KENNY SCHARF
Artist Bio
Born Los Angeles, California
Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York
1980 B.F.A., School of the Visual Arts. New York, NY.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBTIONS
2011 NATURAFUTURA and THREE DOZEN! PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
2009 Kenny Scharf, Barberadise. HONOR FRASER GALLERY. Los Angeles, CA
Kenny Scharf at the Armory Show, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
2008 Kenny Scharf, Superdeluxa. WADDINGTON GALLERIES, London, UK.
2007 Kenny Scharf, NEW! PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
2006 Kenny Scharf, KEVIN BRUK GALLERY, Miami, FL
Kenny Scharf AAstro Cumulo Nibus Uber Express@ Raleigh Hotel, Art Basel Miami Beach
2005 Superpop and Closet # 24, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
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, IL
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
2011 Art in the Streets, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Los Angeles, CA
The Artist's Museum, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Pause, COSMIPOLITAN HOTEL, Las Vegas, NV
Art Shack, LAGUNA ART MUSEUM, Laguna Beach, CA
Mutant Pop, LOYAL GALLERY,Malmo, Sweden
2009 Naked! PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY.
Synthetic THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
Wynwood Walls, Outdoor Mural Project Produced by DEITCH PROJECTS , Art Basel Miami
Primary Flight, Site-Specific Street Level Mural, Art Basel Miami, FL
Loveable Like Orphan Kitties and Bastard Children, GREEN GALLERY, Milwaukee ,WI
Just What They Are Saying, JONATHAN GERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans , LA
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, New York, NY
The Eighties – First Part, Especes d’espace, LE MAGASIN, Grenoble, France
2007 Deitch Art Parade King of Parade DEITCH GALLERY, New York, NY
Big Secret Cache ANGSTROM GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Surrealisim Then and Now, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
Juxtapose Anniversary, COPRO NASON, Culver City, CA
2005 Cross 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
2011 Mediacy Group’s Gatescapes Program, New York, NY
2010 Mural on Bowery and Houston, THE HOLE GALLERY, New York, NY
2002 Cartoon Network airs The 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, OR
1999 Multimundo 2000: Fusion of Art & Fashion, window display for Nordstrom,Portland, OR
Multimundo 2000: Fusion of Art & Fashion, window display for Nordstrom, Seattle, WA
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
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
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
Kenny Scharf, University Galleries, Normal, Illinois, essays by Barry Blinderman
Gregory Bowen, Bill McBride, Ann Magnuson and Robert Farris Thompson
1997 In Your Face, Malca Fine Art, New York, NY
Kenny Scharf. Pop-Surrealist, Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
1996 Pop Art, Jan-de James, Phaidon Press Limited, London
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
1995 Kenny Scharf, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, essay by Brooks Adams, Laurence Pamer
1992 Kenny Scharf, Edward Totah Gallery, London, England, essay by Brooks Adams
1990 Kenny Scharf, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France
The Last Decade: American Artists of the 80's, Tony Shafrazi Galley, New York, NY,
Pharmakon-90, Mukuhari Messe Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1989 Kenny Scharf. Jungle Book, Art Random, Kyoto Shoin International Co., Inc.,Kyoto, Japan
Kenny Scharf. Three Portfolios, AC & T Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
1988 Kenny Scharf. New Paintings, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1986 An American Renaissance: Painting and Sculpture from 1940 to the Present, Museum of Art,
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1985 Art in Action, Sogetsu Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Vernacular Abstraction, Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
1984 Figuration Libre: France U.S.A., Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
New Attitudes: Paris/ New York, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Via New York, Musee d’Art Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
1983 Reference, Palais des Beaux Arts de Charleroi, Belgium
Back to the U.S.A., Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
Kenny Scharf, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY
Morton G. Neuman Family Collection, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
Champions, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY
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Beckett, Kathleen. “Kenny’s Scharf Schak,” HAMPTONS, July 7: Pg 38
Dean, Dahlia. “Swimming With the Scharf,” WWD, Thursday, June 22: Pg 6
“From Miami, South Beach,” BRUTUS, June: Pg 78-79
Winified, Nicole. “Art Darling Scharf Resurfaces,” THE NEWS JOURNAL, AP, May 30: Pg 3D
Hurlburt, Roger. “Review: Museum of Art-Fort Lauderdale,” SUN SENTINEL, Sun. May 21: Pg 3D
Lindley, Kristin. “The Pop-Surrealistic World of Kenny Scharf,” THE SUN POST, May 18: Pg 4
Hurlburt, Roger. “Art Harmony,” FT. LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL, May
Poz, (Illustrations), April-May: Pg 68-71 & 82.
