Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On 26 January 2020, a BRAFA Art Talk was given by Darren Pih and Alberta Sessa, Curators of the Keith Haring retrospective at BOZAR (extended until 21 July 2020). Darren Pih is Curator at Tate Liverpool and Alberta Sessa is Curatorial Project Coordinator at BOZAR.
On the occasion of the extensive retrospective organised by Tate Liverpool and presented by BOZAR, Darren Pih and Alberta Sessa discusses the work of the iconic American artist and activist Keith Haring (1958-1990). The artist emerged as part of the vibrant New York art scene of the 1980s. He produced a large body of work: large-scale drawings and paintings, videos, collages, posters, painted objects and murals. He was actively engaged in various battles that targeted drugs, HIV/AIDS, apartheid and the nuclear arms race.
Keith Haring believed that art truly should be for everyone. For him, the city streets and subways in New York City were legitimate spaces for showing art. In October 1986, Haring was invited to paint the west side of the Berlin Wall by a group monitoring human rights violations in East Germany. The result is a work depicting an interconnected chain of his signature figures in the colours of the German flag. An overt political statement, the mural is an ‘attempt to psychologically destroy the wall by painting it.’
BRAFA loves culture, and loves to share it! The international art fair has joined forces with the non-profit association BIAPAL to organise the BRAFA ART TALKS by renowned art-world personalities who specialise in curating or in the art market. They take turns to share their knowledge and expertise on diverse and fascinating subjects.Discover more Art Talks at https://www.brafa.art/en/art-talks-video
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The video was produced by Matthieu Wolmark of the non-profit association Biapal.
On 26 January 2020, a BRAFA Art Talk was given by Darren Pih and Alberta Sessa, Curators of the Keith Haring retrospective at BOZAR (extended until 21 July 2020). Darren Pih is Curator at Tate Liverpool and Alberta Sessa is Curatorial Project Coordinator at BOZAR.
On the occasion of the extensive retrospective organised by Tate Liverpool and presented by BOZAR, Darren Pih and Alberta Sessa discusses the work of the iconic American artist and activist Keith Haring (1958-1990). The artist emerged as part of the vibrant New York art scene of the 1980s. He produced a large body of work: large-scale drawings and paintings, videos, collages, posters, painted objects and murals. He was actively engaged in various battles that targeted drugs, HIV/AIDS, apartheid and the nuclear arms race.
Keith Haring believed that art truly should be for everyone. For him, the city streets and subways in New York City were legitimate spaces for showing art. In October 1986, Haring was invited to paint the west side of the Berlin Wall by a group monitoring human rights violations in East Germany. The result is a work depicting an interconnected chain of his signature figures in the colours of the German flag. An overt political statement, the mural is an ‘attempt to psychologically destroy the wall by painting it.’
BRAFA loves culture, and loves to share it! The international art fair has joined forces with the non-profit association BIAPAL to organise the BRAFA ART TALKS by renowned art-world personalities who specialise in curating or in the art market. They take turns to share their knowledge and expertise on diverse and fascinating subjects.Discover more Art Talks at https://www.brafa.art/en/art-talks-video
We are also on:
Facebook - facebook.com/brafaartfair
Instagram - instagram.com/brafaartfair
Twitter - twitter.com/brafaartfair
LinkedIn - be.linkedin.com/company/brafaartfair
The video was produced by Matthieu Wolmark of the non-profit association Biapal.
