Keith Haring: Against All Odds

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Sat, Apr 15, 2023 - Sun, Sep 24, 2023  Museum Hours are Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun from 11 AM - 5 PM Thurs from 11 AM - 8 PM, closed Mon-Tue

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Come see Keith Haring: Against All Odds at the Akron Art Museum from April 15th through September 24th 2023.

The Museum hours are:

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11 AM - 5 PM
Thursday from 11 AM - 8 PM

Keith Haring’s career in art began with chalk graffiti in New York City subway stations and, during the 1980s, exploded into paintings, drawings, large-scale murals, fashion, and pop culture. The artist channeled his newfound popularity and his signature style of bold and energetic outlines into expressions of love and positivity. He also used his art to make political statements against environmental destruction, racism, homophobia, and more. Ranging from the artist’s best-known imagery to more personal and adventurous works, Keith Haring: Against All Odds will survey the height of his career, from the early 1980s until his death in 1990 at the age of thirty-one. The show will also include artwork by some of Haring’s friends and artistic peers, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Wojnarowicz.

Photo Credit: File Keith Haring, Untitled with LA II (1982) (2)
Keith Haring (Collaboration with LA II), Untitled, 1982. Acrylic and ink on fiberboard. Collection of the Rubell Museum. Keith Haring copyright with the Keith Haring Foundation.