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85-508: In the 1980s Gladstone represented artist and activist Keith Haring . In 1991, Gladstone Gallery launched Matthew Barney 's solo debut in New York City. Initially operating in Soho and on 57th Street, the gallery relocated to Chelsea in 1996. That same year, Gladstone partnered with Metro Pictures and Matthew Marks Gallery to acquire a spacious 29,000 square foot warehouse on West 24th Street. In

170-678: A banner advertisement above a subway entrance in Times Square that showed a female embracing a male's legs, blacking-out the first letter so that it essentially read " hardón " instead of "Chardón," a French clothing brand. He later used other forms of commercial material to spread his work and messages. This included mass-producing buttons and magnets to hand out and working on top of subway ads. In 1980, Haring began organizing exhibitions at Club 57 , which were filmed by his close friend, photographer Tseng Kwong Chi . In February 1981, Haring had his first solo exhibition at Westbeth Painters Space in

255-677: A first day cover of the United Nations stamp and an accompanying limited edition lithograph to commemorate 1985 as International Youth Year. He designed MTV set decorations and painted murals for various art institutions and nightclubs, such as the Palladium in Manhattan. In March 1985, Haring painted the walls of the Grande Halle de la Villette for the Biennale de Paris . In July 1985, he made

340-505: A 480-foot mural in Grant Park along with nearly 500 students. Three other Haring murals materialized in Chicago around the same time: two at Rush University Medical Center , the other at Wells Community Academy High School . The latter was completed days before Haring's arrival in Chicago, as a sort of welcome. According to Zucker, Haring sent the school a design template for the mural, which

425-549: A Time... mural in May 1989. In June 1989, Haring painted his Tuttomondo mural on the rear wall of the convent of the Sant'Antonio Abate church in Pisa . Haring criticized the avoidance of social issues such as AIDS through a piece called Rebel with Many Causes (1989) that revolves around a theme of "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil". During the last week of November 1989, Haring painted

510-587: A mural at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena for "A Day Without Art". The mural was commemorated on December 1, the second annual AIDS Awareness Day. He commemorated the mural on December 1, World AIDS Day , and told the Los Angeles Times : "My life is my art, it's intertwined. When AIDS became a reality in terms of my life, it started becoming a subject in my paintings. The more it affected my life

595-504: A painting for the Live Aid concert at J.F.K. Stadium in Philadelphia. Additionally, he painted a car owned by art dealer Max Protetch to be auctioned with proceeds donated to African famine relief. Haring continued to be politically active as well by designing Free South Africa posters in 1985, and creating a poster for the 1986 Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament . In

680-474: A portrait of Haring and his partner Juan Dubose in 1983. Through Warhol, Haring became friends with Grace Jones , Francesco Clemente , and Yoko Ono . He also formed friendships with George Condo , Jean-Charles de Castelbajac , and Claude Picasso . Haring met accessories designer Bobby Breslau in the early 1980s. Haring looked to Breslau for guidance and called him his "Jewish mother." Breslau introduced Haring to his friend Larry Levan , resident DJ at

765-614: A result, Haring's works spread quickly and he became increasingly more recognizable. The cut-up technique in the writings of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin inspired Haring's work with lettering and words. In 1980, he created headlines from word juxtaposition and attached hundreds to lamp-posts around Manhattan. These included phrases like "Reagan Slain by Hero Cop" and "Pope Killed for Freed Hostage". That same year, as part of his participating in The Times Square Show with one of his earliest public projects, Haring altered

850-647: A very young age, spending time with his father producing creative drawings. His early influences included Walt Disney cartoons, Dr. Seuss , Charles Schulz , and the Looney Tunes characters in The Bugs Bunny Show . Haring's family attended the United Church of Christ . In his early teenage years, he was involved with the Jesus movement . He later hitchhiked across the country, selling T-shirts he made featuring

