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Keith Haring’s ordinary and extraordinary to-do list

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Keith Haring's ordinary and extraordinary to-do list

Ca. 1985: Keith Haring painted the Swatch’s colorful dials in an early version of the artist’s now widely known collaboration with Commerce. Photo: Provided by Keith Haring Foundation Archives © Keith Haring Foundation When it comes to Keith Haring, it’s easy to imagine a loose, spontaneous artist who chalks his way through the subway in … Read more

“I became the most wanted graffiti artist in New York.”

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“I became the most wanted graffiti artist in New York.”

Quiñones on the set of the “Rapture” music video. Photo: Charlie Ahearn In 1980, Lee Quiñones was 20 years old and already a household name to subway riders. On the 4, 5, J, M, and R trains, LEE was graffitied across the carriages in giant blocks of text, the letters sometimes cracked or crumbling and … Read more