children=s Museum,
Davie, FL
HAIKU Gesundheit, Illustrations for book of poems by Ross Venokur,
Simon & Shuster
Portland River District Project 2000, Permanent Installation of five
Totem sculptures in public spaces, Portland, Oregon

1999 Multimundo 2000: Fusion of Art & Fashion, window display for Nordstrom,
Portland, Oregon
Multimundo 2000: Fusion of Art & Fashion, window display for Nordstrom,
Seattle, Washington
Friuli Venezia Giula wine label, Italy
Absolut Scharf, Au Kurant Billboard for TBWA Chiat/Day Advertising: California,
Florida, Michigan, Texas

1998 The Universals mannequin series, Pucci, New York, NY
Absolut Scharf, Au Kurant Billboard for TBWA Chiat/Day Advertising: California,
Florida, Texas
The Universals Window Display Project for Saks Fifth Avenue - New York, NY
The Universals Window Display Project for Saks Fifth Avenue - GA
The Universals Holiday Window Display Project for Saks Fifth Avenue,
Beverly Hills, CA
The Universals Window Display Project for Burdines Dept. Store - Miami Beach, FL
Ultrazoomazipamapopdeluxa (Mura), Museum of Contemporary Art,
San Diego, CA

1997 Ultralectric, Customized electronics show for SONY, SONY Building, New York, NY
MURAL for 10th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

Installation 130' x 58' Mural, Los Angeles, CA
Limited Edition Lithograph, 39th Annual Grammy Awards to benefit
N.A.R.A.S. Foundation, NYC

1996 Lifesavers, AIDS memorial installation for DIFFA, Pines Beach, Fire Island,
New York, NY
Total Cosmic Caver, Designed Interactive Web environment for Total, NY
(Internet magazine @ totainy.com), New York, NY
Absolut Kelly Project, Premier artist: A web based interactive art experiment,
Santa Monica, CA
Co-chaired fund-raiser, Inter-Cambios Culturales of El Salvador
(with Christy Turlington), New York, NY
Promotional Poster for Humane Society of Broward County

1995 Cosmic Cavern, V.I.P. Room for The Tunnel Nightclub, New York, NY
Porcelain design for Rosenthal China, Selb, Germany
Absolute Scharf, San Francisco billboard project for Absolut Vodka,
San Francisco, CA
Absolute Scharf, San Francisco billboard project for Absolut Vodka,

San Francisco, CA
Signature watch for artists series, Swatch, New York/Switzerland
Promotional Poster for Miami Book Fair International

1994 Limited Edition Tapestry collection for Kroner Teppiche, Munich, Germany
Signature watch for artists series, Swatch, New York/Switzerland
Textile design for Todd Oldham, New York, NY

1993 Lifeguard Station Design for City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, August 1993
Kids Kloset, Dade County Department of Education, collaboration with
elementary and high school students, Artworks Gallery, Omni International Mall, Miami,
FL, November -December 1993
Day Without Art, Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL
In collaboration with Sarasota school children for AIDS awareness,
December 1, 1993
te Neues Publications (various projects), New York, NY

1992 Don=t Bungle the Jungle II, fundraiser for the Tropical Rain forest Amazon Club,
New York, NY (T-shirts design for Emporio Armani)

1991 City Kids Speak on Growth, Union Square Park, New York, NY,
Outdoor mural in collaboration with the City Kids Foundation

1988 Don=t Bungle the Jungle, Benefit Concert and exhibition fundraiser for the
Tropical Rain forest, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York,
NY
Limited Edition watch design, Lito Watches, Paris, France


1987 Luna Luna, Carousel design for traveling art amusement park,Hamburg, Germany

1986 Absolut Scharf, advertisement commission for Absolut Vodka, Stockholm,Sweden
Tapestry design for Elysee Editions, Paris, France

1985 Installation at The Palladium, New York, NY

CATALOGUES

2008 Kenny Scarf: Superdeluxa, Waddington Galleries, London, UK

2007 Kenny Scharf: New!, Paul Kasmin Gallery, NY

2005 Kenny Scharf: Superpop, Paul Kasmin Gallery, NY


1998 The Universals Pucci, International NY
Kenny Scharf, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY,
essays by Carter Ratcliff and Robert Farris Thompson,
interview by Dennis Hopper, 1998
Kenny Scharf, University Galleries, Normal, Illinois, essays by Barry Blinderman,
Gregory Bowen, Bill McBride, Ann Magnuson and Robert Farris Thompson, 1998

