In the early 1980s, Keith Haring took his practice underground into the New York City subway system, at a time when the city was alive with creativity, Haring intended to bring art directly to the people. He filled empty black advertisement panels with chalk drawings...
An iconic portrait of Winston Churchill, executed when he was the British Prime Minister, has been stolen off the wall of an exclusive hotel in Ottawa, Canada. The photograph, an original print of one of the 20th centuries most famous images is known as the "Roaring...
Keith Haring was a revolutionary artist who transformed the art world during his short but impactful life, having become known initially for art that proliferated in the New York subway system during the early 1980s. A key belief was that "Art is for everybody." He...
The highly anticipated first UK exhibition of Keith Haring's work has opened at Tate Liverpool. It is vast, covering most aspects of his work and career. This was my first experience seeing so many pieces by this seminal figure from the 1980s, in the flesh, so I was...
Looks like Tate Liverpool has once again trumped (if that word is still acceptable) Tate Modern or in fact all of the major London Galleries by mounting the first serious show of the late great graffiti artist Keith Haring (1958–1990). Haring was a unique presence in...
Keith Haring's (1958-1990) 'Velum' painted by the NY street artist in 1986 as a centrepiece for his solo show at the Dutch museum has been reinstalled and is on display again at the Stedelijk Museum. The American artist painted the canvas, which filters daylight into...
A mural Keith Haring painted over three floors in the stairwell of an old convent in 1983 or 84 is at risk of demolition. Tenants have been given notice to quit and are due to be evicted from the building in the Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The Haring foundation...
One of Keith Haring’s final great works is being offered by Sotheby’s, from the collection of photographer David LaChapelle, in its Contemporary Art Evening Auction, on June 28th. It's estimated to sell for £2,000,000–3,000,000 ($2,900,000–4,340,000). Entitled, The...
A US federal judge has ruled that a decision by the Keith Haring Foundation to label 80 purported Haring works inauthentic does not represent an antitrust conspiracy, reports Courthouse News. Before dying in 1990 at the age of 31, Haring reached great heights in the...