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The Keith Haring Foundation advances the legacy of Haring’s art and philanthropy by providing grants for youth services, learning, and HIV/AIDS care.
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In the summer of 1979, while Keith Haring was studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York, he immersed himself in poetry and experimental writing. That September, he reflected, “I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up.” At the time, Haring was reading “Naked Lunch,” and its author, William Burroughs, immediately became a profound influence on his practice, long before becoming a friend, mentor, and collaborator. The works shown here, all variations on the phrase “ART AS SIN AS IF NO ART AS ART,” date from this formative period in his development as an artist.
Artworks:
Image 1-2: Keith Haring, Art Sin, ca. 1979, Xerox Collage. © Keith Haring Foundation Collection; Keith Haring, No Sin, ca. 1979, Xerox Collage © Keith Haring Foundation Collection.
Image 3-8: Keith Haring, Untitled, ca. 1979, Xeroxed type on paper © Keith Haring Foundation Collection.
Quote: Haring, Keith. Keith Haring Journals. New York, N.Y; Penguin Group, 2010, 62.
02 Nov 2026
On June 27th, 1986, Keith Haring painted the “Crack is Wack” mural on a handball court in Harlem River Park near 2nd Avenue and 128th Street. While the mural was very popular, Keith was fined $25 for the illegal intervention, and it was subsequently painted over. On October 3rd, Henry J. Stern, the City of New York Parks & Recreation Commissioner, provided Keith the materials and resources to repaint the mural in support of his message. The second version of the mural, painted by Keith in October 1986, is recognized by the NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project (@nyclgbtsites ) and managed as an official monument by NYC Parks (@nycparks ).
Photographs 1—4: Original “Crack is Wack” Mural. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi, June 1986 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York. @tsengkwongchi
Photographs 5—6: Second “Crack is Wack” Mural. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi, October 1986 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York. @tsengkwongchi
23 Oct 2026
Today is National Coming Out Day! In October 1988, Keith Haring designed the poster for the inaugural Coming Out Day, an adaptation of a drawing he had completed in August of that year. Coming Out Day affirms visibility as a form of advocacy and marks the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Artworks:
Keith Haring, National Coming Out Day, 1988. Poster. © Keith Haring Foundation Collection.
Keith Haring, Untitled, August 6, 1988. Sumi ink on paper. © Keith Haring Foundation Collection.
11 Oct 2026
Neighborhood Gardens Trust, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Keith Haring Foundation are proud to announce that the Philadelphia Historical Commission unanimously voted to add Keith Haring’s “We the Youth” mural in Point Breeze to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on October 9, 2026.
Keith Haring, born and raised in Pennsylvania, created over 70 murals across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, making his work accessible to audiences far beyond museums and galleries. Of these, only 45 survive today, and just four were created in collaboration with young people. Of these four, the “We the Youth” mural, created in September 1987 with CityKids of Philadelphia and New York City, is the only one that survives in its original location, within the very community that participated in its creation, and is Keith Haring’s only surviving mural in Pennsylvania.
Thank you to all of the Point Breeze community members who advocated for this designation, and to all those who sent letters of support, including:
@paul_farber @monument_lab @sachsartsphilly @ruephilacouncil @philamuseumart @phsgardening @joshshapiropa @pennlgbt @presalliancephl @kendraphlcouncil @queenmemoriallibrary @jordanaharris @pahousedems @nicholasbaume @publicartfund @mannanourishes @pointbreezeba @keithharingfoundation @cityofphiladelphia
Photograph: Keith Haring and children working on the We The Youth mural, September 1987. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi. © Tseng Kwong Chi @tsengkwongchi
09 Oct 2026
In September 1987, Keith Haring completed a mural titled “Detroit Notes” at the Cranbrook Art Museum. Keith reflected, “I did probably my best painting to date!” Since the mural was a temporary, one-month installation, Keith approached the project “as a chance to experiment.” Keith utilized large Chinese brushes for the “Gysinesque color ‘calligraffiti’ background” and returned the following day to use Japanese brushes with a mix of black ink and paint to complete the work.
Photographs: Keith Haring at the Cranbrook Art Museum, September 1987. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1987 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York
01 Oct 2026
Neighborhood Gardens Trust, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Keith Haring Foundation are grateful to the Philadelphia Committee on Historic Designation for their unanimous recommendation to add Keith Haring’s We the Youth mural in Point Breeze to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Philadelphia is the only city in the world where a community-driven and collaboratively made public mural by Keith Haring remains on its original site. The nomination will proceed to the full Philadelphia Historical Commission on October 9, an essential and final step to ensure the preservation of this irreplaceable piece of history.