1997 In Your Face, Malca Fine Art, New York, NY, 19
Kenny Scharf. Pop-Surrealist, Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1997

1996 Pop Art, Jan-de James, Phaidon Press Limited, London, 1996
El Mundo de Kenny Scharf, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey,
Monterrey, Mexico, 1996
Kenny Scharf, Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL, essay by Louis Grachos, 1996

1995 Kenny Scharf, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, essay by Brooks Adams,
Laurence Pamer, 1995

1992 Kenny Scharf, Edward Totah Gallery, London, England, essay by Brooks Adams,
1992

1990 Kenny Scharf, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France, 1990
The Last Decade: American Artists of the 80's, Tony Shafrazi Galley, New York, NY, 1990
Pharmakon=90, Mukuhari Messe Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1990

1989 Kenny Scharf. Jungle Book, Art Random, Kyoto Shoin International Co., Inc.,
Kyoto, Japan, 1989
Kenny Scharf. Three Portfolios, AC & T Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 1989

1988 Kenny Scharf. New Paintings, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 1988

1986 An American Renaissance: Painting and Sculpture from 1940 to the Present,
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1986

1985 Art in Action, Sogetsu Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 1985
Vernacular Abstraction, Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo, Japan, 1985


1984 Figuration Libre: France U.S.A., Musee d=Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris,
Paris, France, 1984
New Attitudes: Paris/ New York, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, 1984
Via New York, Musee d=Art Contemporain, Montreal, Canada, 1984

1983 Reference, Palais des Beaux Arts de Charleroi, Belgium, 1983
Back to the U.S.A., Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland, 1983
Kenny Scharf, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY, 1983
Morton G. Neuman Family Collection, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI,1983
Champions, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY, 1983




BIBLIOGRAPHY


2009 "A Sky filled with Shooting Stars: Robert Ayers in New York City," Robert Ayers in conversation with Kenny Scharf, Summer 2009.
"Kenny Scharf," WHITEWALL MAGAZINE, Winter 2009

2008 Strong, Lester. "Darkness Bleeding," A&U Magazine, December 2008.

2006 Douglas, Sarah. AStaying Power.@ ART + AUCTION, November 2006
Leffingwell, Edward. AKenny Scharf at Paul Kasmin,@ ART IN AMERICA, January 2006

2003 Verini, James. AHidden Art and Politics,@ LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 30, 2003: Pg E48.
Raden, Lisa. AKenny Scharf=s Portraits,@ CONTENTS, January
2002 Lecka, Steven. AKenny Scharf,@ FLAUNT, August
Stern. AWarhols Enkel,@ KULTUR, October 1, 2002

2000 Katz, Vincent. AKenny Scharf at Tony Shafrazi,@ ART IN AMERICA, September
Russel, Candice. ACulture Clash,@ THE CITY LINK, March 1-7
Quick, Rebecca. ABirdie Is a Dumm, But the Girl Is Onto A Real Hip Thing,@
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, February 10

1999 Gragg, Randy. APop Goes the Artist,@ THE OREGONIAN, October 6
Row, D.K. APersistence and a Smile,@ THE OREGONIAN, October 1
Sirgado, Miguel. ACraig Robins,@ EI NUEVO HERALD, September 18
Parvaz, D. AScharf Opens Windows on Quirky Pop Art,@ SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, August 5
Stuckstatte, Marion. AGraffiti Galaxie Bis Zur Gesellschaft der Maschine,@
DUSSELDORFER FEUILLETONJuni 8
Leibowitz, Debra. ACalifornia Dreaming,@ THE MIAMI HERALD, July 1
Muller, Von Michael-Georg. AFormenviefalt und Farbenfre?@ WELT AM SONNTAG, July 11
Brooks, Ian/Casadio, Mariuccia. AFuntasy side-art of Kenny Scharf,@
L=UOMO VOGUE, May/June 1999
Lubow, Arthur. AThe Whitney=s Arrested Development,@ (cover art)
NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, April 11

