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Keith Haring’s “Crack is Wack” mural is fully restored — again
Keith Haring’s “Crack is Wack” mural is fully restored — again
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H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: REMEMBER: CRACK IS WACK CIRCA 1986
H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: REMEMBER: CRACK IS WACK CIRCA 1986
Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by American artist and social activist Keith Haring. Located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, the mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid to late 1980s.
Oct 15, 2015 · Crack Is Wack is arguably known as Keith Haring’s most legendary work and the most iconic mural in New York City. The double-sided mural’s location in Manhattan on 128th street, next to the incessant passing of cars on Harlem River Drive, possibly plays a huge role in this, gathering more daily views than any other mural in the city.
Oct 18, 2024 · Crack is Wack was first created on June 27, 1986, painted on two sides of a wall in a handball court in Harlem River Park in 127th Street. Since the mural was created, the spot has been repainted and buffed after the original mural was vandalized.
In 1986, saddened by his studio assistent's crack addiction, Keith Haring painted his iconic "Crack is Wack!" mural to caution others.
This mural (1986) on handball court at 128th Street and 2nd Avenue was inspired by the crack epidemic and its effect on New York City. It was created as a warning and was initially executed independently, without City permission.
In 1986, Keith Haring painted his iconic Crack is Wack mural on a handball court wall visible from the Harlem River Drive (the mural there today is actually his second version at this location).
Dec 31, 2014 · Crack is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by the street artist and social activist Keith Haring. Located at East 128 th Street and 2 nd Avenue in East Harlem, New York City, the mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid- to late 1980s.
Feb 1, 2024 · In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court. After emerging from the underground graffiti subculture in the 80s, the pop artist Keith...
Aug 15, 2014 · Haring painted Crack is Wack without asking for permission. One morning, during the summer of 1986, he drove a rented van -- loaded with some ladders from his studio and some new fluorescent orange paint he had bought -- up to Harlem to …
Jan 3, 2014 · Famed graffiti artist Keith Haring (1958-1990) painted this fanciful mural, located at East 128th Street and the Harlem River Drive, in 1986. Painted on the northern face of the handball court wall, the mural is composed of Haring’s signature kinetic figures and abstract forms in bold outlines.
