image of a carousel with surreal characters

For Luna Luna, Arik Brauer dreamed up a surreal carousel where 8 fairytale characters (butterfly, wolf, mermaid, even a walking hand) double as seats. The ride spins to a song written performed by his daughter, Timna Brauer. #LunaLuna #lunalunanyc #lunalunaforgottenfantasy #surrealism

Kenny Scharf’s contribution to Luna Luna was a swing ride graffitied with playful geometric shapes and his signature cartoon figures. #lunaluna #lunalunanyc #lunalunaforgottenfantasy #kennyscharf

Salvador Dalí created a geodesic surrealist funhouse dome with a mirrored interior for Luna Luna meant to induce spatial hallucinations. #lunaluna #lunalunaNYC #salvadordali #dali #surrealist #dalidom

Luna Luna NYC performance, February 2025 #lunaluna #lunalunanyc

Luna Luna, NYC, Poncilí Creación character February 2025 #lunaluna #lunalunanyc

The Basquiat Ferris Wheel at Luna Luna as seen from the Butterfly Bar/ Observation lounge. It’s a small wheel with 8 cars. It’s white with several drawings. Some in color, some just black and white. There are lights all around the wheel and also inside the wheel in a star pattern

The Basquiat wheel from behind showing a drawing a monkey butt including the tail which protrudes from the top

Side of the Basquiat wheel showing a stylized drawing of a man on a horse. Or is he falling off the horse? The bottom left has a sign which says “Jim Crow” with a copyright symbol after it. At the right it says “JIMMY BEST ON HIS BACK TO THE SUCKERPUNCH OF HIS CHILDHOOD FILES” with a copyright symbol after. The letters are all in black except SUCKERPUNCH which is red. At the very bottom is a drawing which seems phallic with writing that says “Fissure” but it’s difficult to make out the next word. Is it “SVLVIN?”

The other side of the Basquiat wheel. At top is a drawing of a plucked chicken roasting on a spit. The flames are drawn in red. Below that are what look like nudes drawn for a study. There are two male nudes seen from behind and the third is a headless male body from the front, but it’s clothed in underwear that brings to mind circus performers

The Basquiat Ferris wheel was in surprisingly good condition but we still couldn’t ride it #LunaLunaNYC

Inside the Dalidome at Luna Luna. It is a geodesic dome with mirrors on the inside. The lighting is purple. I’m on the left, facing the camera. Hubs is on the right looking at the mirrors so you can see his reflection

Pic of the top of the Dalidome as taken from the floor. The lighting is green and you can see the crowd reflected

Dalidome was simple but interesting #LunaLunaNYC