1998 Paglia, Camille. ARock Around the Clock@ FORBES ASAP, (illustration for article), November 30
Sheed, Elizabeth. AKenny Scharf Plays Up Post Pop,@ COVER, Vol.12, #5, December
Austin, Tom. AAlien Supermodels,@ OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE, November
Kripalani, Jasmine. ABurdines Marks Anniversary with Smart Dummies,@
THE MIAMI HERALD, October 4
Frank, Peter. AEd Ruscha=s Light, Kenny Scharf,@ LA WEEKLY, Vol. 20, No. 44,
September 4-10
Schultz, Carol Ebert. AKenny Scharf Looks Sharp at MCN,@ LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS, August 27
Pincus, Robert. AThere=s Big News at La Jolla Museum,@ SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE - August 21
Darling, Michael. AKenny Scharf at Kantor,@ DART INTERNATIONAL, Volume 1, No. 3, Fall
Louie, Elaine. AAliens Take Sacks,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31
Jacober, Paul. AA Kenny Scharf Minute,@ MIAMIGO, April 8
Smith, Roberta. AKenny Scharf,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20
AKenny Scharf,@ VISUAL, No. 72, Spain

1997 Kohen, Helen. ABass Exhibit a Fashionable Look at the Past,@ THE MIAMI HERALD, January 31
AOn Exhibit,@ JUXTAPOSE, Winter 1997
AKenny Scharf Dibuja un Grafito en la cristalera de Barcelona Televisio,@ EI PAIS, Cataluna/15
ACarte Blanche, Kenny Scharf=s Show and Tell,@ ARTIS, June-July, Pg 41-47.
Hoban, Phoebe. AIt=s Deja Vu, Twice, for Art World.@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28
Milani, Joanne. AChild of the Tube,@ THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, June 3
Sheff, David. AWhen No Doesn=t Mean No,@ (Illustration for article), PLAYBOY, May
Marger, Mary Ann. ASurreal Puzzel: What to Make of it@ ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, May 30
Cantor, Judy. AScharf Among the Surrealists,@ THE NEW TIMES, May 15-21,
Sanders, Jacquin. AYour Message Here,@ ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, Section D, May: Pg 1,4.
Austin, Tom. AThe Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World of Kenny Scharf,@
OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE, May: Pg 145-149.
AWhy New Sex is the Best Sex,@ (Illustration for article), PLAYBOY, March

Weiss, Marion. AKenny Scharf,@ DAN=S PAPERS, January 10: Pg 27.
AKenny Scharf,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10

1996 AThe Everglades,@ OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE, September (Illustration for article)
Machuca, Marcela Garcia. AEs Otro Mundo!@ October 18th
McKay, Bob. ABeat Me, Daddy, Five to the Bar,@ PLAYBOY, October (Illustration for article)
AKenny Scharf,@ ITALIAN BAZAAR, April/May: Pg 96-99.
Brophy, Kitty. AKenny Scharf,@ JUXTAPOZ, Summer: Pg 38-43.
ACan Friends Do It?@ PLAYBOY (Illustration for article), May
Talbot, Mary. AAfter Dark,@ DAILY NEWS, March 1: Pg 49.

1995 Smith, Roberta. AKenny Scharf,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24.
Robinson, Walter. ALost in Space,@ MANHATTAN FILE, October: Pg 68-71.
Madry, Eva. ATops of the Pops,@ ELLE DECORATION (British Issue), September: Pg 52-59.
Poz, (Illustration for articles), August-September: Pg 40, 72.
Beckett, Kathleen. AKenny=s Scharf Schak,@ HAMPTONS, July 7: Pg 38.
Dean, Dahlia. ASwimming With the Scharf,@ WWD, Thursday, June 22: Pg 6.
AFrom Miami, South Beach,@ BRUTUS, June: Pg 78-79.
Winified, Nicole. AArt Darling Scharf Resurfaces,@ THE NEWS JOURNAL, AP, May 30: Pg 3D.
Hurlburt, Roger. AReview: Museum of Art-Fort Lauderdale,@ SUN SENTINEL, Sun. May 21: Pg 3D.
Lindley, Kristin. AThe Pop-Surrealistic World of Kenny Scharf,@ THE SUN POST, May 18: Pg 4.
Hurlburt, Roger. AArt Harmony,@ FT. LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL, May
Poz, (Illustration for articles), April-May: Pg 68-71 & 82.
Simon, Arnold. AKenny Scharf=s Metamorphosis on Spectacular Display,@
EAST SIDER, Ft. Lauderdale, April 19.
Kohen, Helen. AScharf on Scharf,@ THE MIAMI HERALD, April 16, Sec. 1
ASa sag de st. Goran,@ HAST JOURNALEN, March
Talbot, Mary. ALines for This Club Go Through a Modem,@ THE DAILY NEWS, March 1