Simon, Arnold. “Kenny Scharf’s Metamorphosis on Spectacular Display,” EAST SIDER, Ft.
Lauderdale, April 19
Kohen, Helen. “Scharf on Scharf,” THE MIAMI HERALD, April 16, Sec. 1
“Sa sag de st. Goran,” HAST JOURNALEN, March
Talbot, Mary. “Lines for This Club Go Through a Modem,” THE DAILY NEWS, March 1
1994 Canales, Louis. “Kenny Scharf,” YES, November 4, Vol.1, No. 6
Ainsworth, Susan. “The Scharfer Image,” SOUTH FLORIDA MAGAZINE, November: Pg 22
Cantor, Judy. “Scharfer Image,” THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3-11
Saltz, Jerry. “A Year in the Life: Tropic of Painting,” ART IN AMERICA, October: Pg 93
“Self-Portrait,” THE NEW YORKER, May: Pg 24
“Arts Alive,” SCHOLASTIC ART, March: Pg 16
1993 “Marge Simpson,” DETAILS, (Illustration), December
O’Neil, Jon. “Students turn paint and parts into closetful of objects d’art,” THE MIAMI
HERALD, November 4
Rupercht, Christian / Siebke, Kathinka. “Closet No. 11 Scnell, Schrill, Kenny Scharf,” FOYER,
November, Germany
Kohen, Helen. “Closets of Color,” THE MIAMI HERALD, July 9
Bornstein, Lisa. “Trendy Days are Here Again,” DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, June 18-July 2: Pg 16
“Tough,” THE PLAIN DEALER (Cleveland), Saturday, April 3, Section D
Bowels, Hamish. “Vogue Style Living, Miami News,” VOGUE, April
Powers, Jacquelynn D. “The Scharf Eye,” OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE, March: Pg 48-49
1992 Schulman, Sandra Carole. “Kenny Scharf. Whimsically Wacky,” X S, November 18-24: Pg 42
Dutt, Robin. “Kenny Scharf /Edward Totah Gallery,” WHAT’S ON, April 29: Pg 32
Collings, Matthew. “Kenny Scharf at Edward Totah,” CITY LIMITS, April 9-16: Pg 18
1991 Leimbach, Dulcie. “For Children,” THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29: Pg C6
Arias, Joey. “Back in the Closet,” PAPER MAGAZINE, November
Adams, Brooks. “Kenny Scharf at Tony Shafrazi,” ART IN AMERICA, September: Pg 137-138
Mclean, Alex. “Kenny Scharf,” METROPOLITAN HOME, September: Pg 116
Mahoney, Robert. “Kenny Scharf,” ARTS MAGAZINE, May: Pg 100
Grillo, Rosemary. “Changing Channels, Son of Pop Keeps Up,” COVER ARTS, April: Pg 12-13
“Galleries,” THE NEW YORKER, March 25: Pg 14
“This is the House that Love Built,” NEWSWEEK, March 18
“Self-Portrait by Kenny Scharf,” THE NEW YORKER, March 1: Pg 12.
