KEITH HARING: RADIANT vision
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, May 29 - September 6, 2021
Consulting Curator, organized in conjunction with Pan-Art Connections, Inc.
Fenimore Art Museum celebrates both the icon and his iconography in Keith Haring: Radiant Vision, a premier exhibition that introduces a new generation to Haring. Featuring an extensive collection of lithographs, silkscreens, drawings on paper, and posters, the exhibition describes the full arc of Haring’s short but prolific career. Visitors will instantly recognize seminal images like “Radiant Baby”—images that permeated American culture in the 1980s, became emblematic of the time, and are powerful examples of how Haring fought for change, using art as a platform for activism. The exhibition features over 100 works from a private collection working in tandem with the Fenimore as a tribute to this iconic artist and his dedication to social justice and the betterment of youth worldwide.
Sponsored in part by Mr. Gary Cassinelli and Mr. Nick Preston, The Clark Foundation, Nellie and Robert Gipson, Joe and Carol Mahon, NYCM Insurance, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Putnam, and The Tom Morgan and Erna J. McReynolds Charitable Foundation.
This project is supported by a Market New York grant awarded to Fenimore Art Museum from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism as part of the Regional Economic Development Council awards.
