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Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. [1] His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". [2]
Haring agreed under the condition that he chose the location. [5] With permission from the Town Hall, Haring selected a square in the Raval, then a drug infested area known as the Barrio Chino (Chinatown). [6] AIDS was a delicate issue and most celebrities generally didn't talk about the epidemic. [7]
Tuttomondo (1989) The Boxers (1987) Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA (1989) Tower (1987). Works are in the order that the Keith Haring Foundation's website has them in. [4] Many of Haring's works are untitled, part of a series, or have similar titles; the number given to artworks on the Keith Haring Foundation's website have been added in order to differentiate between artworks.
The outlines of the figures are filled in with blue, yellow, red and green, sometimes with a solid color and sometimes with patterns and symbols. [5] The northmost section of the mural, painted on a fence, contains the words "We the Youth: City Kids of Phila + NYC". Haring's initials and the date are located at the bottom right of the mural.
Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist who was best known for his graffiti-inspired drawings. The appraiser said Haring's artwork fell into the same category as Andy Warhol, and ...
Keith Haring was an idealistic, miraculous and astonishing innovator, according to Simon Doonan, writer, fashion industry darling and author of “Keith Haring (Lives of the Artist).” Releasing ...
Although Haring and Basquiat never collaborated, they remained close friends. [3] Following Basquiat's death from a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988, Haring wrote his obituary for Vogue and created A Pile of Crowns for Jean-Michel Basquiat in tribute. [4] Haring was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS that year. He died on February 16, 1990, of AIDS ...
The wide-open generosity of spirit in Keith Haring's vivacious work is seen in the Broad's deft show, which culls together about 120 works that he created between 1982 and 1989.