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in Monsterug, Kenny Scharf transforms an antique Oushak into a canvas for his vivid, animated world. spray-painted in 2014, his expressive figures move across a woven surface already marked by age, bringing contemporary energy into dialogue with the rug’s earlier life.

the work resists any simple distinction between painting and textile. irreverent yet deeply considered, it preserves the material history of the Oushak while carrying Scharf’s visual language into a new and unexpected setting.