Keith Haring The Palladium 1986:
1980s Keith Haring illustrated folding-invitation for Gay/Lesbian Pride Day at New York's Palladium nightclub, 1986. A highly collectible Keith Haring collectible executed during the artist's lifetime. Rare.

Medium: Offset printed single-fold poster announcement.
Dimensions: 5x7 inches (folded closed).
Condition: Very good overall vintage condition with the exception of some soiling to upper right.
Features Haring printed signature on upper right; rare; from edition of unknown.

Further background:
Keith Haring, who famously declared that “art is for everybody,” started designing posters in 1982, while he was still a student at the School of Visual Arts. Haring was drawn to posters because they were a democratic medium—a great way to share his bright designs and kinetic characters in visible public display. Haring also used posters as a means for social activism, spreading awareness about the crack epidemic in the United States, apartheid in South Africa, global nuclear disarmament, right-wing politics and the devastation of AIDS.

On the Palladium
Palladium was built as a deluxe movie theater by movie mogul William Fox in 1927. Beginning in 1971 it was also utilized as a concert venue, then later converted into a nightclub in 1985 by Steve Rubell of Studio 54.

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