With its grand debut in The Shed at Hudson Yards, “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy,” a throwback to the past, is now available to New Yorkers who want a new take on conventional art shows. This show revives a project started in the 1980s by artist Andr Heller and includes works by well-known figures including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Salvador Dal, fusing pop art with the nostalgic charm of an amusement park. The traveling display was designed to make high art fully accessible by fusing it with a framework that everyone is familiar with: the funfair, according to a report by ABC7 New York.
During the 1980s, “Luna Luna” had its debut in Germany. However, after a short eight-week run, the show failed to secure the required funding and descended into a 17-year legal maze that finally sent the pieces into slumber in a Viennese warehouse. In an odd turn of events, the artworks were moved to a ranch in Texas with no apparent future after being suddenly recovered, as reported by NBC News. Anthony Gonzalez, the CEO of “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy,” told ABC7 New York, “They sent it to a ranch in Texas because they didn’t know what to do with them at this point.”
In 2022, Gonzalez and his team unexpectedly discovered the artwork in excellent condition after seeing a ray of hope and successfully acquiring the containers with all the necessary components. According to Gonzalez, “Thank God everything was in incredible condition,” during an interview with ABC7 New York. Keith Haring’s bespoke carousel, which hails from the Big Apple itself, has been made completely off-limits due to its age and value because of the meticulous procedures the crew took to preserve the pieces’ integrity.
History fans and art lovers alike have until early January to immerse themselves in this singular cultural renaissance. The idea of “Luna Luna” is to incorporate art into daily life in the most amusing ways possible, allowing the public to rediscover these once-hidden treasures. “He wanted to bring art in the most accessible way with something so familiar to people,” Gonzales said in his comments to ABC7 New York, highlighting this goal. “Luna Luna” is here to bring back the enchantment of art combined with the excitement of an amusement park, so get ready, New York.
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