Keith Haring

Keith Haring is one of the most recognizable artists of the 1980s. His work connects street art, Pop Art, graffiti, activism and public space. He used bold lines, moving bodies and repeated signs to create a visual language that anyone could read.

Haring did not separate art from life. His figures dance, run, love, suffer and resist. They speak about desire, community, violence, AIDS, childhood, capitalism and control. The simplicity of the image never removes the force of the message.

This tag collects articles and critical readings on Keith Haring, street art and activist image-making. It also follows queer visibility, public space, AIDS activism, Pop culture and the idea that art can remain direct without becoming shallow.