Chronicle: Imako Tanaka – Hiroshima Keith Haring Saw, Part 8
May 3, 2025
The exhibition “Keith Haring: Into 2025 Dare ga Sore wo Nozomunoka (Who hopes for it?)” created to consider the meaning of peace and freedom will end on May 18. The world marks 80th anniversary of the end of the war, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki will draw even greater attention. We wondered how our museum, which carries on the legacy of the late Keith Haring, might contribute to these cities. With this in mind, we plan to hold a workshop that builds upon Haring’s art. We hope to realize this project together with children living in Hiroshima in 2025.
Though 35 years have passed since his death, Haring’s artworks not only continue to be displayed in world-renowned museums but also remain deeply embedded in our daily lives through his merchandise. His murals and sculptures are permanently installed in public spaces around the world enriching the lives of local people and contributing to the towns as cultural tourist resources. Believing art should be accessible to everyone, Haring continued creating works for the public. I am certain his art will help convey the wishes of children to the world and for generations to come.
After leaving the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, he walked silently to the Peace Memorial Park with the people accompanying him. Everyone understood no words were needed. Surely, many people will walk there in silence again this year. I think of Hiroshima from here in Mt. Yatsugatake, where spring has come. (Chief curator of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection in Yamanashi Prefecture)
(Originally published on May 3, 2025)
Though 35 years have passed since his death, Haring’s artworks not only continue to be displayed in world-renowned museums but also remain deeply embedded in our daily lives through his merchandise. His murals and sculptures are permanently installed in public spaces around the world enriching the lives of local people and contributing to the towns as cultural tourist resources. Believing art should be accessible to everyone, Haring continued creating works for the public. I am certain his art will help convey the wishes of children to the world and for generations to come.
After leaving the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, he walked silently to the Peace Memorial Park with the people accompanying him. Everyone understood no words were needed. Surely, many people will walk there in silence again this year. I think of Hiroshima from here in Mt. Yatsugatake, where spring has come. (Chief curator of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection in Yamanashi Prefecture)
(Originally published on May 3, 2025)
