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Keith Allen Haring was an American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth, death, sexuality, and war.

Haring's work was often heavily political and his imagery has become a widely recognized visual language of the 20th century.

✵ 4. May 1958 – 16. February 1990
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Famous Keith Haring Quotes

“The only way art lives is through the experience of the observer. The reality of art begins with the eyes of the beholder, through imagination, invention and confrontation.”

Keith Haring

Haring – Art in Transit http://www.haring.com/!/selected_writing/haring-art-in-transit#.V1cw0tIrKyw The Keith Haring Foundation

“Whatever you do, the only secret is to believe in it and satisfy yourself. Don't do it for anyone else.”

Keith Haring

Letter to Michael http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/01/dont-do-it-for-anyone-else.html

“Art should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”

Keith Haring

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