Since its unveiling in Los Angeles last year, “Luna Luna” has captivated audiences with its enchanting lost-and-then-found narrative and nostalgic connection to cherished childhood memories. Now “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” has arrived at The Shed in New York, and this exhibition offers far more than simple entertainment: it’s an invitation to revisit a time when art progressively found its way into different layers of social life—in some cases, offering a window into the past and a means of re-experiencing the wonder of childhood.

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Luna Luna, the world’s first art amusement park, was brought to life in the summer of 1987 in Hamburg by Viennese artist, pop singer, cultural pioneer and peace activist André Heller. In just one season, it enchanted the 300,000 visitors who rode its vintage-style carnival rides that were also original art installations designed by the likes of then-emerging-artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring and David Hockney, as well as already established icons like Roy Lichtenstein and Salvador Dalí. Together, they built a world of wonder in a creativity-empowering liminal space between art experience and fantasy. Originally meant to tour around the world, Luna Luna ended up dismantled and locked away in storage containers in Texas for more than thirty years until its rediscovery by entrepreneur Michael Goldberg and purchase by world-renowned musician Drake.

“Forgotten Fantasy” aims to bring back this........

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