“A Non-Designer Showhouse Held to Toast Absent Friends,” THE NEW YORK TIMES, March
7: Pg C6
“Whose Room is it Anyway?” NEW YORK NEWSDAY, March 7: Pg 83
“ShowHouse 2: The Adventure Continues,” METROPOLITAN HOME, February: Pg 26
1990 Zahm, Oliver. “Kenny Scharf-Beaubourg.” FLASH ART INTERNATIONAL,
November/December: Pg 160. (Translated from French by Gerogina Barry)
“Royal Dream,” 1990 (Illustration)
Howe, John. “Don’t Bungle the Jungle,” ELLE MAGAZINE, August: Pg 170-177
“From the Surf to the Space,” BT MONTHLY ART MAGAZINE, May: Pg 38-46
“Art in the 80's,” ZOOM, April: Pg 42-47
Chevron, Doris. “Echt Scharf,” GERMAN ELLE, March: Pg 274-279
“Earth 1990: Friend of the Forest,” HARPERS BAZAAR, January: Pg 76, 140
1989 Sanders, Luanna. “The Artist in the Funhouse,” METROPOLITAN HOME, December: Pg 104- 109
Levin, Kim. “Choices,” VILLAGE VOICE, June 27: Pg 48
Geer, Susan. “The Galleries,” LOS ANGELES TIMES, Part VI, May 26: Pg 18
“East Side Story,” VOGUE, May: Pg 356-401
Raynor,Vivien. “Art, Neo-Expressionist or Neo-Surrealist?” THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13
Westfall, Stephen. “Reviews,” FLASH ART, January/February, No. 144: Pg 120-121
1988 Cyphers, Peggy. “Review,” ARTS MAGAZINE, December: Pg 100-101
Sturman, John. “Reviews,” ART NEWS, December: Pg 146
Waisnis, Edward. “Review,” COVER MAGAZINE, November
Johnson, Ken. “Kenny Scharf at Tony Shafrazi,” ART IN AMERICA, November: Pg 175
“Kenny Scharf. Alles wird Kunst,” HEIM, October, No. 10: Pg 183
Smith, Roberta. “Kenny Scharf Grows Up,” THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23,: Pg 28
Kasuga, Yoshiko. PRONTO, Vol. 5, No.5: Pg 10-11.
HOUSE AND GARDEN, April
1987 Morera, Daniela. VOGUE (Italy), October: Pg 248-251
Dowling, Claudia Glenn. “Loony Luna Luna,” LIFE MAGAZINE, September: Pg 76
“The Next Wave,” ART & ANTIQUES, Summer: Pg 26
1986 “Hang 10 or Hang it on the Wall,” SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, November 17, 1986: Pg 14
Heartly, Eleanor. “Reviews,” ART NEWS, October
“Fantasia Tropical,” CASA VOGUE BRASIL, May-June: Pg 104-109
Daniels, Demetria. “Bibiddy, Bobiddy, Boo,” DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE, May 21: Pg 7
1985 “Art in Action-Dream Ca,” BRUTUS, December 15: Pg 92, 93, 99. (pictorial)
Heiferman, Marvin. “Graffiti Goes Tropical,” HOUSE AND GARDEN, October: Pg 202-207
Salkaln, Elaine. “The New Do-It-Your-Selfers,” THE DAILY NEWS MAGAZINE, October 13
Gandee, Charles K. “Heaven’s Gate,” ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, Mid-September
Marzorati, Gerald. “Kenny Scharfs Fun House Big Bang,” ART NEWS, September: Pg 72-81
S. Walter. “Customize!” I-D, August: Pg 46
Tompkins, Calvin. “The Art World,” THE NEW YORKER, July 22
Virshup, Amy. “What’s Really Going On: The Night,” NEW YORK MAGAZINE, June 17: Pg 38-40
Huges, Robert. “Careerism and Hype Amidst the Image Haze,” TIME, June 17: Pg 78-83
Sozanski, Edward, “A Small Sampling of Five Artists,” PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 16: Pg 16G
Marzorati, Gerald. “Picture Puzzles: The Whitney Biennial,” ART NEWS, Summer: Pg 74-78.
