@@dominicgarcia2552 To you my opinion is hate so that's on you pal because for me it's just an honest evaluation. I'm sorry that we don't see eye to eye but hay that's life✌
The fence was saved and is in the permanent collection of the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University. A portion of it is currently on display at the museum.
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.
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”…
The Keith Haring construction fence is part of the Haggerty Museum of Art's collection. Eight of the twenty-four panels are currently on view in the museum.
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.
