Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York

Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Haring grew up in Kutztown and was interested in art from an early age. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ is the county seat of Berks County Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. Kutztown is a Borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km west southwest of Allentown and 17 miles (27 km northeast of From 1976 to 1978 he studied graphic design at The Ivy School of Professional Art, a commercial and fine art school in Pittsburgh. The term graphic design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation Keith later moved to New York City, where he was greatly inspired by the graffiti art, and additionally studied at the School of Visual Arts. The City of New York Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property The School of Visual Arts ( SVA) is an Art school in Manhattan New York City and is one of the nation's leading independent Colleges of art and Haring was openly gay. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. ^[1]

He achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York (see public art). The term public art properly refers to works of Art in any media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited The exhibitions were put on film by the photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. Tseng Kwong Chi ((chin 曾廣智 * 1950 in Hong Kong † 10 März 1990 in New York was a photographer who was active in the East Village art scene in the 1980's Around this time, "The Radiant Baby" became his symbol. Starting in 1980, he organized exhibitions in Club 57. He participated in the Times Square Exhibition and drew, for the first time, animals and human faces. In 1981 he sketched his first chalk drawings on black paper and painted plastic, metal and found objects. Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across

Haring's Radiant Baby

Haring's sculpture (1 of 3) in the plaza of Lever House, New York City

He contributed in the New York New Wave display in 1981, and had his first exclusive exhibition in the Tony Shafrazi Gallery. Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential The City of New York Tony Shafrazi is an Iranian-American artist curator and art dealer That same year, Haring took part of Documenta 7 in Kassel, Germany. documenta is an exhibition of modern and Contemporary art which now takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He took part in the Whitney Biennial in 1983, as well as the São Paulo Biennial. The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American art typically by young and lesser known artists on display at the Whitney Museum of American São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world São Paulo Art Biennial was founded in 1951 and has been held every two years since He got to know Andy Warhol, who was the theme of several of Haring's pieces including "Andy Mouse". For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol

In 1984, he painted wall murals in Melbourne (such as the 1984 'Detail-Mural at Collingwood College, Victoria' that is due for demolition), Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, the Paris Museum of Modern Art, Minneapolis and Manhattan. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Collingwood College is a state Preparatory to Year 12 school located in the former Working class inner-city suburb of Collingwood in Melbourne Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York In 1985 he began to paint canvas. Simultaneously, the Museum of Modern Art in Bordeaux opened an exhibition of his works, and took part in the Paris Biennial. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate He made an appearance on MTV in November of 1985, painting the set during a "guest VJ" special hosted by his friend, keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two ^[2] In 1986 Haring painted murals in Amsterdam, Paris, Phoenix and in Berlin on the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War As well, he painted the body of Grace Jones for her music video "I'm Not Perfect." In 1987 he had his own exhibitions in Helsinki and Antwerp, among others. Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948) is a Jamaican �� American Singer, model and actress "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You" is the first single from Grace Jones ' album Inside Story. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the

In June 1989, on the rear wall of the convent of the Church of Sant'Antonio in Pisa, he painted the last public work of his life, the mural "Tuttomondo". Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. Haring died in 1990 of an HIV (AIDS)-related disease. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome He had been diagnosed HIV positive two years earlier.

Haring's imagery has become a universally recognized visual language of the 20th century. The Keith Haring Foundation, established in 1989, continues Keith's legacy of giving to children's organizations. In December of 2007, an area of the American Textile Building in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City was discovered to contain a painting of Haring's from 1979^[3]. TriBeCa is a Neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. May 4th 2008 would have been Haring's 50th birthday. In June 2008 there will be a retrospective exhibition containing 200 pieces of his work (from the collection of Sigrid Wecken) open to the public in Terrassa, Spain. Terrassa is a Spanish city the fourth in Catalonia according to the number of the inhabitants Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

See also

• Pop Shop
• Andy Warhol
• Figuration Libre

References

1. ^ Sheff, David (August 10, 1989), “Keith Haring, An Intimate Conversation”, Rolling Stone, <http://www.haring.com/archives/interviews/index.html>. The Pop Shop were stores that sold voluminous memorabilia of artist Keith Haring 's designs For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Figuration Libre is a French art movement of the 1980s It is the French equivalent of Bad Painting and Neo-expressionism in America and Europe Junge Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Retrieved on 2007-11-14 
2. ^ The Duran Duran Timeline: 1985
3. ^ Hope, Bradley (December 20, 2007), “A Forgotten Haring Is Found by Contractors”, The New York Sun, <http://www.nysun.com/article/68386>. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The New York Sun was a contemporary five-day Daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 until 2008 Retrieved on 2007-12-20 

External links

• Keith Haring Foundation
• Keith Haring Kids