Pipes
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THE LOST KEITH HARING MURAL IN MANHATTAN, by Pipes on Sept 17, 2016 0:20:44 GMT 1, Keith Haring practiced making art quickly. In the early โ80s, he would ride the New York City subway, scouting the stations for spots where sheets of plain black paper hung until advertisements replaced them. Heโd saunter up, look around for police and fill the paper with cartoonlike figures. Sometimes, it got him arrested.
One Saturday evening, most likely in 1984, Haring walked into a building on 108th Street, passing under a small cross above the front door. The thin, bespectacled artist carried a coffee can filled with black paint and a thick brush, ready to cover the walls of the former convent. A friend invited Haring to tag the wall and got the approval of Gary Mallon, director of the youth center in the building. The leaders of the church that owned the building didnโt know Haring was there.
www.newsweek.com/lost-keith-haring-mural-manhattan-498560
Keith Haring practiced making art quickly. In the early โ80s, he would ride the New York City subway, scouting the stations for spots where sheets of plain black paper hung until advertisements replaced them. Heโd saunter up, look around for police and fill the paper with cartoonlike figures. Sometimes, it got him arrested. One Saturday evening, most likely in 1984, Haring walked into a building on 108th Street, passing under a small cross above the front door. The thin, bespectacled artist carried a coffee can filled with black paint and a thick brush, ready to cover the walls of the former convent. A friend invited Haring to tag the wall and got the approval of Gary Mallon, director of the youth center in the building. The leaders of the church that owned the building didnโt know Haring was there. www.newsweek.com/lost-keith-haring-mural-manhattan-498560 |
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THE LOST KEITH HARING MURAL IN MANHATTAN, by Coach on Sept 17, 2016 0:39:21 GMT 1, It's very much worth while checking the link in pipes' post.
He has only quoted part of the report, and there are some fabulous pictures to see.
Thanks pipes.
It's very much worth while checking the link in pipes' post.
He has only quoted part of the report, and there are some fabulous pictures to see.
Thanks pipes.
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Ruggs
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THE LOST KEITH HARING MURAL IN MANHATTAN, by Ruggs on Sept 17, 2016 9:04:05 GMT 1, A great read. Those Haring pieces have survived rather well. Thanks for posting Pipes.
A great read. Those Haring pieces have survived rather well. Thanks for posting Pipes.
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