1994 Canales, Louis. AKenny Scharf,@ YES, November 4, Vol.1, No. 6.
Ainsworth, Susan. AThe Scharfer Image,@ SOUTH FLORIDA MAGAZINE, November 1994: Pg 22.
Cantor, Judy. AScharfer Image,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3-11, 1994
Saltz, Jerry. AA Year in the Life: Tropic of Painting,@ ART IN AMERICA, October 1994: Pg 93.
ASelf-Portrait,@ THE NEW YORKER, May 1994: Pg 24.
AArts Alive,@ SCHOLASTIC ART, March 1994: Pg 16.

1993 AMarge Simpson,@ DETAILS, (Illustration for article), December 1993
O=Neil, Jon. AStudents turn paint and parts into closetful of objects d=art,@

THE MIAMI HERALD, November 4, 1993
Rupercht, Christian / Siebke, Kathinka. ACloset No. 11 Scnell, Schrill, Kenny Scharf,@ FOYER,
November 1993, Germany
Kohen, Helen. AClosets of Color,@ THE MIAMI HERALD, July 9, 1993
Bornstein, Lisa. ATrendy Days are Here Again,@ DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, June 18-July 2: Pg 16.
(Review of A1982-83: Ten Years After@)
ATough,@ THE PLAIN DEALER (Cleveland), Saturday, April 3, 1993 Section D.
Bowels, Hamish. AVogue Style Living, Miami News,@ VOGUE, April 1993
Powers, Jacquelynn D. AThe Scharf Eye,@ OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE, March 1993: Pg 48-49.

1992 Schulman, Sandra Carole. AKenny Scharf. Whimsically Wacky,@ X S,
November 18-24: Pg 42.
Dutt, Robin. AKenny Scharf /Edward Totah Gallery,@ WHAT=S ON, April 29, 1992: Pg 32.
Collings, Matthew. AKenny Scharf at Edward Totah,@ CITY LIMITS, April 9-16, 1992: Pg 18.

1991 Leimbach, Dulcie. AFor Children,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1991: Pg C6.

Arias, Joey. ABack in the Closet,@ PAPER MAGAZINE, November 1991
Adams, Brooks. AKenny Scharf at Tony Shafrazi,@ ART IN AMERICA, September: Pg 137-138.
Mclean, Alex. AKenny Scharf,@ METROPOLITAN HOME, September 1991: Pg 116.
Mahoney, Robert. AKenny Scharf,@ ARTS MAGAZINE, May 1991: Pg 100.
Grillo, Rosemary. AChanging Channels, Son of Pop Keeps Up,@ COVER ARTS, April: Pg 12-13.
AGalleries,@ THE NEW YORKER, March 25, 1991: Pg 14.
AThis is the House that Love Built,@ NEWSWEEK, March 18, 1991
ASelf-Portrait by Kenny Scharf,@ THE NEW YORKER, March 1, 1991: Pg 12.
AA Non-Designer Showhouse Held to Toast Absent Friends,@
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7: Pg C6.
AWhose Room is it Anyway?@ NEW YORK NEWSDAY, March 7, 1991: Pg 83.
AShowHouse 2: The Adventure Continues,@ METROPOLITAN HOME, February 1991: Pg 26.


