Some weeks back, The New York Times ran a short profile on artist Kenny Scharf. The spectacular environment seen here isn't some installation in a downtown gallery. This is his basement, a black-lit, household Xanadu, crammed with painted appliances, detergent boxes and more."My art is a lifestyle," Mr. Scharf said. And painting household objects the way he does "is a way to make your mundane tasks and objects magical," he said. "If your appliance breaks down or wears out, it’s still useful because it remains ... art."
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