Tag: Keith Haring

• Artist a Day Challenge No. 16: Nile Rodgers

  Of the hundreds of songs that are in regular rotation on my iPod, I am willing to bet that Nile Rodgers had something to do with over half of them.  There was a period of time as a child when every record or tape I owned carried a Nile Rodgers producer credit. The man is a…

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  February 16, 2015

  Art in Los Angeles, black history, Music, Pop Art/Culture

  Chic, Disco, Grace Jones, Grammys, Keith Haring, Music Production, musical legends, Nile Rodgers, producers

• Keith Haring & The Political Line: Timeless Observations on Politics and Power

  I was in San Francisco during the holidays and was able to experience The Political Line at the De Young Museum.  This retrospective of Keith Haring took a curatorial deep dive into the artist’s creative psyche.  The show highlights his portfolio of work that addresses race, power, sex, political conflict, the environment and technology. This is…

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  January 12, 2015

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art

  activism, AIDS, De Young, Golden Gate Park, graffiti, Keith Haring, museums, Pop Art, San Francisco, Street Art, the Political Line, Warhol

• Andy Warhol x Grace Jones

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  April 20, 2013

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Design, Fashion, Photography, Pop Art/Culture

  Andy Warhol, auctions, Christie’s, Fashion, Grace Jones, Halston, Keith Haring, Photography, Studio 54

• Thoughts on Keith Haring

  Keith Haring died 22 years ago today and I’ve been reflecting on what he was able to accomplish in his 13 year career as an artist.  His work has always had a profound influence on my perception of art. His SF MOMA retrospective in 1998 was the first show that I attended on my own…

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  February 17, 2012

  Contemporary Art, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art

  Grace Jones, Keith Haring, Larry Levan, Paradise Garage, SF MOMA

• My 2012 Art Forecast Calls for Travel, lots of Travel…

  Now that the holidays are behind us and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is slowly coming to an end, my mind starts to drift toward thoughts of my next mini-vacation.  Thanks to an article I read on HVW8 Gallery’s Facebook page, I’ve been inspired to travel around some of the shows highlighted in Complex Magazine’s…

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  January 16, 2012

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums, Street Art

  BCAM, Brooklyn Museum, Cindy Sherman, Complex Magazine, Eli Broad, HVW8 Gallery, Keith Haring, MoMA, Os Gemeos, Parra, PrismLA, SF MOMA