“Haring was much more that a graffiti artist; he engaged with his own time but it would be unfair to think about his art only as an expression of counter-culture”
Gianni Mercurio, curator
Haring’s political statements are often the reason for being of most of his works. Themes like racism, drugs, Aids (illness that caused Haring’s death), discriminated minorities, and nuclear threat are at the core of its production. The viewer does not just engage with a visually interesting picture but is encouraged to take certain messages away.
If you are in Milan, do not miss this intriguing exhibition: a great opportunity to “get closer” to Haring’s artistic production and understand how much of previous artistic traditions can be found in his own.
“Haring was much more that a graffiti artist; he engaged with his own time but it would be unfair to think about his art only as an expression of counter-culture”
Gianni Mercurio, curator
Within a corpus of 110 pieces, the inclusion of such unusual links testifies of the complexity of Haring’s work: drawing on traditions at opposite ends of the spectrum he creates a highly innovative ‘Pop art’ that has secured an unshakable position in the collective imagination.
Irene Arrighi