I remember his subway wall compositions. They cheered and otherwise cheerless subway commute in HS... thanks to the Reagan-era abandonment of the mentally ill, AIDS, the crack epidemic, and the alarming spike in unhoused people. We need art to survive and respond to these chilling eras. Now most of all.
A new biography of Keith Haring has just been published:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/books/review/radiant-keith-haring-brad-gooch.html?unlocked_article_code=1.a00.5Qka.H3xrzf3m-K3G&smid=url-share
I remember his subway wall compositions. They cheered and otherwise cheerless subway commute in HS... thanks to the Reagan-era abandonment of the mentally ill, AIDS, the crack epidemic, and the alarming spike in unhoused people. We need art to survive and respond to these chilling eras. Now most of all.
Thanks for your comments. I agree, of course.
favorite line: "Indeed, my companion and I enjoyed a rousing game of “find the penis” as we took a second lap."