Purple Television
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover
To celebrate our collaboration with Kenny Scharf in the new issue of Purple Fashion magazine, we asked the Brooklyn-based artist to takeover Purple TV. Scharf, who rose to prominence alongside his friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat in the New York City’s East Village art scene of the 80s, was one of the first artists to inject elements of street culture into mainstream contemporary art. Growing up in California in the 1960s, Scharf was fascinated by TV and the era’s conception of the future. The Flintstones and The Jetsons influenced his work and figure prominently in his pop surrealist style. In 2001 he even released a cartoon of his own called “The Groovenians” produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Photo Magnus Unnar from Purple Fashion issue 24
[October 12 2015] : music
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Dance A Little Bit Closer by Charo
“I want to be one of her backup dancers.” – Kenny Scharf
[October 13 2015] : love
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Flintstones Winston Cigarettes Commercial (Rare) by Winston Cigarettes
“I just love the way culture changed…and I love the Flintstones” – Kenny Scharf
[October 16 2015] : love
[October 17 2015] : music
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Holiday In Hell (from Cinemax Special “Vandemonium”) by Vulcan Death Grip
“An example of one of the many amazing multiple personalities that Ann Magnuson embodies” – Kenny Scharf
[October 18 2015] : love
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Trailer by Russ Meyer
“One of my top favorite movies of all time and this trailer is why I love the movie so much” – Kenny Scharf
[October 14 2015] : music
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Lightning Strikes by Klaus Nomi
“As a former member of his band I wanted to share Klaus for those who don’t know who he was” – Kenny Scharf
[October 15 2015] : music
Kenny Scharf TV Takeover / Rock of Ages by Jobriath
“An example of somebody way before their time” – Kenny Scharf
