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Born on the 4th of May 1958 in Pennsylvania, Keith Haring was one of the best known pop artists of the 20th century. Many of his works were large-scale murals in public spaces, created for charities and public service campaigns.
Diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he used his work as a vehicle to talk about his experience with the disease. He spread awareness, and criticsed public complacency through the motif of "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” figures. He also created the Keith Haring Foundation to preserve his work and support organisations assisting children and those with HIV/AIDS.
Keith passed away from AIDS-related complications on 16 Feb 1990 at the age of 31.
You can learn more about Keith’s life and work through The Keith Haring Foundation.
[Image descriptions: Keith, a young man in a Nike jumper, standing in front of his artwork, a black-and-white line drawing of two figures fighting before one stumbles down a set of stairs; three yellow figures, covering their eyes, ears and mouth respectively against an orange background; blue banners at the top and bottom of the work read “IGNORANCE = FEAR” and “SILENCE = DEATH. FIGHT AIDS ACT UP”.]
The artwork titled 'Unfinished Painting' (pictured above) was created by Keith Haring in 1989. The purpose of the piece is to reflect the lives cut short by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It represents the lost potential of those who died from the disease and the lack of care for it.
This disease disproportionately affects queer men like Haring. Due to this it wasn't taken seriously enough by governments, particularly in America. Keith Haring himself later died due to complications related to HIV/AIDS in 1990, just a year after he created the painting.
I find this painting and it's background extremely compelling. There is a whole generation of queer people, particularly AMAB, who are gone because of the negligence of governments and healthcare systems. They could have done so much but their lives were cut short in a cruel act of erasure.