935-467: A yellow background. The colors were a representation of the German flag and symbolized the hope of unity between East and West Germany . Haring began collaborating with Grace Jones , whom he had met through Andy Warhol, for an interview magazine shoot in 1984. Haring painted a skirt for Jones to wear in her music video " I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You) " (1986) and he was the assistant director for

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1020-577: Is intensified when a painting becomes a performance. The performance (the act of painting) becomes as important as the resulting painting." In December 2007, an area of the American Textile Building in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City was discovered to have a Haring painting from 1979. Haring first received public attention with his graffiti art in subways, where he created white chalk drawings on black, unused advertisement backboards in

1105-771: The Tower mural on an 88-foot-high (27 m) exterior stairwell at the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital . While in Belgium for his exhibition at Gallery 121, Haring painted a mural at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp . That same year, Haring was also invited by artist Roger Nellens to paint a mural at his Casino Knokke . While working there, Haring stayed in Le Dragon , a monster-shaped guest house owned by Nellens which had been designed by artist Niki de Saint Phalle . With

1190-568: The Acts of the Apostles , especially speaking in tongues . The two movements similarly believed that they were calling the church back to a more biblically accurate version of Christianity. Furthermore, they believed that these changes would result in the restoration of spiritual gifts to the church. The Jesus movement left a legacy that included the formation of various denominations , church groups, and other Christian organizations, and it also influenced

1275-661: The Bible , and powerful works of the Holy Spirit . For example, a revival at Asbury College in 1970 grabbed the attention of the mainstream news media and became known nationwide. The movement tended towards evangelism and millennialism . Charismatic manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit were not uncommon. Some of the books read by those within the movement included Ron Sider 's Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and Hal Lindsey 's The Late Great Planet Earth . The Bible

1360-480: The Foundation for AIDS Research . The act was documented in the 1991 film Madonna: Truth or Dare . Haring's work was featured in several of Red Hot Organization 's efforts to raise money for AIDS and AIDS awareness, specifically its first two albums, Red Hot + Blue (1990) and Red Hot + Dance (1992), the latter of which used Haring's work on its cover. His art remains on display worldwide. In 1991, Haring

1445-530: The Grateful Dead and anti- Nixon designs. He graduated from Kutztown Area High School in 1976. He studied commercial art from 1976 to 1978 at Pittsburgh's Ivy School of Professional Art , but eventually lost interest, inspired to focus on his own art after reading The Art Spirit (1923) by Robert Henri . Haring had a maintenance job at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center and was able to explore

1530-517: The Hollywood Free Paper . In an interview with Sean Dietrich which took place on August 19, 2006, Pederson explained that he did not coin the phrase "Jesus People"; moreover, he credited a magazine/television interviewer who asked him if he was part of the "Jesus People". As a result, Pederson was credited to be the phrase's founder. The term Jesus People is used to describe the group composed of outcast and anti-religious individuals who, during

1615-635: The Pop Shop as an extension of his work. His later work often conveyed political and societal themes—anti- crack , anti- apartheid , safe sex, homosexuality and AIDS—through his own iconography. Haring died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990. In 2014, he was one of the inaugural honorees in the Rainbow Honor Walk in San Francisco, a walk of fame noting LGBTQ people who have "made significant contributions in their fields". In 2019, he

1700-565: The Run-DMC single " Christmas In Hollis "; proceeds went to the Special Olympics . The image for the A Very Special Christmas compilation album consists of a typical Haring figure holding a baby. Its "Jesus iconography" is considered unusual in modern rock holiday albums. Also in 1987, Haring painted a mural in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze titled 'We the Youth' to commemorate

1785-1097: The São Paulo Biennale in Brazil and the Whitney Biennial in New York. In April 1983, Haring was commissioned to paint a mural, Construction Fence , at the construction site of the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee . Later that year, Haring took part in the exhibition Urban Pulses: the Artist and the City in Pittsburgh by spray painting a room at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and creating an outdoor mural at PPG Place . In October 1983, Elio Fiorucci invited Haring to Milan to paint

