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Keith Haring Journals
Keith Haring · 1996 · 423 pages
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Les carnets de l'artiste, écrits jusqu'à sa mort du sida à l'âge de 32 ans, contiennent ses réflexions sur son travail, son succès commercial, ses rencontres, son homosexualité, ses lectures et ses contemporains. Les textes sont classés par année et sont suivis d'une liste des expositions et des projets de l'artiste.
Les carnets de l'artiste, écrits jusqu'à sa mort du sida à l'âge de 32 ans, contiennent ses réflexions sur son travail, son succès commercial, ses rencontres, son homosexualité, ses lectures et ses contemporains. Les textes sont classés par année et sont suivis d'une liste des expositions et des projets de l'artiste.
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Shepard Fairey
“I was honored to write the foreword for the Keith Haring Journals back in 2010. I’ve always admired Haring on many levels, and I think he paved the way for the current crop of street artists who have crossed into the galleries and other areas of consumer culture. Not only was Haring a great artist in his style and technique, but his philosophies were very influential to me. He believed the public had a right to art and that whether that was achieved by putting work in the subways as murals, or as affordable products in his Pop Shop, he wanted all tiers of society to access his work. He also did a lot of work for social causes, including AIDs awareness, drug awareness, and antinuclear proliferation. I follow the model Haring created with my own work in many ways. The book is a very illuminating journey through Haring’s thought process that was incredibly sophisticated for someone so young. These journals demonstrate Haring’s intellect, drive, and humanity. I highly recommend checking this updated edition out.”↗