1990 Zahm, Oliver. AKenny Scharf-Beaubourg.@ FLASH ART INTERNATIONAL, November/December: Pg 160. (Translated from French by Gerogina Barry) ARoyal Dream@, 1990 (Illustration)
Howe, John. ADon=t Bungle the Jungle,@ ELLE MAGAZINE, August 1990: Pg 170-177.
AFrom the Surf to the Space,@ BT MONTHLY ART MAGAZINE, May 1990: Pg 38-46.
AArt in the 80's,@ ZOOM, April 1990: Pg 42-47.
Chevron, Doris. AEcht Scharf,@ GERMAN ELLE, March 1990: Pg 274-279.
AEarth 1990: Friend of the Forest,@ HARPERS BAZAAR, January 1990: Pg 76, 140.
1989 Sanders, Luanna. AThe Artist in the Funhouse,@ METROPOLITAN HOME, December: Pg 104- 109.
Levin, Kim. AChoices,@ VILLAGE VOICE, June 27, 1989: Pg 48.
Geer, Susan. AThe Galleries,@ LOS ANGELES TIMES, Part VI, May 26, 1989: Pg 18.
AEast Side Story,@ VOGUE, May 1989: Pg 356-401.
Raynor, Vivien. AArt, Neo-Expressionist or Neo-Surrealist?@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13
Westfall, Stephen. AReviews,@ FLASH ART, January/February 1980, No. 144: Pg 120-121.

1988 Cyphers, Peggy. AReview,@ ARTS MAGAZINE, December 1988: Pg 100-101.

Sturman, John. AReviews,@ ART NEWS, December 1988: Pg 146.
Waisnis, Edward. AReview,@ COVER MAGAZINE, November 1988.
Johnson, Ken. AKenny Scharf at Tony Shafrazi,@ ART IN AMERICA, November 1988: Pg 175.
AKenny Scharf. Alles wird Kunst,@ HEIM, October 1988/No. 10: Pg 183.
Smith, Roberta. AKenny Scharf Grows Up,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23, 1988: Pg 28.
Kasuga, Yoshiko. PRONTO, Vol. 5, No.5, 1988: Pg 10-11.
HOUSE AND GARDEN, April 1988

1987 Morera, Daniela. VOGUE (Italy), October 1987: Pg 248-251.
Dowling, Claudia Glenn. ALoony Luna Luna,@ LIFE MAGAZINE, September 1987:Pg 76.
AThe Next Wave,@ ART & ANTIQUES, Summer 1987: Pg 26.

1986 AHang 10 or Hang it on the Wall,@ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, November 17, 1986: Pg 14.
Heartly, Eleanor. AReviews,@ ART NEWS, October 1986
AFantasia Tropical,@ CASA VOGUE BRASIL, May-June 1986: Pg 104-109.
Daniels, Demetria. ABibiddy, Bobiddy, Boo,@ DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, May 21, 1986: Pg 7A.

1985 AArt in Action-Dream Ca,@ BRUTUS, December 15, 1985: Pg 92, 93, 99. (pictorial)
Heiferman, Marvin. AGraffiti Goes Tropical,@ HOUSE AND GARDEN, October 1985: Pg 202-207.
Salkaln, Elaine. AThe New Do-It-Your-Selfers,@ THE DAILY NEWS MAGAZINE, October 13, 1985
Gandee, Charles K. AHeaven=s Gate,@ ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, Mid-September 1985
Marzorati, Gerald. AKenny Scharfs Fun House Big Bang,@ ART NEWS, September 1985: Pg 72-81.
S. Walter. ACustomize!@ I-D, August 1985: Pg 46.
Tompkins, Calvin. AThe Art World,@ THE NEW YORKER, July 22, 1985

Virshup, Amy. AWhat=s Really Going On: The Night,@ NEW YORK MAGAZINE, June 17: Pg 38-40.
Huges, Robert. ACareerism and Hype Amidst the Image Haze,@ TIME, June 17, 1985: Pg 78-83.
Sozanski, Edward, AA Small Sampling of Five Artists,@ PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 16: Pg 16G.
Marzorati, Gerald. APicture Puzzles: The Whitney Biennial,@ ART NEWS, Summer: Pg 74-78.
Small, Michael. AArea Art,@ PEOPLE, May 27, 1985
McGuigan, Cathleen. AA Garden of Disco Delights,@ NEWSWEEK, May 20, 1985: Pg 76.
Slesin, Suzanne. ANew Look Palladium Re-Opens,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1985
Adams, Cindy. ADisco Madness Hits 14th Street,@ NEW YORK POST, May 16, 1985: Pg 29.

