Art + Design 
17 January 2019
Kenny Scharf, We're Here!!! (from The Groovenians) - Image 1 of 1
Art + Design 
Kenny Scharf, We're Here!!! (from The Groovenians) - Image 1 of 1
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Kenny Scharf b.1958

We're Here!!! (from The Groovenians)

2001
graphite on paper 10½ h × 12½ w in (27 × 32 cm)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
result: $3,125
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Signed and dated to verso 'K. Scharf 01'.
provenance: Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection | Phillips, 80's, 17 December 2010, Lot 58 | Private Collection | Wright, Living Contemporary, 28 April 2011, Lot 170 | Private Collecion

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The Groovenians was a CGI-animated show created by painter Kenny Scharf for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in 2002. It follows outcast teenagers Jet and Glindy as they escape their stifling home planet of Jeepers to find refuge and acceptance in the utopic artist's planet of Groovenia. While the pilot featured big names like Dennis Hopper, Paul Reubens, Vincent Gallo and RuPaul voicing the characters, and a title song by The B-52's, the series was not picked up by the network. 

This drawing is from the early planning of the show and displays Scharf's instantly recognizable style. 

“WE GIVE OUR LIVES TO LOVE, FUN AND ART!”

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