Best of friends during their lifetimes, artist Keith Haring and photographer Tseng Kwong Chi are currently being commemorated in
two New York exhibitions. Keith Haring 20th Anniversary, which runs
through April 10 at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, offers a wide array of
Haring’s energetic paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, while the
exhibition Tseng Kwong Chi at Paul Kasmin Gallery, on
view through March 27, presents the photographer’s 1983 collaboration
with Haring and choreographer Bill T. Jones . Haring painted Jones’ naked body
with his signature motifs and Tseng photographed Jones in a variety of
lively poses.
Taken together, these shows, which honor these artists 20 years after
their untimely deaths, capture the vitality of the ‘80s NYC art scene
through the work of two of its most talented contributors.
via Flavorwire
Best of friends during their lifetimes, artist Keith Haring and photographer Tseng Kwong Chi are currently being commemorated in two New York exhibitions. Keith Haring 20th Anniversary , which runs through April 10 at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, offers a wide array of Haring’s energetic paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, while the exhibition Tseng Kwong Chi at Paul Kasmin Gallery, on view through March 27, presents the photographer’s 1983 collaboration with Haring and choreographer Bill T. Jones . Haring painted Jones’ naked body with his signature motifs and Tseng photographed Jones in a variety of lively poses.
Taken together, these shows, which honor these artists 20 years after their untimely deaths, capture the vitality of the ‘80s NYC art scene through the work of two of its most talented contributors.
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top left: Bill T. Jones Body Painting with Keith Haring 1, 1983, digital c-prints, 80 x 48 inches / 203.2 x 121.9 cm, Edition of 5, + 2 AP + 1 EP. Photography by Tseng Kwong Chi, ©1983 Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc. New York. Body drawing on Bill T. Jones by Keith Haring. ©1983 Keith Haring Foundation.
top right: Keith Haring, "Untitled" June, 1982. Sumi ink on paper, 72 x 66 1⁄4 inches / 182.8 x 168.3 cm. Courtesy Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York