Small, Michael. “Area Art,” PEOPLE, May 27
McGuigan, Cathleen. “A Garden of Disco Delights,” NEWSWEEK, May 20: Pg 76
Slesin, Suzanne. “New Look Palladium Re-Opens, THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16
Adams, Cindy. “Disco Madness Hits 14th Street,” NEW YORK POST, May 16: Pg 29
“Biennial: Caring and Compassionate,” ART WORLD, April, Vol. 9 No. 7
Clushaw, Peter. “Custom Cars,” THE FACE, April: Pg 12
Russell, John. “Whitney Presents its Biennial Exhibition,” NEW YORK TIME, March 22
O’Brien, Glenn. “Review,” ART FORUM, March
Hager, Steven. “Mutants from Outer Space,” HIGH TIMES, February: Pg 46-51
Haring, Keith. “Kenny Scharf by Keith Haring,” INTERVIEW, February
Levin, Kim. “The Aesthetics of Cute,” VILLAGE VOICE, February 6
Stem, Jean. “Mutant,” NITRO, January
Engler, Brigette. “Le Jerome Bosh des Annees 80,” ICI NEW YORK, January
Scharf, Kenny. “A Talk with Keith Haring,” FLASH ART, January: Pg 14-17
1984 Engler, Brigitte. “Art Car,” PAPER MAGAZINE, December
“Art: The Sculpture of the New York School,” THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7
Lacayo, Richard. “Returning to the Frame Game,” TIME, December 3: Pg 72
Hershkovits, David. “Home is Where the Art Is,” THE DAILY NEWS, November 29
Cameron, Dan. “Neo-Surrealism: Having it Both Ways,” ARTS MAGAZINE, November:
Pg 68-73
“A Horse of a Different Color,” THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, October: Pg 29-31 (pictorial)
Chi, Tseng Kwong. “The Ultima Suprema Deluxa,” BRUTUS, September: Pg 79-81 (pictorial)
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “Year After,” FLASH ART, Summer
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “Review: Fun Gallery/Tony Shafrazi,” FLASH ART, Summer: Pg 68
Chi, Tseng Kwong. “Zena’s Crib,” ART FORUM INTERNATIONAL, Summer: Pg 49 (pictorial)
“Review: Kenny Scharf/Tony Shafrazi,” ART FORUM INTERNATIONAL, May: Pg 90
“Graffiti Kunst: Bilder Aus dem Untergrund,” ARTS DAS KUNSTMAGAZIN, February
Cameron, Dan. “Saint Kenny and the Culture Dragon,” ARTS MAGAZINE, January: Pg 93-95
1983 Domus, December 1983
Alinovi, Francesca. “Twenty-First Century Slang,” FLASH ART INTERNATIONAL, November: Pg. 23-31
“Openings/Kenny Scharf,” ESQUIRE, November: Pg 199
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “The Mutant International; III: The Last Star...Aurora,” ARTS MAGAZINE, November: Pg. 85-90
Smith, Roberta. “Aging Well is the Best Revenge,” VILLAGE VOICE, June
Larson, Kay. “Primal Dreams,” NEW YORK MAGAZINE, March 26, Pg 58-62
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “The State of New York Art,@”GO, March
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “Electrically Eclectic,” GO, March
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “East Village,” FLASH ART, March
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “X’O,” ARTS MAGAZINE, February
1982 “Plus C’est La Même Chose,” ART & AUCTION, November
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice),” ARTS MAGAZINE,
November
Ricard, Rene “The Pledge of Allegiance,” ART FORUM, November
Gablik, Suzi. “Report From New York,” ART IN AMERICA, October
Baker, Jon. “News from NYC,” BRUTUS MAGAZINE, September 15: Pg 124-125
FLASH ART, Italian Edition, February-March
Moufarrage, Nicolas. “Dada, Domino, and de Millions,” NEW YORK NATIVE, February
1981 Chi, Tseng Kwong. “Chrome on the Range,” SOHO NEWS, July 22
1980 “Sex and Death and Shock and Schlock-A Long Review of the Times Square Show,” ARTFORUM,
October: Pg 50
Deitch, Jeffrey. “Report from Times Square,” ART IN AMERICA, September: 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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