Lost masterpieces by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat revived at Luna Luna amusement park

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Luna Luna, a long-lost 1987 art carnival featuring iconic works by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, has been resurrected in New York City after decades in storage.

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00:00This artist named Andre Heller basically recruited

00:29an incredible roster of artists to create rides, games, attractions.

00:34It showed for one short summer, 300,000 people attended, and it was planning

00:40for a global tour, but unfortunately got lost, got put in the wrong hands

00:43and ended up in a Texas storage facility.

00:59They had a shared passion to bring Heller's original vision to life.

01:09This idea of the world's greatest artists of the late 20th century,

01:13some of the world's greatest artists, to make these iconic pieces that move,

01:18that enchant, and that really redefine what an exhibition can be.

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