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# Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring

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Review: Such An Awesome Biography - I rode New York City subways a lot in the 80s so I was no stranger to Keith Haring’s art/graffiti even if I didn’t yet know his name. And when I first saw the “Crack is Wack” handball wall in East Harlem I knew immediately it was from the same artist. But it probably wasn’t till I bought my first “Very Special Christmas” CD that I learned his name. I’m not exactly a connoisseur of fine art so Haring’s pop art speaks to me in its simplicity. Like punk music, there’s a feeling with his drawings and paintings that anyone could do it. And that makes it ever more accessible and understandable. This book was an awesome recap of Haring’s amazing but short life and career. Knowing the fate he’d meet, I felt a sense of oncoming doom throughout. And considering the manic pace that Haring worked at, perhaps he felt it too. Certainly by the mid-eighties, as so many of Haring’s friends were dying of AIDs, he knew there was a chance he’d be next. Indeed in his journals around that time he speaks of a fear of dying and a longing to live a little longer (uncommon thoughts for your typical twenty-something). Such was the mood in New York City at the time, particularly in the gay community where the sense that the party was over was an ever present Damocles sword. Haring became every bit a pop star in his time, hanging with the likes of Madonna and Brooke Shields and Boy George and spending night after night dancing his ass off in the best New York City clubs of the eighties. And his fame brought him around the world, giving him the opportunity to paint murals everywhere, including his favorite project ever: the Berlin Wall. Through his own words from interviews and his journals, and those of his closest confidants and lovers, we learn of Haring’s passion for art and how he believed it could positively change the world (which is why he gave so much of it away for free). This was a great, uplifting book. Until the end, when it became a great, tragic book. Such is the case with so many artists who leave us long before their time. But at least we have his oeuvre to remind us of who he was and how simple yet powerful a paint brush or a magic marker or even just a piece of chalk can be. In her eulogy to her brother, Haring’s sister Kay said Keith had taught her “That a wall was meant to be drawn on, a Saturday night was meant for partying, and that life is meant for celebrating.” I took similar messages and inspiration from this book
Review: Worth the read - This is a good read about the artist and "the scene" of the 1980s in NYC. I was familiar with Haring's work and was inspired to read a book about him after reading 20th Century Boy by Duncan Hannah another artist who was part of the NYC world a decade earlier and touching Haring's time there. Very human story well told. If you like the art or the time period definitely worth the read.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #171,092 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #120 in Biographies of Artists, Architects & Photographers (Books) #139 in Individual Artist Monographs #592 in Art History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 138 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such An Awesome Biography
*by M***R on October 8, 2024*

I rode New York City subways a lot in the 80s so I was no stranger to Keith Haring’s art/graffiti even if I didn’t yet know his name. And when I first saw the “Crack is Wack” handball wall in East Harlem I knew immediately it was from the same artist. But it probably wasn’t till I bought my first “Very Special Christmas” CD that I learned his name. I’m not exactly a connoisseur of fine art so Haring’s pop art speaks to me in its simplicity. Like punk music, there’s a feeling with his drawings and paintings that anyone could do it. And that makes it ever more accessible and understandable. This book was an awesome recap of Haring’s amazing but short life and career. Knowing the fate he’d meet, I felt a sense of oncoming doom throughout. And considering the manic pace that Haring worked at, perhaps he felt it too. Certainly by the mid-eighties, as so many of Haring’s friends were dying of AIDs, he knew there was a chance he’d be next. Indeed in his journals around that time he speaks of a fear of dying and a longing to live a little longer (uncommon thoughts for your typical twenty-something). Such was the mood in New York City at the time, particularly in the gay community where the sense that the party was over was an ever present Damocles sword. Haring became every bit a pop star in his time, hanging with the likes of Madonna and Brooke Shields and Boy George and spending night after night dancing his ass off in the best New York City clubs of the eighties. And his fame brought him around the world, giving him the opportunity to paint murals everywhere, including his favorite project ever: the Berlin Wall. Through his own words from interviews and his journals, and those of his closest confidants and lovers, we learn of Haring’s passion for art and how he believed it could positively change the world (which is why he gave so much of it away for free). This was a great, uplifting book. Until the end, when it became a great, tragic book. Such is the case with so many artists who leave us long before their time. But at least we have his oeuvre to remind us of who he was and how simple yet powerful a paint brush or a magic marker or even just a piece of chalk can be. In her eulogy to her brother, Haring’s sister Kay said Keith had taught her “That a wall was meant to be drawn on, a Saturday night was meant for partying, and that life is meant for celebrating.” I took similar messages and inspiration from this book

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth the read
*by A***G on January 11, 2025*

This is a good read about the artist and "the scene" of the 1980s in NYC. I was familiar with Haring's work and was inspired to read a book about him after reading 20th Century Boy by Duncan Hannah another artist who was part of the NYC world a decade earlier and touching Haring's time there. Very human story well told. If you like the art or the time period definitely worth the read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very well written bio
*by P***Y on August 13, 2024*

Very interesting bio of an unusal individual artist

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