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Kenny Scharf and Tseng Kwong Chi "Amerikulture" Opening Reception At Eric Firestone Gallery

[Eric Firestone, Kenny Scharf][T Delong, Eric Firestone, Kenny Scharf, Paul Kasmin, Kembra Pfahler] Where: Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton Who Was There: Guests included Kenny Scharf, Eric Firestone, Paul Kasmin, Rex Fremont Crowe, Tseng Kwong Chi, Bethanie Brady, Kembra Pfahler, Cindy Sherman, T Delong, Brandon Crowe, Bob Colacello, Shelly Fremont, Nick Olnet, Vincent Fremont, Wendy Jacobson, Casey Fremont Crowe, Diego Schmidt, Muna Tseng, Allie Scharf, Andrew Poneros, Antwan Duncan, Clara Ha, Emmett Park, Lexi Scharf, Lucas McGowen, Malia Scharf , Matthew Satz, Noah Park, Scott Ewalt, Zach Sokol, Adriana Farietta, Alban de Pury, Allie Kaplan, Amy Kaplan, Joe Allen, Jon Park, Kyle DeWoody, Michael Blank Michael Schatz, and Olivier Clegg. [Photo: Nick Cinque, Chloe Stuart] - [Wendy Jacobson, Cindy Sherman][Henry Lyon, Bethanie Brady][Helene Netroto, Wendy Jacobson, Megan Garwood] Details: Eric Firestone Gallery in collaboration with Paul Kasmin Gallery celebrated the opening of Amerikulture, a two-part exhibition illustrating the friendship and interconnected creativity of Kenny Scharf and Tseng Kwong Chi. The exhibition presents recent paintings by Scharf alongside a selection of photographs by Tseng, curated by Scharf. Through painting and photography spanning 30 years, Amerikuluture presents two artists’ interpretation of Americana and its symbolic vocabulary. Whereas Scharf pairs classic symbols of American consumerism with an underlying subversive edge; Tseng thoughtfully composed and captured playful investigations into the identity of downtown New Yorkers during the 1980’s. [Anna Karlin, Kyle DeWoody] [Zach Sokol, Malia Scharf, Diego Schmidt] [Alban de Pury, Natasha Chambers, Olivier Clegg] [Photos via BFA]