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Hypebeast
18 hours ago
- Automotive
- Hypebeast
Kenny Scharf and Hot Wheels Hit the Gas on "Karbombz" Thunderbird
Summary Ever wanted a piece fromKenny Scharf's 'Karbombz!' series, but couldn't commit to copping a full-sized ride? You're in luck. The graffiti legend is teaming up withHot Wheelsto bring his cosmic chaos to the 1967 Ford Thunderbird – in full and toy-sized versions. The collaboration marks a full-circle moment for Scharf, who grew up in the buzz of LA car culture and, like many, had an obsession with Hot Wheels as a child. The car, titled 'Zooom!,' transforms one of the brand's 'Original 16' models with a cast of fiery red, spray faces. Finished with American Racing 500 Mono Cast wheels and BF Goodrich Silvertown Redline radial tires, the life-sized one-of-one keeps it old school with a pop surrealist twist. The full-sized ride is set to be inducted into the Hot Wheels' Garage of Legends, joining a roster of real-world builds that will go on tour as part of the upcoming Legends Tour. For Hot Wheels fanatics, Scharf collectors and art lovers alike a 1:64 die-cast Hot Wheels version, which will be available forpurchasestarting June 9, 2025. Built with a full-metal chassis and neo-classic wheels, the mini 'Zooom!' will release in two editions: 100 signed ($300 USD) and 100 unsigned ($35 USD). Each comes packaged in an acrylic case on a character-filled base, with a certificate of authenticity and a decorative slipcover. In addition to the art car drop, Hot Wheels will also release a range of wares, adorned with the many faces of 'Zooom!'. Head to the Mattel Creationswebsiteto check out the entire Hot Wheels X Kenny Scharf collection for yourself.
Hypebeast
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Kenny Scharf To Present His Largest Solo Exhibition ‘Emotional' at MAM Shanghai
Summary Kenny Scharf's largest solo exhibition to date,Emotional, has opened atModern Art Museum(MAM) Shanghai, marking his China debut with a sweeping showcase of over five decades of work. Featuring more than 120 multidisciplinary pieces, the exhibition explores Scharf's playful yet intricate depictions of emotion, expressed through his vivid, cartoonish iconography. Spanning three floors, the show invites visitors into Scharf's world, culminating in the immersive Beach Club installation, a space designed to transport guests into the artist's West Coast-inspired utopia. Curated by Shai Baitel, Artistic Director of MAM Shanghai,Emotionalhighlights Scharf's distinctive visual language, merging ancient pictographic traditions with modern emoji culture. His work, characterized by exaggerated facial expressions and dynamic compositions, has long examined the complexity of human emotion and communication. Organized into thematic sections – Anger, Disgust, Fear, Happiness, Sadness and Awe – the exhibition offers audiences an interactive emotional journey. Reflecting on the exhibition, Scharf shares, 'We've engineered a universe that brings complex realities and emotions together into one central experience.' A standout feature of the exhibition, Kenny Scharf's Beach Club, transforms an entire museum floor into a Venice Beach-inspired escape, blending art, nostalgia and immersive interaction. Visitors can experience paddleball games, vintage surfboards, inflatables and skateboards, all adorned with Scharf's signature pop-art motifs. Five newly created sculptures surround a reinterpretation of Venice Beach's iconic pink lifeguard tower, serving as the installation's centerpiece. Beyond the Beach Club, the exhibition also includes Scharf's most celebrated series, such as Facial Illustrations, Cosmic Cavern and Cosmic Garden, alongside his explorations of sci-fi, animation and pop culture influences. Pieces fromThe JetsonsandThe Flintstonesseries reflect his fascination with society's evolving relationship with technology, while the Pop Apocalypse and Ecological Crisis series embody themes of environmental consciousness and surrealist pop art. Rounding out the collection, Scharf's Art Cars, inspired by hippie movements and the 'on-the-road' spirit of the '70s, add an unconventional, mobile dimension to his work. Opening on June 28, Kenny Scharf'sEmotionalwill run until October 8, 2025, at MAM Shanghai. MAM Shanghai4777 Binjiang AvenuePudong New Area, ShanghaiChina, 200120
Forbes
