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Keith Haring worked in a variety of mediums. The legendary Pennsylvania-born artist experimented with painting, sculpture, printmaking, performance, video, murals and more. In 2023, a series of digital drawings Haring made on a personal computer during the late 1980s went to auction. No canvas was off limits, either, as he painted on wood, vast tarps and sheets of metal. Haring was always experimenting, even in his early days as an artist.
When Haring arrived in New York City, he was drawn to subway graffiti and other street art, and was soon drawing with chalk on the black sheets of paper that were affixed to subway panels when there wasn’t a poster advertisement to populate the space.
To make his art even more accessible, in 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Soho. In a foreshadowing of today’s intermingling of art and fashion, the shop sold merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by Haring and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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When Haring arrived in New York City, he was drawn to subway graffiti and other street art, and was soon drawing with chalk on the black sheets of paper that were affixed to subway panels when there wasn’t a poster advertisement to populate the space.
To make his art even more accessible, in 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Soho. In a foreshadowing of today’s intermingling of art and fashion, the shop sold merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by Haring and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Find original Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
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Keith Haring Free South Africa poster 1985
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Free South Africa 1985:
Original 1985 Keith Haring Free South Africa poster- a key historical Keith Haring activist poster ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Pop Shop IV (C)
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Keith Haring
Pop Shop IV (C)
1989
Screenprint
13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.
Edition of 200
Pencil signed, dated, and numbered
Condition: ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Pop Shop VI, 1989 complete set of 4 artworks
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
The complete portfolio of 4 individual pieces. Each with the Keith Haring Estate stamp verso, signed in pencil by the Executor for the Estate, Julia Gruen, and numbered 26/200. Publi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Keith Haring - Untitled Framed Print
By Keith Haring
Located in Central, HK
This print features a reproduction of Untitled (1984) by Keith Haring, an artist renowned globally. One of the key figures in New York's East Village art scene in the 1980s, Keith Ha...
Category
2010s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
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Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 198...
Category
1980s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Screen
Rare 1980s Keith Haring Record Art (Keith Haring David Bowie)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring record art 1983 & 1988:
A set of 2 rare 1980s Japanese vinyl records featuring original artwork by Keith Haring: David BOWIE "Without You" & Hiroshima All Stars. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art and unique vintage Keith Haring collectibles.
*1st Pressings 1983 & 1988 (not re-issues).
Medium: Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record covers.
Dimensions: 7 x 7 inches.
Printed signatures on lower right & left dated - 1983 & 1988 respectively.
Light signs of handling; otherwise good to very overall vintage condition.
Includes the original records (very good condition).
Literature/References: Taschen: Art Record Covers.
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Keith Haring Album Art: a brief history:
Whether collaborating with Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, regularly frequenting clubs like Paradise Garage alongside close friend Larry Levan, or sketching DJ robots, New York artist and activist Keith Haring’s work was deeply entwined with the music world lending his vision to sounds by everyone from David Bowie to Run DMC. Looking for something cool to complement this work? Please feel free to browse additional items like this from Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring & more on our 1stDibs gallery page.
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