Publisher's Synopsis
An energetic and eye-opening new exploration of the work of iconic American artist Keith Haring.
Featuring around fifty works supported by rarely seen archival photographs, this revelatory book will not only introduce Haring to a new audience but also throw fresh light on an artist whose work remains symptomatic of the subcultural and creative energy of 1980s New York. Three short texts exploring various aspects of Haring's practice are interspersed with illustrations of his works. A rolling time-line features key social and political events of the 1980s (from the election of Reagan in 1980 and the explosion of hip hop from underground movement to global phenomenon to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989) and Haring's responses to them.
