{"id":1966500,"date":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966500"},"modified":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:00:00","slug":"keith-haring-in-3d-highlights-the-artists-prolifically-art-filled-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966500","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019 Highlights the Artist\u2019s Prolifically Art-Filled Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a papier-mache sculpture of an elephant with black line drawings all over it in a pattern\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cUntitled (Elephant)\u201d (1985), acrylic on papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, 64 x 41 x 86 inches. Courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation. All images courtesy of Crystal Bridges of American Art, Bentonville, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">\u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019 Highlights the Artist\u2019s Prolifically Art-Filled Life<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-01T09:49:42-05:00\">June 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fkeith-haring-in-3d-crystal-bridges-sculpture-art-history%2F&amp;title=%26%238216%3BKeith%20Haring%20in%203D%27%20Highlights%20the%20Artist%27s%20Prolifically%20Art-Filled%20Life\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474547\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New York City in the 1980s felt like a very different place. Imagine subway cars cloaked inside-out in graffiti and Times Square without the monumental LED screens. Evidenced by the likes of photographers <a href=\"https:\/\/stevensiegelphotographer.com\/newyorkintheeighties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steven Siegel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/07\/willy-spiller-hell-on-wheels\/\">Willy Spiller<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/04\/jamel-shabazz-photographs\/\">Jamel Shabazz<\/a>, not to mention Charlie Ahearn\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084904\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Style<\/a> <\/em>(1982), a period of intense, new, rough-around-the-edges energy was canonized. The era marked the birth of hip hop and New Wave, MTV, iconic fashion, legendary nightlife, and Pop Art.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, just prior to the economy reeling during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_1980s_recession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a major recession<\/a>, a 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/keith-haring\">Keith Haring<\/a> (1958-1990) moved to Manhattan to study at the School of Visual Arts. \u201cI arrived in New York at a time when the most beautiful paintings being shown in the city were on wheels\u2014on trains\u2014paintings that traveled to you instead of vice versa,\u201d he said in a piece writing published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haring.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Keith Haring Foundation<\/a>. The artist was fascinated by people\u2019s responses to art encountered out in the open and unexpectedly\u2014when it found its way into daily life and became a conduit to conversation and curiosity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink on paper screen, 36 x 65 inches. Collection of KAWS, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation, courtesy of the Foundation and Gladstone. Photo by David Regen\" data-rl_title=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink on paper screen, 36 x 65 inches. Collection of KAWS, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation, courtesy of the Foundation and Gladstone. Photo by David Regen\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink on paper screen, 36 x 65 inches. Collection of KAWS, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation, courtesy of the Foundation and Gladstone. Photo by David Regen\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-10.jpg\" alt=\"a quad-fold yellow screen-type painting by Keith Haring with angels and figures riding dolphins\" class=\"wp-image-474550\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (1983), Sumi ink on paper screen, 36 x 65 inches. Collection of KAWS, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation, courtesy of the Foundation and Gladstone. Photo by David Regen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether with chalk or black paint, Haring could create decisive, confident line drawings of angels, UFOs, dancing figures, snakes, and other motifs virtually anywhere, many of which were temporary. His work is a highlight of the rescued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/02\/luna-luna\/\">Luna Luna<\/a> amusement park, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2018\/06\/keith-haring-mural-amsterdam\/\">mural in Amsterdam<\/a> was obscured by cladding for three decades before being rediscovered. My dad fondly recalls seeing Haring\u2019s paintings in the hallway of the former Manhattan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/story\/2021\/07\/28\/remembering-pearl-paint-art-supply-store-closed-vanishing-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pearl Paint<\/a> art supplies store in 1980. I grew up recognizing his signature cartoonish style long before I knew who he was, wearing his work on a favorite T-shirt. And it\u2019s this prescient \u201cart everywhere\u201d focus that grounds an exhibition opening this week at <a href=\"https:\/\/crystalbridges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art<\/a> called <em>Keith Haring in 3D.