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1870-715: The Tony Shafrazi Gallery with his collaborator graffiti artist Angel "LA II" Ortiz . That year, he was in several group exhibitions including Fast at the Alexander Milliken Gallery in New York. Haring designed the poster for the 1983 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. In February 1983, Haring had a solo exhibition at the Fun Gallery in the East Village, Manhattan . That year, Haring participated in

1955-642: The University of South Carolina , and Furman University respectively. Leadership moved from Steve Freeman to a charismatic preacher named Erskine Holt , a self-described apostle of the movement who lived in Florida. By 1973, nearly every campus throughout Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia had Fellowship House Churches. These generally died out by 1977, with many of the members moving to more traditional campus ministries. However, many moved onto similar ministries in such organizations as Calvary Chapel. In

2040-615: The West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and primarily spread throughout North America, Europe, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, before it subsided in the late 1980s. Members of the movement were called Jesus people or Jesus freaks . Its predecessor, the charismatic movement , had already been in full swing for about a decade. It involved mainline Protestants and Catholics who testified to having supernatural experiences similar to those recorded in

2125-621: The West Village . In November 1981, Hal Bromm Gallery in Tribeca presented the artist's first solo exhibition at a commercial gallery. In January 1982, Haring was the first of twelve artists organized by Public Art Fund to display work on the computer-animated Spectacolor billboard in Times Square. That summer, Haring created his first major outdoor mural on the Houston Bowery Wall on

2210-757: The Whitney Biennial in New York, the São Paulo Biennial , and the Venice Biennale . The Whitney Museum held a retrospective of his art in 1997. Haring's popularity grew from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways —chalk outlines of figures, dogs, and other stylized images on blank black advertising spaces. After gaining public recognition, he created colorful larger scale murals, many commissioned. He produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, many of them created voluntarily for hospitals, day care centers and schools. In 1986, he opened

2295-600: The centennial anniversary of the Statue of Liberty 's arrival in the United States. Later that month, he created his Crack Is Wack mural in East Harlem, visible from New York's FDR Drive . It was originally considered as vandalism by the New York Police Department and Haring was arrested. But after local media outlets picked up the story, Haring was released on a lesser charge. While in jail, Haring's original work

2380-537: The 1960s and 1970s, turned towards the Christian faith and Jesus. They converted to Christianity and subsequently changed their lives to reflect the scripture and teachings of Jesus. During the 1970s, many younger generations were pulled away from the average structured lifestyle they were told to live, and instead turned to lifestyles that were referred to as counterculture. This new lifestyle consisted of exploring various drugs, paths of spirituality and religions. Despite

2465-701: The 1990s and 2000s, Gladstone gained visibility representing artists Shirin Neshat and Anish Kappor . In 2020, Gavin Brown left his gallery to partner with Gladstone Gallery. Gladstone Gallery today represents contemporary artists, including: In addition to living artists, Gladstone Gallery also handles the estates of the following: Gladstone Gallery has in the past represented the following: 40°44′56″N 74°0′16″W  /  40.74889°N 74.00444°W  / 40.74889; -74.00444 Keith Haring Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990)

2550-724: The Disciples), Nancy Honeytree , Keith Green , and Larry Norman . The Joyful Noise Band traveled with a Christian community throughout the USA and Europe, and they performed in festivals that were held underneath giant tents. In the UK, Malcolm and Alwyn were the most notable agents of the gospel beat. The Jesus People: Old-Time Religion in the Age of Aquarius by Enroth, Ericson, and Peters stated that Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California founded

2635-651: The East Village. They became friends and he documented much of Haring's career. In 1980, Haring met and began collaborating with graffiti artist Angel "LA II" Ortiz . Haring recounted: "We just immediately hit it off. It's as if we'd known each other all our lives. He's like my little brother." Ortiz's artistry formed an important part of Haring's work that had gone unacknowledged by the art establishment. Following Haring's death, Ortiz stopped receiving credit and payment for his part in Haring's work. According to Montez, author of