ABiennial: Caring and Compassionate,@ ART WORLD, April 1985, Vol. 9 No. 7
Clushaw, Peter. ACustom Cars,@ THE FACE, April 1985: Pg 12.
Russell, John. AWhitney Presents its Biennial Exhibition,@ NEW YORK TIME, March 22, 1985
O=Brien, Glenn. AReview,@ ART FORUM, March 1985
Hager, Steven. AMutants from Outer Space,@ HIGH TIMES, February 1985: Pg 46-51.
Haring, Keith. AKenny Scharf by Keith Haring,@ INTERVIEW, February 1985
Levin, Kim. AThe Aesthetics of Cute,@ VILLAGE VOICE, February 6, 1985
Stem, Jean. AMutant,@ NITRO, January 1985
Engler, Brigette. ALe Jerome Bosh des Annees 80,@ ICI NEW YORK, January 1985
Scharf, Kenny. A A Talk with Keith Haring,@ FLASH ART, January 1985: Pg 14-17.

1984 Engler, Brigitte. AArt Car,@ PAPER MAGAZINE, December 1984
AArt: The Sculpture of the New York School,@ THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1984
Lacayo, Richard. AReturning to the Frame Game,@ TIME, December 3, 1984: Pg 72.
Hershkovits, David. AHome is Where the Art Is,@ THE DAILY NEWS, November 29, 1984
Cameron, Dan. ANeo-Surrealism: Having it Both Ways,@ ARTS MAGAZINE, November 1984:
Pg 68-73.
AA Horse of a Different Color,@ THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, October 1984: Pg 29-31. (pictorial)
Chi, Tseng Kwong. AThe Ultima Suprema Deluxa,@ BRUTUS, September 1984: Pg 79-81. (pictorial)
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AYear After,@ FLASH ART, Summer 1984
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AReview: Fun Gallery/Tony Shafrazi,@ FLASH ART, Summer 1984: Pg 68.
Chi, Tseng Kwong. AZena=s Crib,@ART FORUM INTERNATIONAL, Summer 1984: Pg 49. (pictorial)
AReview: Kenny Scharf/Tony Shafrazi,@ ART FORUM INTERNATIONAL, May 1984: Pg 90.
AGraffiti Kunst: Bilder Aus dem Untergrund,@ ARTS DAS KUNSTMAGAZIN, February 1984
Cameron, Dan. ASaint Kenny and the Culture Dragon,@ ARTS MAGAZINE, January 1984: Pg 93-95.

1983 Domus, December 1983
Alinovi, Francesca. ATwenty-First Century Slang,@ FLASH ART INTERNATIONAL, November
1983: Pg. 23-31.
AOpenings/Kenny Scharf,@ ESQUIRE, November 1983: Pg 199.
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AThe Mutant International; III: The Last Star...Aurora,@ ARTS MAGAZINE,
November 1983: Pg. 85-90.
Smith, Roberta. AAging Well is the Best Revenge,@ VILLAGE VOICE, June 1983
Larson, Kay. APrimal Dreams,@ NEW YORK MAGAZINE, March 26, 1983, Pg 58-62.
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AThe State of New York Art,@ GO, March 1983
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AElectrically Eclectic,@ GO, March 1983
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AEast Village,@ FLASH ART, March 1983
Moufarrage, Nicolas. AX=O,@ ARTS MAGAZINE, February 1983

1982 APlus C=est La MEme Chose,@ART & AUCTION, November 1982
Moufarrage, Nicolas. ALightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice),@ARTS MAGAZINE, November 1982
Ricard, Rene AThe Pledge of Allegiance,@ ART FORUM, November 1982
Gablik, Suzi. AReport From New York,@ ART IN AMERICA, October 1982
Baker, Jon. ANews from NYC,@ BRUTUS MAGAZINE, September 15, 1982: Pg 124-125.

FLASH ART, Italian Edition, February-March 1982
Moufarrage, Nicolas. ADada, Domino, and de Millions,@ NEW YORK NATIVE, February 1982

1981 Chi, Tseng Kwong. AChrome on the Range,@ SOHO NEWS, July 22, 1981

1980 ASex and Death and Shock and Schlock-A Long Review of the Times Square Show,@ ARTFORUM, October 1980: Pg 50.
Deitch, Jeffrey. AReport from Times Square,@ ART IN AMERICA, September 1980: Pg 59.



PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Brant Foundation, Greenwich, CT
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Eli Broad Foundation, Los Angeles, California
Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Patrick Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Sogetsu Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
The Dannheiser Foundation, New York, NY
New England Museum for Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, CT
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL

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