“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.” Tate Liverpool presents the first, major UK exhibition of artist and activist Keith Haring (1958–1990). Visitors can enjoy more than 85 artworks including large, vibrant paintings and drawings.
Image: Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983, copyright Keith Haring Foundation
A part of the legendary New York art scene of 1980s, Haring was a champion of his generation’s counterculture. He was inspired by graffiti, pop art and underground club culture.
Keith Haring Ignorance = Fear 1989 © Keith Haring Foundation/ Collection Noirmontartproduction, Paris
Haring worked with like-minded artists such as Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. All were interested in creating art for the many. They used new media and public spaces, not galleries to do so.
Joseph Szkodzinski Keith Haring Drawing Series January 1982 © Joseph Szkodzinski 2018
Discover how activism played a key role in Haring’s art. Compelled to speak for his generation, his art responds to urgent issues including political dictatorship, racism, homophobia, drug addiction, AIDS awareness, capitalism and the environment.
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983, copyright Keith Haring Foundation
Also on display are posters, photographs, and videos that conjure the vibrancy of 1980s New York street culture that Haring embraced and reflected.
Keith Haring
Tate Liverpool, 14 June - 10 November, 2019
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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