Artworks created in 1986

Sebastião Salgado’s Salt of the Earth – Why you should watch it

Photography / 6 minutes of reading

Sebastião Salgado is a Brazilian born documentary photographer. He is also a photojournalist who has traveled to about 120 countries to pursue his passion: photography. Salgado was raised in Brazil by middle-class parents and later studied economics. He was then involved in student protests against the military dictatorship, so he had to flee his homeland. […]

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Why do Adrian Piper’s Calling Cards still matter?

Mixed media / 5 minutes of reading

We all have felt uncomfortable under scrutinizing gazes at one point in our lives and have been unable to call out people on it too. For that purpose, you may follow the steps of Adrian Piper and get yourself a calling card. Calling Cards are pieces of parchment of size 2x 15.5 inches, one of

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Keith Haring’s subversive Berlin Wall mural – The story behind

Murals, Paintings / 2 minutes of reading

As an outspoken social rights activist, Keith Haring was not one to shy away from controversy. His Berlin Wall Mural is just that – controversial and provocative. In fact, Haring himself told The New York Times that the mural was a “subversive” act that was meant to make a political statement

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Keith Haring’s Crack is Wack mural – From illegal to protected

Murals, Paintings / 11 minutes of reading

Crack is Wack is regarded as the Keith Haring’s most important painting and the most iconic mural in the New York neighborhoods. When former art student Alejandro Bonilla Sr. first saw the Crack is Wack mural, he said: I saw it, and I thought: that must be a Keith Haring! That shows just how well-recognized

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Keith Haring painted on all of these cars

Paintings / 2 minutes of reading

Keith Haring’s teenage years Keith Haring was born in Reading Pennsylvania on May 4, 1958 and grew up in nearby Kutztown, Pennsylvania. His passion for art began at a young age and following high school graduation, he enrolled at the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh for two semesters. Moving to NYC Haring then

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