Haring by Alexandra Kolossa

Haring by Alexandra Kolossa

Happy land: The cheerful art of street culture s most famous proponentBy the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958 1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring s original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors, and graffiti-inspired cartoon-like figures, won him the appreciation of both the art world and the general public; his work appeared simultaneously on T-shirts, gallery walls, and public murals. In 1986, Haring founded Pop Shop, a boutique in New York s SoHo neighborhood selling Haring-designed memorabilia, to benefit charities and help bring his work closer to the public and especially street kids, with whom he never lost contact.About the series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Alexandra Kolossa studied art history, German literature, and business administration in Trier. She earned her doctorate in 2003. Since 1998 she has been a freelance author and contemporary art exhibition curator. She lives and works in Düren, Germany.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9783836530491
ISBN 10	383653049X
Title	Haring
Author	Alexandra Kolossa
Series	Basic Art
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2016-05-23
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.