Keith Haring 'Gold Baby' 18K Pin Available

Artist: Keith Haring
Title: Untitled (Gold Baby)
Medium: 18K Gold Pin
Size: 2.75 x 1.875 Inches
Edition: 200 (far less available)
Price: $3,500

*comes in original box with edition card signed by artist (in 1989)

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Keith Haring was a highly influential American artist whose vibrant, bold style became a hallmark of the 1980s New York art scene. His work originated in the spontaneous medium of public spaces, where he created quick, rhythmic chalk drawings on blank advertising panels in the subway system. These accessible pieces, characterized by continuous lines and dynamic figures, served as his initial canvas and made his art immediately recognizable to a broad, diverse audience.

Haring’s imagery was a universal visual language of dancing figures, barking dogs, radiant babies, and flying saucers, all imbued with energy and a sense of immediacy. Far from mere pop aesthetics, his art was deeply engaged with the social and political issues of his time. He used his platform to advocate for social change, addressing critical themes such as the AIDS crisis, the anti-apartheid movement, drug use, and the dangers of nuclear proliferation. Haring believed art should be for everybody, actively blurring the lines between fine art and commercial art by opening his Pop Shop in New York’s SoHo district, where he sold affordable products featuring his designs.

A prominent and openly gay artist during a period of intense public health crisis, Haring dedicated the later years of his short life to activism. He established the Keith Haring Foundation to support AIDS organizations and children's programs, ensuring his legacy of art and activism would endure. Though he passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1990 at the age of 31, his iconic style and commitment to using art as a tool for social good continue to inspire generations worldwide. His murals and public works remain global symbols of joy, unity, and courageous expression.

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