BE PREPARED
You do not go unprepared to see a retrospective of Keith Haring (1958-1990)- especially when the title is «The Political Line». The exhibition gives a real insight into his work but even more so into the profoundly political character of his approach throughout his career. Everyone knows Haring as all over the world there are artifacts, posters, badges and people wearing them. Safe Sex Sometimes when I see one, I ask myself «does the person know what that represents?» A Pop Idol and undoubtedly one of the most celebrated artists of his time with an inimitable style. He had shows with the best of them. Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichenstein or Robert Rauschenberg - artists I have talked about in different chapters over these last two years. His popularity came through the political statements he made which marked his entire career. For Keith Haring, art was however not political but his statements were ways of getting a message across to everybody. He was involved w