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2720-717: The February 1984 issue of Vanity Fair , and he was featured in the October 1984 issue of Newsweek . In 1984, the New York City Department of Sanitation asked Haring to design a logo for their anti-litter campaign. Haring participated in the Venice Biennale . He was invited to create temporary murals at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales . During his visit to Australia, he painted

2805-580: The Jesus movement lasted no more than a decade (except for the Jesus People USA which continues to exist in Chicago), its influence on Christian culture can still be seen. Thousands of converts moved into leadership positions in churches and parachurch organizations . The informality of the Jesus movement's music and worship affected almost all evangelical churches. Some of the fastest-growing U.S. denominations of

2890-583: The Keith Haring Foundation to provide funding and imagery to AIDS organizations and children's programs. The foundation's stated goal is to keep his wishes and expand his legacy by providing grants and funding to non-profit organizations that educate disadvantaged youths and inform the public about HIV and AIDS. It also shares his work and contains information about his life. The foundation also supports arts and educational institutions by funding exhibitions, educational programs, and publications. In 2010,

2975-730: The Kingdom Come Christian Coffee House in Greenville, South Carolina , in 1971. Each Saturday night Jesus People gathered for worship, songs and fellowship. In 1972, several people who were highly involved in the Kingdom Come graduated from high schools and dispersed in several colleges and universities throughout the Southeastern United States and started a Fellowship House Church. Maynard Pittendreigh, Jay Holmes, and Freeman each established one at Erskine College ,

3060-773: The Lower East Side. In his paintings, he often used lines to show energy and movement. Haring would often work quickly, trying to create as much work as possible—sometimes completing as many as 40 paintings in a day. One of his works, Untitled (1982), depicts two figures with a radiant heart-love motif, which critics have interpreted as a bold nod to homosexual love and a significant cultural statement. In 1982, Haring participated in documenta 7 in Kassel , where his works were exhibited alongside Joseph Beuys , Anselm Kiefer , Gerhard Richter , Cy Twombly , Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol . In October 1982, he had an exhibition at

3145-416: The Paradise Garage. Breslau inspired Haring to work with leather hides and he was the manager of the Pop Shop until his death in 1987. Art dealer Yves Arman was Haring's close friend, and Haring was the godfather of his daughter. Haring said Arman was "probably the best supporter I had in the art world." In 1989, Arman was killed in a car accident on his way to see Haring in Spain. In 1988, Gil Vazquez

3230-475: The School of Visual Arts, he became friends with classmates Kenny Scharf (his one time roommate), Samantha McEwen, and John Sex . Eventually, he befriended Jean-Michel Basquiat , who would write his SAMO graffiti around the campus. When Basquiat died in 1988, Haring wrote his obituary for Vogue magazine, and he paid homage to him with the painting A Pile of Crowns for Jean-Michel Basquiat (1988). In 1979, Haring met photographer Tseng Kwong Chi in

3315-434: The UK, the Jesus Army (also known as the Jesus Fellowship Church and the Bugbrooke Community) was among the groups most influenced by the Jesus movement, embracing (former) hippies, bikers and drug addicts, among others. Leaders and members of the Jesus Fellowship committed abuse of children and vulnerable adults, with several receiving custodial sentences. The Jesus Fellowship Community Trust closed in December 2020 following

3400-406: The West Village. In September 1987, he painted a temporary mural, Detroit Notes , at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan . The work reveals a darker phase in Haring's style, which Cranbrook Art Museum Director Andrew Blauvelt speculates foreshadowed the confirmation of his AIDS diagnosis. Haring designed the cover for the 1987 benefit album A Very Special Christmas and

3485-437: The arrival of Pop Shop, his work had begun reflecting more socio-political themes, such as anti - Apartheid , AIDS awareness, and the crack cocaine epidemic . From 1982 to 1989, Haring was featured in more than 100 solo and group exhibitions and produced more than 50 public artworks in dozens of charities, hospitals, day care centers, and orphanages. Haring was openly gay and used his work to advocate for safe sex . He

