KENNY SCHARF Untitled from the Portfolio "Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow" 1992

Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow. 

 Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow. 

“Before the world is changed 

it would perhaps be more appropriate 

not to destroy it” 

Paul Claudel

This dazzling color silkscreen on Fabriano paper, pencil signed and numbered from the limited edition of 100, is Kenny Scharf's contribution to the portfolio, "Columbus: in Search of a New Tomorrow" - to raise funds and awareness about saving the Rainforest.  35 artist from around the world were invited to contribute mainly silkscreens, but also photography, literature, drama and music. This ambitious project was sponsored by His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and Mr. Hoet, manager of “documenta IX”. Besides Scharf, other artists who participated in this portfolio are: Joseph Beuys (autorisierter Nachdruck), Max Bill, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Joe Cocker, Christo, Hanne Darboven, Bryan Ferry, Peter Arthur Hutchinson, Ilja Kabakov, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Ira Kaingang Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo - even South American poet/politician Mario Vargas Llosa.

 SIGNATURE

Signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil, on Fabriano wove paper, with the publisher's blind stamp.