Keith Haring: Stairwell to Grace begins in the stairwell of Grace House and moves through Haring’s art and life. Director of the Keith Haring Foundation Gil Vazquez introduces the life and work of Haring. Host Carlo McCormick shares the history of the staircase in art and film, from Marcel Duchamp to Led Zeppelin to Alfred Hitchcock.
What does it mean when an artist creates art to give away for free to the public? Keith Haring was part of a generation of artists who, inspired by the explosion of graffiti masterpieces on the subways, began to take their studio practices directly to the streets and gave birth to the contemporary street art movement.
Dance played a fundamental role in Keith Haring's life and art. The ecstatic experience of dance and the visual dynamics of bodies in motion constituted a formal language for Haring as he translated the energy of the streets and nightclubs into fine art.
Filmmakers Jeanne Liotta, Sarah Schulman, and Jim Hubbard joined us for a virtual discussion on art and film in the AIDS era, including Keith Haring’s role in AIDS activism and the overlapping concerns of artists and activists.