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3570-442: The art of Jean Dubuffet , Jackson Pollock , and Mark Tobey . He was highly influenced around this time by a 1977 retrospective of Pierre Alechinsky 's work and by a lecture that the sculptor Christo gave in 1978. From Alechinsky's work, he felt encouraged to create large images that featured writing and characters. From Christo, Haring was introduced to ways of incorporating the public into his art. His first significant exhibition

3655-429: The barriers between high and low art." The Pop Shop remained open after Haring's death until 2005, with profits benefiting the Keith Haring Foundation. The Pop Shop was not Haring's only effort to make his work widely accessible. Throughout his career, Haring made art in subways and on billboards. His attempts to make his work relatable can also be seen in his figures' lack of discernable ages, races, or identities. By

3740-471: The bicentennial of the United States Constitution . Originally intended as a placeholder, a new rowhouse was never built and the lot became a park. The mural underwent a major restoration in 2013 and is Haring's longest standing public mural at its original location. In 1988, Haring joined a select group of artists whose work has appeared on the label of Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine. In January 1988, he traveled to Japan to open Pop Shop Tokyo; it closed in

3825-448: The book Keith Haring's Line: Race and the Performance of Desire , the Keith Haring Foundation and the art world have since made strides to rectify Ortiz's erasure. By the early 1980s, Haring had established friendships with fellow emerging artists Fab 5 Freddy and Futura 2000 , and singer Madonna . In 1982, Haring befriended Andy Warhol, who became his mentor and later the theme of his 1986 Andy Mouse series. Warhol also created

3910-407: The consent of both the designer and the owner, Haring painted a fresco mural along an interior balcony and stairway. Haring designed a carousel for André Heller 's Luna Luna , an ephemeral amusement park in Hamburg from June to August 1987 with rides designed by renowned contemporary artists. In August 1987, Haring painted a large mural at the Carmine Street Recreation Center's outdoor pool in

3995-521: The contemporary youth culture . The culture of youth began to change far before the Jesus Movement of the '60's/'70s. Billy Graham, one of the leading evangelists of this time, started to see changes in youth during the late 1940s. Through the 1960s, college campuses all across the country were beginning to add campus ministries. Some of the organizations for this were Campus Crusade for Christ , Fellowship of Christian Athletes , and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship . Jesus music , which grew out of

4080-399: The development of both the contemporary Christian right and Christian left . It was foundational in several ongoing Christian cultural movements, including Jesus music 's impact on contemporary Christian music , and the development of Christian media as a radio and film industry . The terms Jesus movement and Jesus people were popularized by Duane Pederson in his writings for

4165-521: The first Christian rock labels when he launched the Maranatha! Music label in 1971 as an outlet for the Jesus music bands performing at Calvary worship services. However, in 1970 Larry Norman recorded, produced, and released two albums: Street Level and Born Twice for Randy Stonehill. on his own label, One Way Records. Don Finto became involved with the Belmont Avenue Church of Christ (now simply Belmont Church), an ailing old inner city church in Nashville, Tennessee , YUS on Music Row between

4250-406: The first time these and other traditional avenues of Christian worship and experience. Although Explo '72 marked the high-water mark of media interest, the Jesus movement continued at a grass roots level with smaller individual groups and communities. The movement began to subside, largely concluding by the late 1980s, but left a major influence in Christian music, youth and church life. Although

4335-410: The foundation partnered with the AIDS Service Center NYC to open the Keith Haring ASC Harlem Center to provide HIV peer education and access to care services in Harlem. As a celebration of his life, Madonna declared that the final American date of her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour would be a benefit concert for Haring's memory. The more than $ 300,000 the show made from ticket sales was donated to

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4420-457: The gifts seen and described in The New Testament were at work today there were Biblical restrictions on the exercise of those gifts among believers in their services. He baptized members in the Pacific Ocean. Smith was one of the few pastors who welcomed in the hippies who after coming to faith, eventually became known as Jesus people, and thus allowed for the dramatic future growth of a network of affiliate churches. Steve Freeman and others opened

