(after) Keith Haring
Keith Haring Milan c.1989 (vintage Keith Haring)
c.1989

Name: Keith Haring Milan c.1989 (vintage Keith Haring)
Brand: (after) Keith Haring
Price: 475 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Keith Haring Milan c.1989 Rare vintage Milan exhibition announcement circa late 1980’s featuring offset printed artwork by Keith Haring. Uniquely rendered on cardboard like material. Offset printed announcement on board paper; 4.25 x 6.25 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Rarely comes to market. Keith Haring (American, 1958–1990), a Neo-Pop and Graffiti artist, had a short but prolific career centered on a vision to unite “high art,” urban aesthetics, and public spaces using humorous, irreverent, and poignant works. Born in Pennsylvania, Haring attended the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh for two years, planning to become a commercial artist. He found this path unsatisfying, and instead chose to study at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he met fellow artists Jean Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf. Haring immersed himself in the culture of the city’s streets and clubs, and, in 1980, began covering the blank billboards on subway station walls with his Subway drawings in chalk. Haring’s bold public art attracted the attention of several galleries, and, by the early 1980s, he was painting Neo-Pop works and large murals full time. In an effort to make his art widely accessible, Haring opened the Pop Shop in 1986 in downtown New York, selling commercial items adorned with his signature, cartoonish imagery. Haring combined graffiti, hip-hop, and urban aesthetics, frequently depicting animals, figures, commercial icons, sexual imagery, and childlike motifs in pieces that were both playful and concerned with social issues. His work became increasingly confrontational following his 1987 diagnosis of AIDS. Haring resolved to work harder than ever in his remaining years, creating pieces with a fervent speed and devoting his art to social action in addition to his personal expression. In 1989, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, whose goal is to promote art programs and public spaces for children, and to raise awareness about AIDS. He died on February 16, 1990 in New York at the age of 31. In addition to hundreds of exhibitions held during his lifetime, Haring has been the subject of numerous retrospectives in New York, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Berlin since his death. Related Categories: Keith Haring Aids. Keith Haring gay culture. Keith Haring posters. Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring figurative. 1980s Keith Haring.

Creator:

(after) Keith Haring (1958 - 1990, American)

Creation Year:

c.1989

Dimensions:

Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)

Medium:

Paper,Lithograph,Offset

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

Period:

1980-1989