The Shed 2024 Gala

Featuring

NYC’s first look at
LUNA LUNA: FORGOTTEN FANTASY

Special appearances by
KENNETH BRANAGH &
MS. BOOGIE

And The Inaugural
Dan Doctoroff Disruptor Award
presented to our Founding Chair,
DAN DOCTOROFF

Kenny Scharf, Painted chair swing ride (foreground), and David Hockney, Enchanted Tree (background), 1987, exhibited in Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, Los Angeles, 2024. Kenny Scharf artwork © Kenny Scharf. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

A carnival chair swing ride by artist Kenny Scharf with colorful panels designed by the artist is illuminated by bright light bulbs on the ride. Its chairs in different colors hang from chains around it.

Interior: Salvador Dalí, Dalídom, 1987, exhibited in Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, Los Angeles, 2024.

Visitors at Luna Luna stand inside a room covered by triangular mirrors, designed by Salvador Dalí. One of the couple holds a small child in his arms and holds up a phone to take a photo.

Keith Haring, Painted carousel, 1987, exhibited in Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, Los Angeles, 2024. © Keith Haring Foundation. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

A close up photo of a carousel ride designed by artist Keith Haring. Its yellow interior column is covered in black cartoonish line drawings and sculptures of Haring's distinctive cartoon designs of people are lined around the edge of the ride.

Manfred Deix, Palace of the Winds, 1987, exhibited in Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, Los Angeles, 2024.

A close up of a visitor to Luna Luna interacting with a mural by Manfed Deix. In the cartoon mural image, a conductor lowers his pants to moon onlookers. The visitor holds one hand up to the mural while taking a photo with the phone in his other hand.

Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987. Photo © Sabina Sarnitz.

An aerial nighttime view of the original Luna Luna carnival in Hamburg, Germany, 1987. The carnival rides are illuminated by bright light bulbs, giving a festive feeling.

Interior: David Hockney, Enchanted Tree, Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987. Photo © Sabina Sarnitz.

The interior of a carnival attraction by artist David Hockney. The space is moodily lit in dark blue and pink lights. A ray of bright white light shoots across the room from high above.

Kenny Scharf, Painted chair swing ride, Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987. © Kenny Scharf. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

A chair swing ride painted by artist Kenny Scharf spins riders around on their suspended chairs.

Visitors to the original 1987 Luna Luna carnival interact with a person dressed in a costume with a half moon for a head. The four visitors are lined up in front of a mural by artist Roy Lichtenstein, with red, white, and blue shapes made by diagonal lines.

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Painted Ferris wheel with music, Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

A Ferris wheel gondola with two people inside, seen from below. The Ferris wheel, designed by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, is white with its scaffolding lined in bright white light bulbs.

Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987.

A performer at the original Luna Luna in Hamburg Germany in 1987 breathes a burst of fire.

Keith Haring, Painted carousel, Luna Luna, Hamburg, Germany, 1987. © Keith Haring Foundation. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

Children play on a carousel designed by artist Keith Haring at the original Luna Luna in Hamburg, Germany, in 1987.

About the Gala

Tuesday, November 19
6 pm
At The Shed

Join us for The Shed’s 2024 Gala to be among the first to experience the highly anticipated Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, an iconic blend of art and imagination. A spectacular showcase of the world’s first art amusement park, Luna Luna invites visitors into a colorful, riotous fun house of carnival attractions by visionary artists of the 20th century including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Sonia Delaunay, and more.

The night will also feature special appearances by Kenneth Branagh and Ms. Boogie, performances by celebrated Shed artists, fabulous fare, and delicious cocktails.

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