Keith Haring: art is for everybody

Abstract

"Titled after a quote from Haring's journals, Art Is for Everybody centers on the artist's activism, the emphasis he placed on community and his egalitarian approach to art and life. The volume is organized chronologically and thematically, emphasizing Haring's work made with publics in mind such as the subway drawings and murals, his collaborative practice and his unflinching belief that art is essential in making a better world. Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1958 and arrived in New York from Pittsburgh in 1978, befriending artists including Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. During the 1980s, Haring achieved international recognition and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. After being diagnosed with HIV in 1988, he focused his activism on the AIDS crisis. Less than two years later, Haring died of an AIDS-related illness." -- From Amazon.

Contents

Foreword / Joanne Heyler -- Essay. (What) art is for everybody (?) / Sarah Loyer -- Plate section 1 -- Conversation / Patti Astor, Kermit Oswald, and Kenny Scharf -- Reflections / Ann Magnuson, George Condo -- Plate section 2 -- Essay. "Art is for everybody": the public life of Haring's art / Kimberly Drew -- Reflections / Bill T. Jones, Julia Gruen -- Plate section 3 -- Essay. Keith Haring, Tseng Kwong Chi, and the Subway Project / Tom Finkelpearl -- Reflections / Gil Vazquez -- Plate section 4 -- Reflections / Tony Shafrazi -- Chronology.