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Phaidon ‘Defining Style' Book Offers Singular Look Into An Array Of Interior Possibilities
Pop art, street art, recurring curious characters and motifs, and a blend of traditional Japanese art and contemporary pop culture and anime, co-exist in a colorful array of hundreds of collectible figures. The playful cast — created by artists such as Kenny Scharf, Ron English, Matt Gondek, KAWS, and Takashi Murakami — is carefully curated and displayed on shelves or mischievously placed on an eclectic selection of sofas, chairs, and rugs, that delight our inner art-loving child. Mixed-media artist Móyòsóré 'Moyo' Martins invites us into his 3,00-plus-square-foot studio in Mott Haven, Queens, replete with framed prints and his own inimitable large-scale paintings that convey complex narratives that look to his family's legacy in his native Lagos, Nigeria, his ongoing artistic journey which has taken him to world-leading auction houses and European galleries, and the future of art and humanity. 'The figures are representations of childhood and evoke nostalgic memories,' says Martins. Martins' inimitable inside peek is among 150 residential interiors from leading designers and artists around the world featured in Defining Style: The Book of Interior Design, a tour through 25 design styles. The 296-page hardback book with 260 illustrations published by Phaidon is available for $69.95. For design geeks and folks who enjoy creative interiors and seek to learn more, this book chronicles a wide range of styles from modernist and minimalist to biophilic (which strives to bring the outdoors into homes, creating a sense of harmony between the built environment and the natural world) and textured (utilizing various textures to evoke different moods). Organized alphabetically by style, Defining Style showcases rooms from designers such as Pamela Shamshiri, Lorenzo Castillo, Laura Gonzalez, and Vincenzo De Cotiis, and welcomes us into the homes of musicians Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats, artist Mariko Mori, and writer Umberto Pasti, revealing how personality and tastes can influence personal space. Author Joan Barzilay Freund opens each chapter with introductory text describing characteristics of each style, empowering readers to identify and implement featured design elements in their homes. 'Wow, it's just so amazing to be in a room with all of you. I've been writing about you, and you've sprung to life right here. So it's really exciting. I want to start by thanking Alex and Michael Schuman. I can't think of a more beautiful place to celebrate design and style and art and beauty and these lovely rooms. So we are here to talk about defining style. The room above us is featured in the book. … and it really does encapsulate the kind of magic that happens when a designer, in this case, Jeffrey Bilhuber, meets the public clients, Alex and Michael, who are the most discerning people, and just something beautiful happens,' Freund said at a March 5 launch event at the Moroccan-flared New York townhouse of Alexandra and Michael Shuman, co-sponsored by Phaidon, online luxury marketplace 1stDibs, and fine art management services company UOVO. 'So thank you to all the designers and photographers and artists who are here tonight. Thank you for contributing your work. This is about you. This is your book. This is very much your moment.' 'This book offers an antidote to that more passive way of looking and offers an opportunity for context,' Asad Skyrett, former editor-in-chief of Elle Decor writes in the introduction. 'Under the direction of a gifted designer, a room's decor speaks its intention clearly.' The book's textural paper cover, replete with a debossed foil type and a color wheel referencing a particular color assigned to each style within the book, underscores the goal of informing and engaging and informing readers. Take a dose of maximalism on 1980s steroids with architect and designer Sig Bergamin, whose brazen Brazilian style that's true to his mantra, 'mix, mix, mix,' color, pattern, and provenance. Or indulge in the dreamy elegance of London-based multidisciplinary artist Faye Toogood's collector's flat, engaging with her with exploration of materiality and experimentation. Whether it's inspired by one design spread, or an amalgam of many, you'll find your style with Phaidon. Rising Master-Painter Móyòsóré Martins Takes Europe By Storm With Concurrent Exhibitions In Geneva And ParisMóyòsóré Martins Solo Show Celebrates A 'Better Painter Than Basquiat', Renowned Art Expert Declares