4505-441: The growing popularity of the counterculture, many young adults became confused, which led them to turn towards the church. People who identified as hippies came forward sharing their testimonies and the peace they found after turning towards the Jesus lifestyle . Secular and Christian media exposure in 1971 and 1972 caused the Jesus movement to explode across the United States, which attracted evangelical youth eager to identify with

4590-445: The late 20th century, such as Calvary Chapel , Hope Chapel Churches, Victory Outreach, Vineyard Churches , and Sovereign Grace Churches , trace their roots directly back to the Jesus movement, as do parachurch organizations like Jews for Jesus and the contemporary Christian music industry. Perhaps the most significant and lasting influence, however, was the growth of an emerging strand within evangelical Christianity that appealed to

4675-525: The more it affected my work." From Pasadena, Haring flew to Atlanta for the opening of his dual show with photographer Herb Ritts at the Fay Gold Gallery on December 2. In 1990, Haring painted a BMW Z1 at the Hans Mayer Gallery in Düsseldorf. He traveled to Paris for what would be his last exhibition, Keith Haring 1983 , at Galerie 1900-2000/La Galerie de Poche in January 1990. On February 16, 1990, Haring died of AIDS -related complications at his LaGuardia Place apartment in Greenwich Village . He

4760-473: The movement was evangelism, which is the act of spreading the Gospel; furthermore, because of active evangelism, thousands of young students in southern states converted and began living Jesus-focused lives. There has been a long legacy of Christian music being connected to the Jesus movement. Jesus music, referred to as gospel beat music in the UK, primarily began when street musicians of the late 1960s and early 1970s converted to Christianity. They kept playing

4845-433: The movement, was very influential in the creation of various subgenres of contemporary Christian music during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, such as Jesus Culture and Hillsong in both America and the UK. This also led to the inclusion of new musical instruments in churches all over the world, such as guitars and drums, in addition to traditional musical instruments such as pianos and organs. Music in other parts of

4930-421: The movement. While many other communes and fellowships sprang up, the Shiloh and Children of God communities attracted more new believers. Explo '72 was an event organized by the Campus Crusade for Christ which was held at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas , and involved such conservative leaders as Bill Bright and Billy Graham . Many of the 80,000 young Jesus People attending Explo '72 discovered for

5015-432: The original life of the early Christians . As a result, Jesus people often viewed churches , especially those in the United States, as apostate , and took a decidedly countercultural political stance in general. The theology of the Jesus movement also called for a return to simple living and asceticism in some cases. The Jesus people had a strong belief in miracles , signs and wonders , faith , healing , prayer,

5100-402: The permanent Keith Haring Mural at Collingwood Technical College in Melbourne. That year, Haring also painted murals at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and in Rio de Janeiro. Later that year, he designed the stage set for the production of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane 's Secret Pastures at the Brooklyn Academy of Music . Haring was commissioned by the United Nations to create

5185-399: The poster for the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The poster was also used for the 1986 Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival in Detroit . In April 1986, Pop Shop opened in Soho, selling shirts, posters, and other items showing Haring's work. This made Haring's work readily accessible to purchase at reasonable prices. Having achieved what he wanted, which was "getting the work out to

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5270-405: The public at large," Haring completely stopped drawing in the subways. He also stopped because people were taking the subway drawings and selling them. Some criticized Haring for commercializing his work. Asked about this, Haring said, "I could earn more money if I just painted a few things and jacked up the price. My shop is an extension of what I was doing in the subway stations, breaking down

5355-414: The public housing and several universities: Peabody, Vanderbilt and Belmont College etc. By the summer of 1971, the membership roll had dropped to about 75 elderly members. The church had mainstream roots in the acappella Churches of Christ , but was transformed and firmly placed in the Jesus movement by an influx of countercultural Christians. Seating ran out, with people sitting on the windowsills or on

5440-481: The same style of music they had played before, but they began to write lyrics containing a Christian message. Many music groups started out of this, and some became leaders within the Jesus movement, most notably Barry McGuire , Love Song , Second Chapter of Acts , All Saved Freak Band , Servant , Petra , Resurrection Band , Phil Keaggy , Paul Clark , Dion DiMucci , Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary ; Randy Stonehill , Randy Matthews , Andraé Crouch (and