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t consider himself a graffiti artist, Haring reveled in the technical precision of tags and unique interventions by street artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fab_Five_Freddy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fab 5 Freddy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lady_Pink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lady Pink<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\">Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/a> as SAMO with collaborator Al Diaz, and many others were painting all over the city. \u201cGraffiti spoke of a world that was hip and streetwise, creative and spontaneous and underground\u2014all that he admired and wanted to be,\u201d says the foundation. And as the trains rolled through subterranean stations lined with advertisements, Haring noticed something else: ready-made blank canvases.<\/p>\n<p>During the recession, advertisers pulled their investment in subway station ad space, and the MTA replaced empty billboards with large sheets of black paper. By this time, Haring was already interested in the idea of art outside of gallery and museum spaces and how \u201cdifferent people saw different things in the drawings,\u201d he says. As he made big works in an open-air space, he was fascinated by the number of people who would stop and the conversations he work would ignite. \u201cThis was the first time I realized how many people could enjoy art if they were given the chance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Haring\u2019s subway series, <em>Art in Transit, <\/em>launched him to the apex of the 1980s art scene, where Andy Warhol was already cementing Pop Art\u2019s presence and a circle of graffiti artists, performers, and other creatives were defining the look, sounds, and feel of the decade. Haring made his drawings very quickly to avoid arrest\u2014the police hauled him away on at least one occasion\u2014and his friend, photographer Ivan Dalla Tana, documented many of the works before they were torn down or destroyed. Fortunately, a handful survive, including one in <em>Keith Haring in 3D.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019\" data-rl_title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019\" data-rl_caption=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-6.jpeg\" alt=\"an installation view of &apos;Keith Haring in 3D&apos; at Crystal Bridges Museum\" class=\"wp-image-474555\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tall chalk drawing on black paper is one of few two-dimensional works in the show, but it\u2019s one of many in the collection of Larry Warsh, who has collaborated with curator Glenn Adamson to bring together a wide range of Haring\u2019s sculptural and multimedia pieces. Today, Haring\u2019s work is among some of the most recognizable by mainstream audiences, yet despite critiques that his work has become \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/article\/20260316-has-pop-art-icon-keith-haring-been-sanitised\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanitized<\/a>\u201d in its commercialization\u2014something he was actively, and even controversially, a proponent of during his lifetime\u2014viewers are invited into a unique dialogue with literally a new dimension to his work.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is situated within a long, open space, so that viewers can see from one end to the other and meander through different areas free from a prescribed or chronological route. Most of the peripheral wall space is also entirely empty, steering visitors into the center to circumambulate a wide variety of forms and installations. Wandering around steel sculptures, ceramic vessels, archival items, and paintings on numerous found objects, the \u201call-over\u201d sense of Haring\u2019s oeuvre is manifest. I get the sense that Haring could see the potential in any object or space. If something had a surface, it could be art. How or where you personally encounter it, however, is fundamentally a part of the experience, and this is woven into the exhibition\u2019s design.<\/p>\n<p>From inflatable versions of his iconic \u201cRadiant Baby\u201d motif to an altarpiece made following his diagnosis with AIDS to a series of giant, router-carved \u201ctotems,\u201d the works in <em>Keith Haring in 3D <\/em>celebrate experimentation and collaboration. The exhibition also spotlights, if incidentally, imperative issues in contemporary art today, from cultural appropriation to queer experience, not to mention his candid and direct approach to sharing his experiences with AIDS, from which he died at the age of 31.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the artworks in the exhibition are drawn from Warsh\u2019s personal collection. He had the foresight to collect artworks and fragments of Haring\u2019s studio along with hand-painted garments, the embellished hoods of damaged yellow New York City taxi cabs, a headboard, and even a refrigerator tagged by an array of graffiti artists. With a magpie-like eye for the artist\u2019s recognizably bold-lined paintings, Warsh rescued a steel I-beam from the building Haring lived in when it was torn down, plus jackets and other garments that the artist painted, among many other objects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Untitled (1986), acrylic paint on television, 20 x 28 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_title=\"Untitled (1986), acrylic paint on television, 20 x 28 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled (1986), acrylic paint on television, 20 x 28 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-7.jpg\" alt=\"a black-and-white painted television with a cartoon smiley face\" class=\"wp-image-474556\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (1986), acrylic paint on television, 20 x 28 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Warsh has long been fascinated by the way the artist applied his visual language to just about anything he could get his hands on. A papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 sculpture called \u201cUntitled (Elephant)\u201d has a unique story to it, too. Adamson shares that the elephant belonged to Warhol, who encouraged Haring to add his own interpretation, but hidden beneath its black-and-white composition is actually an original pink-toenailed version by Basquiat.