Salter, Rosa (February 24, 1991). "Aids Quilt Memorial To Include Haring Family Contribution". The Morning Call . Retrieved March 10, 2021. Cutler, E. P.; Tomasello, Julian (October 13, 2015). Art + Fashion: Collaborations and Connections Between Icons. Chronicle Books. p.204. ISBN 978-1-4521-4627-0. Keith Haring at work in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, 1986; Rob Bogaerts, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons He was unique,” says Mare169, real name Carlos Rodriguez, a graffiti artist who worked with Haring in the 1980s. “The vernacular of his art was so appealing, with a quality of entertainment. But it was also a tremendous, beautiful response to the activism of the time… the really unusual thing about Keith is that he felt he could be of service.”

Haring died of AIDS related complications on February 16, 1990. [6] In 2014, he was one of the inaugural honorees in the Rainbow Honor Walk in San Francisco, a walk of fame noting LGBTQ people who have "made significant contributions in their fields". In 2019, he was one of the inaugural 50 American "pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes" inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in New York City's Stonewall Inn. Keith Haring the artist had over 50 solo shows throughout his career and was promoted by well-known institutions such as the Leo Castelli Gallery and the Tony Shafrazi Gallery. Since his passing, he has been included in over 150 exhibits worldwide. Several worldwide retrospectives have also been held in his honor. In 1981, Haring took part in the New York/New Wave exhibition at MoMA PS1. Haring’s first one-man show was held at the Hal Bromm Gallery in 1981, succeeded by his breakout show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1982. Van Pee, Yasmine. Boredom is always counterrevolutionary: art in downtown New York nightclubs, 1978–1985 (M.A. thesis, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, 2004) a b c d e f g h i j k Phillips, Natalie E. (Fall 2007). "The Radiant (Christ) Child Keith Haring and the Jesus Movement". American Art. 21: 54–73. doi: 10.1086/526480. S2CID 194962814.

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a b "Bio (archived)". The Keith Haring Foundation. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013 . Retrieved June 12, 2014. Published soon after the artist’s death in 1990 at the age of 31 of an Aids-related illness, this biography tells the story of Haring’s life and career through reflections by the artist himself, his family and friends, and many of the people who knew him, from artist Roy Lichtenstein and the psychologist and psychedelics-advocate Timothy Leary, to pop star Madonna and beat poet William Burroughs. It covers significant ground, discussing his childhood, coming out, and many of his most important artistic influences.” An energetic and accessible introduction to iconic American artist Keith Haring, this exhibition catalogue accompanies Haring's first UK institutional exhibition. McEwen got pregnant around this time and was required to take an HIV test. She had to take her blood sample to an abandoned car park, to a box-like structure that was set up away from people, and post the sample through a slot. Everyone was petrified of catching this new and terrible disease; no one knew quite how it was spreading. But spreading it was, and people were dying.

Barbara Gladstone. "Keith Haring, May 4 – July 1, 2011". Gladstone Gallery. Archived from the original on December 31, 2011 . Retrieved October 15, 2012. Art dealer Yves Arman was Haring's close friend, and Haring was the godfather of his daughter. Haring said Arman was "probably the best supporter I had in the art world." [12] In 1989, Arman was killed in a car accident on his way to see Haring in Spain. [12] Haring, Keith. "Existing Public Works Once Upon a Time, 1989". Haring.com. The Keith Haring Foundation . Retrieved May 23, 2015.He was a phenomenon,” says Lenore. “He would just get up in front of a wall and right from his head, no drawing, he would start working. It was unreal, his understanding. He saw the space and he filled it and it was beautiful and it was balanced, it had a rhythm.” In June 2019, Haring was one of the inaugural fifty American "pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes" inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument (SNM) in New York City's Stonewall Inn. [134] [135] The SNM is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history, [136] and the wall's unveiling was timed to take place during the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. [137] In popular culture [ edit ] The Boxers (1987) sculpture in Berlin, Germany Main article: Pop Shop Haring painting a mural at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986 Who is Keith Haring and where was Keith Haring born? How did Keith Haring die and why was his oeuvre so important to the underground artistic community and activists alike? In this article, we will aim to cover the life of Keith Haring the artist as well as the history behind Keith Haring’s artworks. Nationality