After Keith Haring

A poster designed illustrated by Keith Haring one year after Haring's own diagnosis, this advertisement was displayed by the NYC Department of Health to raise awareness and help those in need of assistance.

• After Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990).
• Published in 1989.
• Offset lithograph.
• Haring printed signature on upper right edge.
• This work is presented unframed.

The first public hotlines for HIV and AIDS were created by Rodger McFarlane at Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Hotlines were incredibly important as ignorance & misinformation was widespread in regards to the crisis.

Keith Haring (1958 -1990) is widely recognized for his colorful paintings, drawings, sculptures and murals. Haring exploded onto the early 1980s New York art scene with his vivid graffiti-inspired drawings, many of which found exposure in the public realm, such as the Times Square billboard broadcast of his famous Radiant Child in 1982. Haring's instantly recognizable `cartoon-like' imagery not only drew on the iconography of contemporary pop and club culture but also looked back to the patterns and rhythms of Islamic and Japanese art, and primitive wall-paintings,. Furthermore his work also reflected a profound commitment to social justice and activism, and raised numerous issues that remain relevant today, including the AIDS crisis, the Cold War and fear of nuclear attack, racism, the excesses of capitalism and environmental degradation.

Keith Haring: Posters (Prestel entry 90).