Keith Haring Pop Shop radio 1985 (Keith Haring Pop Shop 1985)
c. 1985

About the Item

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986: A very well preserved Keith Haring Pop Shop radio accompanied by its original packaging. Sold at the Pop Shop in New York c. 1985. Features a bold Keith Haring printed signature on box and a molded signature on radio. Imagery is that of Keith Haring's much iconic Three Eyed Monster. A classic, highly decorative, vintage Keith Haring collectible that will continue to grow in scarcity. Medium: Molded plastic with extendable, metal antenna. Dimensions including box: 5.25 x 5.25 x 1.5 inches; Radio measures 4.5 x 4.25 x 1.5 inches. All components in very good overall vintage condition. Radio appears unused. Box: just minor signs of aging. Radio untested. Printed signatures (box). Molded signature (radio body; see image 3). From an edition of unknown. Few known to have survived with all components in very good condition. A very cool vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop display piece. Keith Haring Pop Shop: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals and affordable clothing and gift items all featuring Keith Haring's unique icons. In September, 2005, the Pop Shop finally closed its doors to the public. Keith Haring's work continues to be displayed around the world at galleries and museums and in public spaces. More on Keith Haring: Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. His white chalk drawings could often been found on the blank poster marquees in New York’s public spaces and subways. “I don't think art is propaganda,” he once stated. “It should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.” Born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA, he grew up in neighboring Kutztown, where he was inspired to draw from an early age by Walt Disney cartoons and his father who was an amateur cartoonist. Haring moved to New York in the late 1970s to attend the School of Visual Arts, and soon immersed himself in the city’s graffiti culture. By the mid-1980s, he had befriended fellow artists Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and collaborated with celebrities like the singer Grace Jones. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, Haring’s prodigious career was brief, and he died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990 at the age of 31. Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout his career, Haring made his art widely available through the location of his murals, as well as through the Pop Shop—Haring's own storefront which he used to sell his memorabilia.The artist’s mural Crack is Wack (1986), can still be seen today on a retaining wall along FDR Drive in Manhattan. Haring’s works can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Related Categories Kaws. Art toys. Keith Haring figurative. Street Art. Keith Haring Pop Shop. Keith Haring Three Eyed Monster.

Creation Year:

c. 1985

Dimensions:

Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)

Medium:

Offset,Plastic

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

After:

Keith Haring (1958-1990, American)

Period:

1980-1989