Format:
271 S.
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zahlr. Ill.
Edition:
1., engl. language ed.
ISBN:
9783791354101
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9783791365732
Content:
"The first comprehensive study of the political nature of Keith Haring's art"--
Content:
"Exuberant, profane, witty, and provocative, the images in this book reveal the political dimension of Keith Haring's artistic concerns. Through his graffiti-inspired drawings, paintings, sculptures, murals, and other works, Keith Haring created an immediately recognizable visual iconography that spoke to an enormous population--gay and straight, young and old, male and female. His importance in the annals of popular culture is indisputable, but little attention has been paid to his advocacy for social justice. Haring's political perspective is the focus of this visually arresting selection of works that traces the artist's development and historical significance and gives new gravitas to his career. Accompanying a major exhibition at the de Young museum in San Francisco, this book features more than 130 works of art, including large-scale paintings on tarpaulin and canvas, sculptures, and subway drawings. Together they create a narrative that explores Haring's responses to nuclear disarmament, racial inequality, capitalist excess, environmental degradation, and other prevalent social issues. Essays and conversations with writers, critics, and art dealers round out this important analysis of Haring's life, career, and passion"--
Content:
"Exuberant, profane, witty, and provocative, the images in this book reveal the political dimension of Keith Haring's artistic concerns. Through his graffiti-inspired drawings, paintings, sculptures, murals, and other works, Keith Haring created an immediately recognizable visual iconography that spoke to an enormous population--gay and straight, young and old, male and female. His importance in the annals of popular culture is indisputable, but little attention has been paid to his advocacy for social justice. Haring's political perspective is the focus of this visually arresting selection of works that traces the artist's development and historical significance and gives new gravitas to his career. Accompanying a major exhibition at the de Young museum in San Francisco, this book features more than 130 works of art, including large-scale paintings on tarpaulin and canvas, sculptures, and subway drawings. Together they create a narrative that explores Haring's responses to nuclear disarmament, racial inequality, capitalist excess, environmental degradation, and other prevalent social issues. Essays and conversations with writers, critics, and art dealers round out this important analysis of Haring's life, career, and passion"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
The Endless Political Line
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A Conversation between Julia Gruen and Glenn O'Brien ; Keith Haring: Urban Fragments
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A Conversation with Tony Shafrazi and Carlo McCormick ; Plates ; Chronology
Additional Edition:
Dt. Ausg. u.d.T. Keith Haring - gegen den Strich München [u.a.] : Prestel, 2015 ISBN 9783791354613
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783791366081
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Haring, Keith 1958-1990
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Ausstellung
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Ausstellungskatalog
Author information:
Buchhart, Dieter 1971-
Author information:
Cox, Julian
Author information:
Haring, Keith 1958-1990
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