Feel free to voice your support for this important designation by sending an email to [email protected]. We encourage you to attend the Historical Commission meeting on October 9 (9:00 a.m. — 12:00pm) via Zoom, or in person (1515 Arch Street, Room 18-029, Philadelphia, PA, 19102).
Thank you to all those who have sent a letter in support of the mural’s designation, including:
@paul_farber @monument_lab @sachsartsphilly @ruephilacouncil @philamuseumart @phsgardening @joshshapiropa @pennlgbt @presalliancephl @kendraphlcouncil @keithharingfoundation
Photograph: Keith Haring and children working on the We The Youth mural, September 1987. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi. ® Tseng Kwong Chi @tsengkwongchi
16 Sep 2026
While studying at the School of Visual Arts from 1978 to 1980, Keith Haring began experimenting with video work concerned with language and chance.
In April 1979, he created “Lick Fat Boys,“ a three-minute video in which he rearranges letters fixed to a wall, beginning at “Art Boy Sin” and arriving — after many permutations — at “Lick Fat Boys.”
The work is an early testament to the foundational influence of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, which persisted throughout Haring’s career.
Artwork: Keith Haring, “Lick Fat Boys” (excerpt), April 1979. © The Keith Haring Foundation Collection.
13 Sep 2026
“The fluorescent paint was so bright that when the sun hit the wall, it was glowing. It was just this incredible monolith.”
With help from longtime partner Juan Dubose, Keith Haring painted this mural on the Houston Bowery Wall in the summer of 1982. At the time, Haring was living on Broome Street and walked by the dilapidated space daily.
“We thought that if we cleaned up the garbage, then no one was going to ask us whether we had permission to paint it,” Haring later told biographer John Gruen. “So me and Juan together shovel the garbage into the bags and fill forty or fifty bags full of garbage that are lined up there on the street. We then proceed to use a ladder and paint the wall entirely white with fluorescent Day-Glo enamel on top.”
Learn more about the mural in “The Bowery: Devil’s Mile,” an exhibition opening September 24 at the @newmuseum
Photo: Keith Haring painting mural on Houston Street in New York City, July 1982. Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1982 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York
03 Sep 2026
Today we celebrate the life of Dolly Parton, a generous artist whose voice carried joy to millions.
Her generosity extended far beyond music, funding literacy programs for children worldwide through her Imagination Library.
On August 16th, 1985, Keith Haring was delighted to meet Dolly in Los Angeles while traveling with Andy Warhol, who was preparing for his portrait of the singer.
Polaroid: Dolly Parton and Keith Haring, August 16, 1985. © The Keith Haring Foundation
26 Aug 2026
This week in 1989, Keith Haring announced he was HIV positive in “An Intimate Conversation,” his interview with David Sheff for Rolling Stone. By choosing to disclose his status, when virtually no other celebrity had, Haring didn’t just speak for his own hopes and fears, but advocated for all those before and after him whose lives have been impacted by HIV.
“The thing about all the projects I’m working on now... is that there is a certain sense of summing up in them. Everything I do now is a chance to put a ... crown on the whole thing. It adds another kind of intensity to the work that I do now; it’s one of the good things to come from being sick.”
Quotes: Keith Haring, “An Intimate Conversation by David Sheff,” pg. 102. Rolling Stone, August
1989. @rollingstone; @david__sheff
Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1988 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York
11 Aug 2026
Today marks the birthday of Andy Warhol (1928–1987).
In September of 1984, Keith Haring painted “Portrait of Andy” as an homage. Haring was always vocal about the significance and impact of Warhol on his life and work. The Keith Haring Foundation honors Warhol’s legacy and the essential mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (@warholfoundation).
Painting: Keith Haring, Portrait of Andy, September 1984. Acrylic on canvas. Polaroid: Andy Warhol with Portrait of Andy, August 23 1984. © The Keith Haring Foundation
06 Aug 2026
In 1980, Keith Haring began working on his prolific series of Subway Drawings throughout New York City.
“It seemed obvious to me when I saw the first empty subway panel that this was the perfect situation… ,” Keith said. “I remember noticing a panel in the Times Square Subway station and immediately going above ground and buying chalk. After the first drawing, things just fell into place.”
“… the advertisements on the side of the empty panels provide inspiration for the drawings and often create ironic associations.”
Photographs: Subway Drawings, May 1981 through June 1982. Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York
Quote: Keith Haring and Tseng Kwong Chi, Art in Transit, 1984. Harmony Books, New York NY
02 Aug 2026
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