MANIFESTO

#61

ART NOW

A CALL FOR CHANGE

2021.10.19

PARLEY FOR THE OCEANS
TULUM, MEXICO

A series of individually painted surfboards to support Parley’s Global Clean Up Network with a special focus on Tulum, Mexico.

“When I am swimming in the Ocean, I actually sometimes believe that I am a dolphin. I can hear them under the water, very high pitched, and I put my head up and they are jumping all around me. I feel very connected to Dolphins.”

-Kenny Scharf

Renowned artist Kenny Scarf affiliated with the 1980’s East Village Art movement in New York, developed a distinct and uniquely personal artistic style in paintings as well as sculpture, alongside his mentor Andy Warhol, and contemporaries like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring with whom he pioneered contemporary street art. Through ecstatic compositions and a dazzling color palette, Scharf Pop Surrealism presents an immersive viewing experience that is both intimate and fresh. Kenny Scharf has been collecting plastic waste from the shorelines since the 80s, often using them to form playful art installations. His understanding of plastic’s never-degrading nature and its ecological cost is reflected in this practice which made his teaming up with Parley for the Oceans a natural and much needed collaboration. The artist produced 12 individually painted surfboards with proceeds going to Parley’s Global Clean Up Network with a special focus on Tulum, Mexico: a hotspot for biodiversity where the interception of marine plastic pollution is crucial to the survival of endangered species. These surfboards unite the worlds of art and surfing as a messenger for the cause. Each is a surfable symbol and a call for eco-innovation, creativity and collaboration to protect our oceans. The surf community is equally vital to the Parley mission as the artists, as they know the oceans like no others. This project is a synthesis of a surfer’s love for the ocean and an artist’s imaginative call for change.

“Parley was born in the art community and wouldn’t exist without the enormous support of artists, curators, collectors, galleries and museums. Kenny Scharf’s contribution to Parley is a wonderful example of how an artist can use his work to create impact, his voice to encourage thousands of us to move forward and to believe that we can invent our way out of this global plastic crisis with creativity, ingenuity and passion.”- Cyrill Gutsch, Founder and CEO, Parley for the Oceans

EXHIBITION

SARAH LUCAS

2023.09.25

London’s Tate Britain presents HAPPY GAS, Sarah Lucas’ solo exhibition exploring the British artist’s forty years of work.

CINEMA

ASTEROID CITY BY WES ANDERSON

2023.09.22

Anderson’s new film is about a desert town where a group of young geniuses gather for an invention contest. It is a dreamlike place, à la Anderson, where the universe, the meaning of life and the meaning of death are contemplated. Like any place of the director, it is unexplored and unknown…

PHOTOGRAPHY

LUIGI & IANGO. UNVEILED

2023.09.21

A visionary creative expression characterized by breaking roles and codes, the invention and construction of characters that create a unique visual narrative, but above all reveal a truth that only Luigi & Iango know how to capture.

SPRÜTH MAGERS

NORA TURATO

2023.09.15

Playing with a direct, fast-paced wording and an instant, common lexicon, Nora Turato creates new recounting and convincing connections. Her work involves the comment and adaptation of existing material, slightly processing their forms and meanings.

FASHION

REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion

2023.09.15

The exhibition represents a close collaboration between The Design Museum in London and the British Fashion Council, carried out by exploring the artistic and creative work of different designers revolving around London’s reality. Clothes and fashion accessories are the focus of the survey carried out for REBEL.