Keith Haring
31 Subway Drawings
$56.84
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2022
Summary
Celebrated artist Keith Haring 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 artw…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691229973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069122997X |
| Author: | Jeffrey Deitch, Henry Geldzahler, Keith Haring, Carlo McCormick, Larry Warsh |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 337mm |
Critics Review
“If you believe (like I do) that the “Subway Drawings” are the bedrock of Haring’s achievement, this slim volume will reinforce that notion—or wholly convince you.”—Richard Polsky, ArtNet
“This trim art book showcases some of Keith Haring’s most elusive art: his chalk on black paper drawings that were created on the walls of the New York City subways… . The collected art is vintage Haring: goofy, bold, political and accessible.”—Kevin Howell, Shelf Awareness
Jeffrey Deitch
Jeffrey Deitch has been involved with modern and contemporary art for nearly fifty years as an artist, writer, curator, dealer, and advisor. His books include Art in the Streets and Keith Haring.
Carlo McCormick is a writer, critic, and curator. His books include City as Canvas and Trespass.
Henry Geldzahler (1935–1994) was the head of American and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was a major figure in the New York art scene during the second half of the twentieth century. His books include Art in Transit and Andy Warhol.
Larry Warsh as a publisher and artist-collaborator. He is the editor of the continuing ISMs series, which includes titles by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Futura, Virgil Abloh, Daniel Arsham, and Ai Weiwei.
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