Title: Communication
Artist: Keith Haring
Print, limited edition of 150 pieces, on handmade paper.
Each print is individually numbered.
Inscription in pencil, bottom left: 149/150; bottom right: facsimile “Keith Haring.”
Dimensions: 50 cm x 70 cm (sheet)
Publisher’s stamp and dry seal at the bottom
Condition: very good
Keith Haring (1958–1990)—an American artist working in the pop art and street art movements.
He became interested in art at a very early age. From 1976 to 1978, he studied graphic design at The Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh. At the age of 20, he moved to New York, where, inspired by graffiti art, he began his studies at the School of Visual Arts.
His first works to gain wider public attention were chalk drawings in the New York City subway, captured by photographer Tseng Kwong Chi.
In 1980, the artist organized an exhibition at Club 57 and also participated in the “Times Square Exhibitions.” His first major exhibition took place at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1981. The following year, he participated in Documenta 7 in Kassel, Germany.
In 1982, he met many other artists, including Futura 2000, Kenny Scharf, Madonna, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The following year, he participated in the Whitney Biennial as well as the São Paulo Biennial. During this time, he met Andy Warhol, who became the subject of several of his works, such as “Andy Mouse.” His friendship with Warhol played a major role in his artistic success.
In 1988, he was diagnosed with HIV, which led him to establish the Keith Haring Foundation—an organization that raises funds for groups caring for children and people living with AIDS. Haring died on February 16, 1990, at the age of 31, as a result of complications related to AIDS.