<\/p>\n<p>A series of works Haring called <em>Totems <\/em>were inspired by Native American totem poles of the Pacific Northwest region, which he viewed as symbols of community and unity. Large wall-hung mask works are clearly influenced by African masking traditions, coated in Haring\u2019s characteristic lines and bold shapes. Adamson acknowledges that today, we view a white artist\u2019s appropriation of these cultural customs through a different lens, and he expounds on Haring\u2019s interpretation of the \u201ctotemic\u201d in a recent article published in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artforum.com\/features\/keith-haring-totems-glenn-adamson-1234747503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artforum<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other facets of the exhibition highlight the role of music and pop culture, the New York City club scene, the commodification of art, and Haring\u2019s death from AIDS. A number of posters and merchandise-type objects nod to the artist\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haring.com\/!\/pop-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pop Shop<\/a>, <\/em>a retail-meets-art-installation he opened in 1986 in New York City\u2019s Soho neighborhood. It may be seen in the spirit of Claes Oldenburg\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/61054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Store<\/a><\/em> installation in 1961, which also circumvented the conventional gallery show with a DIY, entrepreneurial spirit\u2014something we see so much of today with the aid of social media but at the time was virtually unheard of. Haring\u2019s <em>Pop Shop <\/em>was controversial, but it was meant to prove a point: \u201cIt\u2019s about participation on a big level,\u201d he said. He wanted his art to be as accessible to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>That Haring\u2019s work was virtually everywhere\u2014music videos featuring Madonna and Grace Jones, on advertisements, in fashion, throughout subway stations\u2014is the guiding principle behind <em>Keith Haring in 3D <\/em>also marking the inaugural show in Crystal Bridges\u2019 expansion. The entire permanent collection has been re-imagined throughout a series of both existing and new spaces, which will open in their entirety this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Adamson and Warsh originally conceived of <em>Keith Haring in 3D <\/em>as strictly a book project, but it quickly evolved into something much more. A new book of the same title does coincide with the show, positioning the artist\u2019s three-dimensional works in a new light. Find your copy on <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/96\/9781580937184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop<\/a>, and visit the exhibition in Bentonville, Arkansas, starting June 6 and continuing through January 25, 2027. You might also enjoy the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/07\/keith-haring-pop-up-book\/\">Keith Haring Pop Up Book<\/a><\/em> by Poposition Press.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_caption=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-3.jpeg\" alt=\"an installation view of &apos;Keith Haring in 3D&apos; at Crystal Bridges Museum\" class=\"wp-image-474552\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide, 38 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Jeffrey D. Chaddock &amp; Mark A. Marrow, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_title=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide, 38 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Jeffrey D. Chaddock &amp; Mark A. Marrow, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled (1983), Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide, 38 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Jeffrey D. Chaddock &amp; Mark A. Marrow, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-11.jpg\" alt=\"an animal hide painted in graphic designs in black and red paint\" class=\"wp-image-474551\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (1983), Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide, 38 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Jeffrey D. Chaddock &amp; Mark A. Marrow, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_caption=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-2.jpeg\" alt=\"an installation view of ceramic pots on pedestals in &apos;Keith Haring in 3D&apos; at Crystal Bridges Museum\" class=\"wp-image-474549\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_title=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\" data-rl_caption=\"Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-1.jpeg\" alt=\"an installation view of &apos;Keith Haring in 3D&apos; at Crystal Bridges Museum\" class=\"wp-image-474548\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Keith Haring in 3D.\u2019 Photo by Kate Mothes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474547\" title=\"Untitled (1986), enamel on 1963 Buick Special, 189 x 71 x 54 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_title=\"Untitled (1986), enamel on 1963 Buick Special, 189 x 71 x 54 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled (1986), enamel on 1963 Buick Special, 189 x 71 x 54 inches. Courtesy of Larry Warsh, \u00a9 Keith Haring Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haring-8.jpg\" alt=\"a vintage car painted in orange and blue linear designs by Keith Haring\" class=\"wp-image-474557\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (1986), enamel on 1963 Buick Special, 189 x 71 x 54 inches. 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