KEITH HARING SIGNED "BEST BUDDIES" SCREEN PRINT
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KEITH HARING SIGNED "BEST BUDDIES" SCREEN PRINT
Keith Haring (1958-1990, American) Signed "Best Buddies" Screen Print. Features classic Keith Haring Best Buddies original street art. Piece 200/200. When Haring arrived in New York, it was home to a thriving underground art scene. Haring befriended fellow emerging artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf, whoshared his interest in the colorful and transgressive graffiti art of the city's streets. Haring and these other artists organized exhibitions at downtown nightclubs and other alternative locations, where art,music and fashion all came together in a dynamic mix. Beyond the clubs, Haring began using the city as his canvas. Riding the subway, he noticed the black paper rectangles of empty advertising panels on station walls; using white chalk, he began filling these black panels with simple, quickly drawn pictures. His signature images included dancing
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KEITH HARING SIGNED "BEST BUDDIES" SCREEN PRINT
Keith Haring (1958-1990, American) Signed "Best Buddies" Screen Print. Features classic Keith Haring Best Buddies original street art. Piece 200/200. When Haring arrived in New York, it was home to a thriving underground art scene. Haring befriended fellow emerging artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf, whoshared his interest in the colorful and transgressive graffiti art of the city's streets. Haring and these other artists organized exhibitions at downtown nightclubs and other alternative locations, where art,music and fashion all came together in a dynamic mix. Beyond the clubs, Haring began using the city as his canvas. Riding the subway, he noticed the black paper rectangles of empty advertising panels on station walls; using white chalk, he began filling these black panels with simple, quickly drawn pictures. His signature images included dancing
Condition Report: Like new. See images.
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