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Equinox Taps Charlotte Wales for Campaign and Kenny Scharf for L.A. Fires Relief Effort
Equinox has unveiled its new advertising campaign, and has cued up the artist Kenny Scharf for a project to help support relief efforts for victims of the L.A. wildfires. The high-end health, fitness and wellness operation's new campaign is a fresh take on its 'Commit to Something' mantra that was debuted about a decade ago with a Steven Klein shoot. This time Equinox tapped British fashion photographer Charlotte Wales, whose portfolio includes work for Chanel, Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Chloé, Pop magazine and others. The Equinox images include one set in a living room, where a bare-chested, well-chiseled man in a pair of jeans is doing a one-handed side plank with one arm raised above, holding a baby upright. Reginald Van Nurden, executive creative director at Equinox, said of Wales, 'She had that perfect tone. We were really going for this early mid-2000s Steven Meisel W magazine kind of feel to it. It's really cheeky. It's got tongue-in-cheek feel to it, but with a bit of swagger, which is distinctly Equinox.' More from WWD Abadia Continues Global Expansion With Debut Pre-Fall Collection Anest Collective Faces Out to Europe, With a Little Help From 10 Corso Como Kiton and Triennale Team Again on Education Showcase During Paris Men's Fashion Week The shoot was done in Barcelona to relay more of a universal look, according to Van Nurden, who joined Equinox nine months ago after working for Annex88, a social and cultural agency, where he specialized in fashion and music for accounts like Louis Vuitton. Additional Wales-shot vignettes will coincide with different Equinox launches this year. One features a model standing beside an AI version of themselves. Each of the eight stories is tied to a different subculture and concept 'to tell a deeper piece of the Equinox heritage,' Van Nurden said. 'There is one vignette that speaks to the rise of OnlyFans and content creators that is really cool and sexy,' he said. Image is 'incredibly important' to Equinox, Van Nurden said. 'We exist in a crowded space, but we really stand out as 'a category as one,' as we like to say internally. Equinox has always had a DNA in fashion and culture so I don't think of us always as sort of a gym brand,' he added. To help support relief efforts following the Los Angeles wildfires, Equinox has recruited the artist Kenny Scharf to collaborate on a T-shirt. The front of the shirt is imprinted with his colorful work and all of the proceeds from the $45 item will benefit the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. The featured artwork is 'Blobz,' an oil-on-canvas creation from 2000 that is a tribute to unity and resilience. Scharf, who has been on the art scene since the 1980s, has work at the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Broad Institute and other cultural institutions. Shai Baitel, Equinox artistic adviser and director of the Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, lined up Scharf for the project. The pair are also working on a museum retrospective of the artist's work. Van Nurden said, 'Kenny just made a lot of sense, as a born and raised Los Angeles artist. The piece itself is a reflection of the community, which stands for unity and resilience. That sort of futuristic promise that is embedded in Kenny's work is amazing.' Shoppers at Equinox's site can also make donations to the LAFD's Foundation via a link to the latter's site. Separately from the Scharf initiative, Equinox is planning to have group fitness rally classes, where participants will make donations to join the class and those donations will also benefit the LAFD's Foundation. Equinox had to close its newly opened Pacific Palisades club, due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Best of WWD Lauren Sanchez's Inaugural Outfit, Natalie Portman in Versace & More Peekaboo Bra Layering Trends [PHOTOS] Melania Trump's Wedding Planner Describes the Party and Guests — 20 Years Later History of Mar-a-Lago: How It Transformed From Post Cereals Heiress' Estate to Donald Trump's Members-only Club
