Keith Haring at the Brooklyn Museum
by habituallychic
04 . 15 . 12
When Canadian interior designer Tommy Smythe was last in town, he invited me along to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Keith Haring: 1978–1982 exhibit. It was a bit of the blind leading the blind getting there but luckily we made it. I was familiar with Keith Haring’s work but this show introduced me to so many more facets of his art. It was fascinating to watch the videos of him painting in what can only be described as a methodical trance. The pieces above was created from one long continuous length of paper and I love how you can see the drip marks from the paint. The exhibit also showcases his notebooks, photographs, and subway drawings, as well as his friendship with artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf. Keith Haring died on February 16, 1990 from complications from AIDS at the age of 31. A sad tragedy that we are lucky doesn’t happen as often these days. Keith Haring: 1978–1982 is lovely tribute his legacy and definitely worth the trek to Brooklyn.
Keith Haring subway drawing above a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Interior designer Tommy Smythe taking a photo.
Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic
7 Comments
I watched a Keith Haring documentary in my Contemporary American Art History class this semester. I think his work is genius. A truly talented artist.
Tiffany
thedesignerlifestyle.blogspot.com
ps. I’m pretty jealous that you got to go to this art exhibit, and even more so that Tommy was your date!
Great post! What an awesome exhibit, can’t wait to see it. Keith has always been one of my favorites, especially since he was an SVA alumnus, as am I. His work is amazing. I am such a fan, that my 3 year old has a Keith Haring bib! -Al
Stunning , mesmerizing works of art, Heather and your photographs do capture them. I would of course love to see this exhibit! Haring a genius gone too soon, much too soon!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
that long horizontal piece is kind of what it looks like in my head!
Thank you for this post on Keith Haring’s work. Loved it! He deserves a big place in art history. Not surprising that you sought this out with Tommy Smythe: both artists are intelligent, witty and are capable of translating emotion onto their chosen canvass. A humbling exhibition.
Exhibition looks amazing!
Tommy Smythe as a friend – MORE than! Green with envy I am…. 🙂
Cheers!
So many talented artists lost. ARtists with amazing voices that we needed to hear. Thanks. Mary