"the best way to come across them, is to see them, and not know how they got there, or who made them." I love this so much. Walking up and seeing his work and wondering who made it and why sounds like such an interesting experience.
Y pensar que su arte lo empezó demonstrando en los metros de NY y eso lo llevo a demostrar su arte alrededor del mundo. Sin duda uno de los grandes artistas de finales del siglo XX.
Am reading "Radiant- the Life and Line of Keith Haring" right now and the thought just popped into my head to search Keith Haring on here. Glad I did- can continue reading with a clearer picture of him in my head. Wonderful artist and person!
In an excerpt from the catalog from the exhibition "ON THE FENCE: Keith Haring's mural for the Haggerty, 1983", Dr. Curtis L. Carter states, "The piece remained out of doors at its initial site as part of the museum construction fence for about three months. During that time there was some concern about its being a potential target for vandalism. The piece was lighted throughout the dark hours and campus security patrolled the site on their rounds. Yet there was ample opportunity. It is a testament to the power of the mural and the respect Haring’s work commanded that the local graffiti artists did not add their signatures, and vandals left it alone. Apart from a tiny mark and exposure to weather, the piece remained in its pristine state until it was dismantled and placed in the museum's collection". A section of the fence is currently on view (11/10/23)
So sad to see how nowadays Keith’s intellectual property is owned by companies who don’t care about him and only want to sell his PG art on clothing because it looks “so funny and cute”…
I wish I could have been around during 1983. Meeting him would have been the highlight of my life. I would ask him to sign my forearm, and then I'd get it tattooed.
I think the artist wanted to warn us. that's why he painted babies and animals. what harm can an animal do? well, at most, another animal will eat once a month. But a very smart adult with good intentions can invent a small round atomic bomb . or something even worse like some ai system
You can tell that the interviewers are apart of that really old generation that doesn’t get shit lol😂😂 i always loved the 80’s going into the 90’s bc of the amount of social change and pop culture change that was happening
We lost some good people to aids back in the day. I remember working at Telecharge and the employees were literally dropping like flies every week there was a death or talk of a death. Keith was one of the casualties of that era. I wish he was still around to comment on the political scene these days he would’ve made a great elder statesman to up-and-coming artists
i wish he was still here. we could have had so much more cool art from him. i know it’s sort of selfish but i ask wish that i could talk to him about his art. he seems so smart about all of it. im currently reading his journal and it just makes me wish we could have met even more.
I’m watching the Warhol diaries and came here because I’d never heard harings voice. Based on how Warhol describes him in his diary I certainly did not expect him to come off as so pleasant, quiet and humble. Which leads me to believe either haring was a chameleon or Warhol was a bit jealous of him. Though harings insanely huge ascent to the pinnacle of the art world didn’t happen until after his passing. I have a family friend who bought an original haring in the mid nineties for I think 20k and I guess Sotheby’s contacted them last year saying it could go at auction for upwards of 1mil. Insane
Anyone can do an interview and appear poised and humble. How to talk with friends and artistic peers is going to be very different from a formal interview.
I love his clothing line. I was able to get my hands on one of his skirts from 1984 🥰 such a shame he passed away at a young age. What a wonderful man ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Question.. was he one of the most stylish artists in that era.. because besides his art he also have a great style in the clothing he is wearing.. it’s inspiring …!
Remember his work all over the city back then while I thought of Joni Mitchell's song " and he played real good for free ". May he rest in peace this seemingly gentle, generous kindred soul to many.
Took my then 8 y/o daughter to an exhibit at Reading Pa. Museum where they had a large piece of wooden fencing with a mural on it from a construction site. My daughter loved it. Good artist to introduce to children.
He was the first artist i ever learned about, or remember learning about that is. It influenced me and i revisted his work at 23 and completely changed my life again. Such an important artist.
