Tseng Kwong Chi
Puck Ball (The Gang's All Here)
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Tseng Kwong Chi
1950 - 1990
Puck Ball (The Gang's All Here)
signed, inscribed and dated For Keith & Juan, We all wish you many happiness in your new home... Tseng Kwong Chi NYC 1983 in silver ink (in the margin)
gelatin silver print
15 by 15 in.
38.1 by 38.1 cm.
Executed in 1983.
Juan Dubose, New York (acquired as a gift directly from the artist in 1983)
Private Collection, New York (acquired as a gift from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Amy Brandt, Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera, New York, 2015, p. 60, illustrated
Tseng Kwong Chi was close friends with prominent New York artists of the 1970s and 1980s, including those featured in the present work. In the image, standing from left are Kathy K, Keith Haring, Carmel Johnson, John Sex, Bruno Schmidt, Samantha McEwen, Juan Dubose, and Dan Friedman. Keeling from left are Kenny Scharf, Tereza Scharf, Min Thometz/Sanchez and Tseng Kwong Chi. Ann Magnuson is in the front. The circle of friends in Puck Ball (The Gang's All Here) were associated with Club 57, the legendary New York nightclub.