Keith Haring : 31 subway drawings / Keith Haring ; Larry Warsh, Henry Geldzahler, Jeffrey Deitch, Carlo McCormick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haring, Keith, artist, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haring, Keith.

Subways--Decoration.

Subways.

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Physical Description:

66 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm

Other Title:

31 Subway drawings

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Summary:

A fascinating look at Keith Haring's New York City subway artwork from the 1980s. Celebrated artist Keith Haring (1958-1990) has been embraced by popular culture for his signature bold graphic line drawings of figures and forms. Like other graffiti artists in the 1980s, Haring found an empty canvas in the advertising panels scattered throughout New York City's subway system, where he communicated his socially conscious, often humorous messages on platforms and train cars. Over a five-year period, in an epic conquest of civic space, Haring produced a massive body of subway artwork that remains daunting in its scale and its impact on the public consciousness. Dedicated to the individuals who might encounter them and to the moments of their creation, Haring's drawings now exist solely in the form of documentary photographs and legend. Because they were not meant to be permanent-only briefly inhabiting blacked-out advertising boards before being covered up by ads or torn down by authorities or admirers-what little remains of this project is uniquely fugitive. Keith Haring: 31 Subway Drawings reproduces archival materials relating to this magnificent project alongside essays by leading Haring experts. Distributed for No More Rulers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

069122997X

9780691229973

OCLC:

1247843587