In the 1970s and 80s, Keith Haring lived in downtown Manhattan and ran with a pack that included Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf. He painted his radiant, stylized figures across the city, interlocking bodies that reverberated with energy. Haring’s life was cut short by AIDS; he died in 1990, at the age of 31. For his first museum exhibition in Toronto, 120 works—in the mediums of video, sculpture, drawing, and painting—are on view. Rounding out the show are archival materials that hone in on his participation in the anti-Apartheid movement and nuclear disarmament. —Elena Clavarino
The Arts Intel Report
Keith Haring: Art is for Everybody
Keith Haring, Red Room, 1988.
When
Feb 4 – Mar 17, 2024
Where
Etc
Photo: The Broad Art Foundation/© Keith Haring Foundation