5525-413: The scandal, and issued a Closure Statement including an unreserved apology for the abuse that occurred in the Jesus Fellowship Church (JFC) and the residential New Creation Christian Community (NCCC). The Shiloh Youth Revival Centers movement was the largest Jesus People communal movement in the United States in the 1970s. Founded by John Higgins in 1968 as a small communal house in Costa Mesa, California,

5610-426: The spring of 1986, Haring had a solo museum exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and he painted a mural. In 1986, Haring also created public murals in the lobby and ambulatory care department of Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center on Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn. In June 1986, Haring created a 90-foot banner, CityKids Speak on Liberty , in conjunction with The CityKids Foundation to commemorate

5695-647: The stage. It was not rare to find them walking the worst parts of Lower Broadway witnessing to prostitutes and addicts. The concerts that were held at the Koinonia Coffee House on weekends helped east coast Christian music to grow in popularity. The house band was called Dogwood, and various musicians regularly appeared on stage, such as Dogwood, Amy Grant , Brown Bannister , Chris Christian , Don Francisco , Fireworks, Annie and Steve Chapman, Clay In The Potter's Hand and many more as well. Chuck Smith, founder and pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa , led with expositional verse-by-verse Bible studies. While he taught that

5780-494: The stations. He considered the subways to be his "laboratory," a place where he could experiment and create his artwork and saw the black advertisement paper as a free space and "the perfect place to draw". The Radiant Baby, a crawling infant with emitting rays of light, became his most recognized symbol. He used it as his tag to sign his work while a subway artist. Symbols and images (such as barking dogs, flying saucers, and large hearts) became common in his work and iconography. As

5865-402: The subways, contrasting the rocketing prices for his work. Haring enjoyed giving his work away for free, often handing out free buttons and posters of his work. In 1984, he released a book titled Art in Transit , which featured photography by Tseng Kwong Chi and an introduction by Henry Geldzahler . Haring's swift rise to international celebrity status was covered by the media. His art covered

5950-412: The summer of 1988. In April 1988, Haring created a mural on the South Lawn for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll , which he donated to Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Late in the summer, Haring traveled to Düsseldorf for a show of his paintings and sculptures at the Hans Mayer Gallery. In December 1988, Haring's exhibition opened at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, which he stated

6035-586: The video. He also body painted Jones for live performances at the Paradise Garage , and for her role of Katrina the Queen of The Vampires in the 1986 film Vamp . Haring collaborated with David Spada , a jewelry designer, to design the sculptural adornments for Jones. Haring also illustrated vinyl covers for various artists such as David Bowie 's " Without You " (1983), N.Y.C. Peech Boys ' Life Is Something Special (1983), Malcolm McLaren 's "Duck For The Oyster" (1983), and Sylvester 's " Someone Like You " (1986). Haring collaborated with Warhol to design

6120-554: The walls of his Fiorucci store. While Haring was in London for the opening of his exhibition at the Robert Fraser Gallery in October 1983, he met and began collaborating with choreographer Bill T. Jones . Haring used Jones' body as the canvas to paint from head to toe. Haring and Angel "LA II" Ortiz produced a T-shirt design for friends Willi Smith and Laurie Mallet's clothing label WilliWear Productions in 1984. After Haring

6205-547: The world was also greatly influenced by the Jesus Movement, such as music in Central America. In Central America, Pentecostal churches under the charismatic movement began to compose spiritual music called coros (fast-paced hymns) which is normally accompanied by dancing as worship. The topic was the subject of the 2023 film Jesus Revolution . The Jesus movement was restorationist in theology, seeking to return to

6290-516: Was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and AIDS awareness. In addition to solo gallery exhibitions, he participated in renowned national and international group shows such as documenta in Kassel,

