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Keith Haring
Keith Haring | Darren Pih
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Keith Haring (1958 -1990) is widely recognised for his colourful paintings, drawings, sculptures and murals. Haring exploded onto the early 1980s New York art scene with his vivid graffiti-inspired drawings, many of which found exposure in the public realm, such as the Times Square billboard broadcast of his famous Radiant Child in 1982. Haring's instantly recognisable "cartoon-like" imagery not only drew on the iconography of contemporary pop and club culture but also looked back to the patterns and rhythms of Islamic and Japanese art, and primitive wall-paintings,. Furthermore his work also reflected a profound commitment to social justice and activism, and raised numerous issues that remain relevant today, including the AIDS crisis, the Cold War and fear of nuclear attack, racism, the excesses of capitalism and environmental degradation. Featuring around fifty works supported by rarely seen photography, film and archival documents from the Keith Haring Foundation, this accessible book will not only introduce Haring to a new audience but also throw fresh light on an artist whose work remains symptomatic of the subcultural and creative energy of 1980s New York.00Exhibition: Tate Liverpool, UK (07.06.-27.10.2019) / BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium (09.12.2019-19.04.2020) / Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany (29.05.-06.09.2020).
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charl08
Keith Haring | Darren Pih
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The curator of the new Keith Haring exhibit (leaves Tate Liverpool soon for tour) in conversation this evening.

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Sarah83
Keith Haring | Darren Pih
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Mehso-so

Another book finished. yeah. I should take more often a holiday 🤣🤣🤣 Another book I got via #netgalley
This book is about Keith Haring and his life in New York. The book is published because a new exhibition starts in the Tate at the end of this year.
This book draws the attention mostly on the street art Keith developed in New York in his time. The book is a mixture of texts and several photos.
I already knew much about him, so it was a so-so.

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