1986
Keith Haring began experimenting with his bold, graphic lines and cartoon-inspired figures on the walls of New York City subway stations in the early 1980s. He called them his “laboratory,” places to develop a radical new aesthetic based on an ideology of creating truly democratic public art.
Haring’s paintings, prints and murals address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. They derive much of their impact from the powerful contrast between these serious subjects and the joyful, vibrant pictographic language he uses to express them, full of dancing figures, babies, barking dogs, hearts and rhythmic lines, as well as references to pop culture.
To make his art even more accessible, in 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Soho. In a foreshadowing of today’s intermingling of art and fashion, the shop sold merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by Haring and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. While his works sometimes included text, for the most part, he chose to communicate through drawing.
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times,” Haring once declared. “It lives through magic.”
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Keith Haring: Into 1984/Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and dated in felt-tip pen and pink ink, lower right. Published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.
Color, Lithograph, Offset
$5,660
H 35.04 in W 23.23 in
1984 Original Poster by Keith Haring - Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster Exhibition - Pop art Bridging the gap between the art world and the street, Keith Haring made a name for himself in the early 1980s with his graffiti drawings in th...
Paper, Lithograph
$60Sale Price|71% Off
H 13 in W 37.5 in D 0.1 in
Keith Haring 'Untitled (1987)' 1989- Pop Art Vintage
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring's art vibrantly portrays themes of love, unity, and movement. This reproduction features three iconic images that encapsulate these themes: Two Men in Love: Depicts two...
Offset
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
Keith Haring 'Future Primeval' 1990 Pop Art Vintage
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original exhibition poster created for Keith Haring’s landmark show Future Primeval – Drawings, Paintings, and Artifacts, presented at the Queens Museum and University Galleries in 1...
Screen
$61,000
H 33 in W 40.6 in
Keith Haring Pop Shop II Screen Print, 1988, New Wave Style
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop II (Littmann 97) is the third print in the artist's Pop Shop II portfolio of 1988. This series of prints was a continuation on the "Pop Shop" portfolios which e...
Screen
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
KEITH HARING Art Attack on AIDS, 1988 Vintage Pop Art
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The history between "Art Attack on AIDS" and Keith Haring is rooted in Haring's deep commitment to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and using art as...
Screen
$2,500
H 27 in W 20 in
Keith Haring (1958-1990). Galerie Watari, exhibition poster, 1983 Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Draper, UT
1983 Japanese pearlescent paper 27 × 20 in 68.6 × 50.8 cm Edition of 1000 2 colors printed matter on Japanese Kirabiki Paper
Lithograph
$59,500
H 19.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
Untitled from Pop Shop I Screen Print, Hand Signed, Edition 138/200, 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size a...
Paper, Screen
$59,500
H 31.875 in W 39.5 in
One Plate from Three Lithographs Suite, Hand Signed, Edition of 80, 1985
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Three Lithographs Suite. Lithograph in black and red, on BFK Rives paper. Edition 25/80 (there were also 20 artist's proofs). Sheet size 31.875 x 39.5 inches. Image size...
Paper, Lithograph
$45,000
H 17.5 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
Untitled from Pop Shop I Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed, 1987, Edition 35/200
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size appro...
Paper, Screen
Keith Haring Larry Levan announcement 1992
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Larry Levan 1992: Rare sought-after memorial invitation for the legendary DJ Larry Levan featuring offset artwork by Keith Haring. The event was held at London’s seminal & much historic dance club, Ministry of Sound - shortly after the passing of Levan in 1992. Artwork presented frontside originates from the 1986 artwork Haring produced to promote Levan’s birthday party at Paradise Garage. Not to be passed upon. Offset printed folding announcement card. 1992. Dimensions: 8x5 inches; folding out to 8x10 inches (open). Minor signs of handling; good to very good overall vintage condition. Further Background: Larry Levan was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the legendary New York City nightclub Paradise Garage, the prototype of the modern dance club. Levan developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Levan experimented with drum machines...
Offset
Keith Haring Drawings poster 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi gallery 1982)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1982: The much historic early Keith Haring exhibition poster, illustrated by Haring on the occasion of: 'Keith Haring Drawings' Oct. 9 - Nov. 13 - ...
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring lithographic insert 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi 1982)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Lithograph 1982: Double-sided lithographic insert from the seminal spiral bound, 1982 Tony Shafrazi catalog published on the occasion of Haring's first gallery solo exhi...
Lithograph, Offset
Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Record Art 1987: A rare highly sought-after Keith Haring illustrated album cover featuring vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art. Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record jacket, 1987. Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches. Features a printed Keith Haring signature on the lower right. Minor shelf & edge wear; in otherwise good overall vintage condition. Includes original record (in good condition). Haring artwork credit found at bottom of last image. Keith Haring Album Art: a brief history: Whether collaborating with Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, regularly frequenting clubs like Paradise Garage alongside close friend Larry Levan, or sketching DJ robots, New York artist and activist Keith Haring’s work was deeply entwined with the music world lending his vision to sounds by everyone from David Bowie to Run DMC. Looking for something cool to complement this work? Please feel free to browse additional items like this from Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring & more on our 1stDibs gallery page. Related Categories Vintage Keith Haring. Keith Haring prints. Street art. Pop art...
Offset
Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Gay Pride New York 1986: Keith Haring illustrated folding-invitation for Gay/Lesbian Pride Day at New York's Palladium nightclub, 1986. Executed during Haring’s lifetim...
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Into 84 poster (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Into 84 exhibition poster: Vintage original 1980's poster designed by Keith Haring for his well-documented exhibition, 'Keith Haring: Into 84' at...
Lithograph, Offset
