Keith Haring, "Heaven and Hell"
Spring is here and Chelsea has a gallery of bright colors (and perhaps the racy subject matter) to match your mood. Best known for his cartoonish shapes and oversized red hearts, Keith Haring's more aggressive and at times provocative and sexually explicit imagery is often under-recognized. Incorporating seemingly childlike or naïve shapes, Haring’s art is more than just dancing figures, with much of his work exploring paradoxical themes: life and death; religion and sexuality; innocence and experience; heaven and hell; good and evil.
Where: Skarstedt (Chelsea), 550 W 21st St.
When: Through April 18, 2015
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