Category Archives: Pop Culture

Happy Birthday, Marcel Duchamp!

July 28, 2015Duchamp, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Yves ArmanKeith Haring Foundation

Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28, 1887. This photo shows Keith sitting outside of the North Wing Pediment of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The rectangle outlined in silver above Keith’s head is the window to the Duchamp Gallery. Not part of the original building, the window was created at the request of Marcel Duchamp as part of his directed placement for his work The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass). Learn more about this work and the amazing Duchamp collection housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art here.

The Rise of Sneaker Culture

July 10, 2015Berlin Wall, Brooklyn Museum, exhibition, Grace Jones, sneakersKeith Haring Foundation

Keith Haring painting the Berlin Wall — Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1986 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

Keith Haring loved sneakers and wore them everywhere, all the time, whether working with Grace Jones for her performance at the Paradise Garage in 1985, or painting the Berlin Wall in 1986. We know he would be psyched to see The Rise of Sneaker Culture at the Brooklyn Museum, which opens today and runs through October 4. It looks amazing! To learn more about the exhibition visit the Brooklyn Museum website and be sure to see the show.

Keith haring and Grace Jones — Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

Lil Buck and Keith Haring

February 18, 2015dance, exhibition, Lil BuckKeith Haring Foundation

Memphis jookin’ dance icon Lil Buck explores the dynamics of Haring’s art and writing as a vehicle that inspires his own movement. A special collaboration produced by the Aspen Institute Arts Program and the de Young, directed by Damian Woetzel.