Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages · Kyle Wood
Keith Haring | Three Eyed Smiley Face
·19 min·1 clip
Keith Haring was arrested for subway chalk drawings, but police officers had pins of his artwork.
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A clear Keith Haring primer that ties together access, activism, and playful symbolism.
The episode does more than give a quick Keith Haring primer. It follows how his subway drawings moved from being treated as vandalism to getting the art world's attention, and it uses the three-eyed smiley face to keep his playfulness, symbolism, and social intent in view.
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