6375-495: Was commemorated on the AIDS Memorial Quilt with his famous baby icon on a fabric panel. The baby was embroidered by Haring's aunt, Jeannette Ebling, and Haring's mother, Joan Haring, did much of the sewing. Tim Finn wrote the song "Hit The Ground Running", on his album Before & After (1993), in memory of Haring. Jesus movement The Jesus movement was an evangelical Christian movement that began on

6460-489: Was cremated and his ashes were scattered in a field near Bowers, Pennsylvania , just south of his hometown of Kutztown. Three months after his death, Haring posthumously appeared in Rosa von Praunheim 's documentary film Silence = Death (1990) about gay artists in New York City fighting for the rights of people with AIDS. It was released on May 4, which would have been his 32nd birthday. Soon after moving to New York to study at

6545-592: Was diagnosed with HIV in 1987 and AIDS in the autumn of 1988. He used his imagery during the last years of his life to speak about his illness and to generate activism and awareness about AIDS. In 1987, Haring had exhibitions in Helsinki, Paris, and elsewhere. During his stay in Paris for the 10th anniversary exhibition of American artists at the Centre Georges Pompidou , Haring and his partner Juan Rivera painted

6630-552: Was executed by a fellow teacher, Tony Abboreno, an abstract artist , and Wells High School art students, but Haring gave it his final approval and signed it himself. For The Center Show , an exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots , Haring was invited by the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center in New York to create a site-specific work. He chose the second-floor men's bathroom to paint his Once Upon

6715-610: Was his most important show to date. He felt he had something to prove because of his health condition and the deaths of his friends Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. In February 1989, Haring painted the Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA mural in the Barrio Chino neighborhood of Barcelona to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic. In May 1989, at the invitation of a teacher named Irving Zucker, Haring visited Chicago to paint

6800-705: Was in Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center in 1978. Haring moved to the Lower East Side of New York in 1978 to study painting at the School of Visual Arts . He also worked as a busboy during this time at the nightclub Danceteria . While attending school he studied semiotics with Bill Beckley and experimented with video and performance art. Haring was also highly influenced in his art by author William Burroughs . In 1978, Haring wrote in his journal: "I am becoming much more aware of movement. The importance of movement

6885-454: Was invited by a friend to visit Haring's Broadway studio. Haring and Vazquez became close friends and spent a great deal of time together. Before his death, Haring set up a foundation bearing his name. He appointed his assistant and studio manager Julia Gruen to be the executive director; she began working for him in 1984. Vazquez is the board president of the foundation, which is based at Haring's Broadway studio. In 1989, Haring established

6970-708: Was one of the inaugural 50 American "pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes" inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in New York City's Stonewall Inn . Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania , on May 4, 1958. He was raised in Kutztown, Pennsylvania , by his mother, Joan Haring, and father, Allen Haring, an engineer and amateur cartoonist. He had three younger sisters, Kay, Karen and Kristen. He became interested in art at

7055-525: Was profiled in Paper magazine, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood reached out to editor-in-chief Kim Hastreiter to facilitate a meeting with Haring. Haring presented Westwood with two large sheets of drawings and she turned them into textiles for her Autumn/Winter 1983–84 Witches collection. Haring's friend Madonna wore a skirt from the collection, most notably in the music video her 1984 single " Borderline ." As Haring rose to stardom he continued to draw in

7140-495: Was the most read book by far, and provided the foundational truth for the movement. The Jesus movement also had a communal aspect. The commune of Graham Pulkingham was described in his book They Left Their Nets . The expansion of the Jesus Movement among young people was encouraged and spread through the practice of baptisms; moreover, the West Coast was a popular location for these "mass baptisms". Another popular practice within

7225-560: Was vandalized. This mural is an example of Haring's use of consciousness raising rather than consumerism, "Crack is Wack" rather than " Coke is it ." He painted an updated version of the mural on the same wall in October 1986. On October 23, 1986, Haring created a mural on the Berlin Wall for the Checkpoint Charlie Museum . The mural was 300 meters (980 ft) long and depicted red and black interlocking human figures against

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