Keith Haring illustrated Nous Tintin 1987, 'Keith Haring in Tintin Land':
An artist tribute collection to Tintin featuring double-sided original cover art by Keith Haring. Brilliant cover illustration that would look excellent framed. Rare and not to be passed upon. Further details:
Offset lithograph on hardcover book jacket, featuring Haring printed signature (front right). 1987.
14 x 10.5 inches (dimensions closed; folds out to 14 x 21 inches); 88 pages. 1st edition, 1st printing 1987.
Bold, crisp colors. Very good to excellent condition overall vintage condition.
Printed signature; from an edition of unknown. Rare.
Published by: Les Editions Du Lion 1987.
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Keith Haring (b.1958 Reading, PA):
Haring immediately felt connected to the thriving alternative arts scene happening downtown in the late 1970s and became friends with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf after enrolling in the School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Haring’s first major works were his subway drawings. Haring produced a large number of these public works between 1980 and 1985, integrating his motifs outlined figures into everyday public space in a way that directly engaged its viewers.
Haring's 1st solo exhibition was held at Westbeth Painters Space in 1981 and a celebrated show debuted at the historic Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York the following year.
Throughout the 1980s, Haring was committed to democratizing the art experience and along with paintings, he also created theater sets, billboards, murals, advertising campaigns and even a line of Swatch watches. In 1986 he opened the Pop Shop in SoHo, selling apparel, posters and toys bearing his drawings. This was a controversial move, as many galleries criticized Haring for “de-valuing” the art object while others, such as Andy Warhol, championed Haring’s insistence on making art accessible and affordable. Pop Shop was highly influential to contemporary crossovers of art and merchandise that are now so dominant, as in the work of Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS and Takashi Murakami.
In addition to this ideology of accessibility, Haring was also very socially engaged and used his striking imagery to promote awareness of various political and social campaigns. His many notable public works included a mural on the western side of the Berlin Wall, the Crack is Wack mural in New York, and a mural for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and used his presence in the arts community to raise awareness of the crisis.
In 1989, a year before his death, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, whose mission is to raise funds for AIDS organizations and children’s literacy and arts programs.
Since his death in 1990, Haring has become one of the most widely-recognized and celebrated artists of the 20th century.
Offered by Lot 180 Gallery New York.
- Materials
- Offset lithograph on hardcover book jacket.
- Size
- 14 × 10 1/2 in | 35.6 × 26.7 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Signature
- Signed in plate, Haring printed signature (front right).
- Frame
- Not included
Rare 1980s Keith Haring cover art (Keith Haring Nous Tintin), 1987
Keith Haring illustrated Nous Tintin 1987, 'Keith Haring in Tintin Land':
An artist tribute collection to Tintin featuring double-sided original cover art by Keith Haring. Brilliant cover illustration that would look excellent framed. Rare and not to be passed upon. Further details:
Offset lithograph on hardcover book jacket, featuring Haring printed signature (front right). 1987.
14 x 10.5 inches (dimensions closed; folds out to 14 x 21 inches); 88 pages. 1st edition, 1st printing 1987.
Bold, crisp colors. Very good to excellent condition overall vintage condition.
Printed signature; from an edition of unknown. Rare.
Published by: Les Editions Du Lion 1987.
_
Keith Haring (b.1958 Reading, PA):
Haring immediately felt connected to the thriving alternative arts scene happening downtown in the late 1970s and became friends with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf after enrolling in the School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Haring’s first major works were his subway drawings. Haring produced a large number of these public works between 1980 and 1985, integrating his motifs outlined figures into everyday public space in a way that directly engaged its viewers.
Haring's 1st solo exhibition was held at Westbeth Painters Space in 1981 and a celebrated show debuted at the historic Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York the following year.
Throughout the 1980s, Haring was committed to democratizing the art experience and along with paintings, he also created theater sets, billboards, murals, advertising campaigns and even a line of Swatch watches. In 1986 he opened the Pop Shop in SoHo, selling apparel, posters and toys bearing his drawings. This was a controversial move, as many galleries criticized Haring for “de-valuing” the art object while others, such as Andy Warhol, championed Haring’s insistence on making art accessible and affordable. Pop Shop was highly influential to contemporary crossovers of art and merchandise that are now so dominant, as in the work of Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS and Takashi Murakami.
In addition to this ideology of accessibility, Haring was also very socially engaged and used his striking imagery to promote awareness of various political and social campaigns. His many notable public works included a mural on the western side of the Berlin Wall, the Crack is Wack mural in New York, and a mural for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and used his presence in the arts community to raise awareness of the crisis.
In 1989, a year before his death, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, whose mission is to raise funds for AIDS organizations and children’s literacy and arts programs.
Since his death in 1990, Haring has become one of the most widely-recognized and celebrated artists of the 20th century.
Offered by Lot 180 Gallery New York.
- Materials
- Offset lithograph on hardcover book jacket.
- Size
- 14 × 10 1/2 in | 35.6 × 26.7 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Signature
- Signed in plate, Haring printed signature (front right).
- Frame
- Not included
