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Kenny's Uptown World

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May 5-18, 2025

The packed townhouse of a downtown art-scene refugee.

- BY WENDY GOODMAN

Kenny's Uptown World

Living Room

"Art needs to be lived with," says Kenny Schachter. "Every day, something gets moved around." The works on the walls are his, other than the green painting above the blue couch by his son, Adrian. The center sofa is Ole Wanscher, the yellow sofa is Zaha Hadid, and the blue sofa and chairs are Franco Albini.

I USED TO SAY I would never live north of 14th Street," Kenny Schachter says. Then, several years ago, he found a four-and-a-half-story townhouse in what he calls the "Lower Upper East Side." It was decrepit, and its windows were covered in 3-D dirt. But it had natural light, outdoor space, and a garage, and Schachter has a thing for cars. "That is what really excited me."

imageThe Dining Room

The table is from an auction in Chicago, and Schachter commissioned Martino Gamper to design the chairs. Schachter made the cutout of Trudl Bruckner (seated) as well as the sculptures of the Nigerian artist Osinachi, Paris Hilton, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Yayoi Kusama. The chandelier is by Arik Levy.

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