Chronicle: Imako Tanaka – Hiroshima Keith Haring saw, Part 5
Apr. 29, 2025
The exhibition “Keith Haring: Into 2025 Dare ga Sore wo Nozomunoka (Who hopes for it?),” which runs until May 18 at the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection, begins by looking back on Haring’s childhood. From there, it explores how the artist viewed society and what initiatives he undertook through each project.
In 1982, his posters were distributed free of charge in Central Park to coincide with the second special session on disarmament at the United Nations in New York. In 1986, at the request of the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, he painted a 100-meter mural on the Berlin Wall. Haring also collaborated on artworks with many children in New York and Tokyo. This exhibition aimed to promote dialogue about the issues we face today through a variety of artworks.
This exhibition features these artworks along with “Hiroshima Keith Haring Saw.” This chapter explores what led Haring to visit Hiroshima, a topic illuminated by a recent survey, as well as his activities during his stay and the subsequent events through his artworks and related materials.
The concert “HIROSHIMA ’88,” held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in August 1988 led Haring to visit Hiroshima that year. This charity concert aimed to build nursing homes for A-bomb survivors and continued for about 10 years. In 1988, the second concert to be held, Haring created the concert’s main image. (Chief curator of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection in Yamanashi Prefecture)
(Originally published on April 29, 2025)
In 1982, his posters were distributed free of charge in Central Park to coincide with the second special session on disarmament at the United Nations in New York. In 1986, at the request of the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, he painted a 100-meter mural on the Berlin Wall. Haring also collaborated on artworks with many children in New York and Tokyo. This exhibition aimed to promote dialogue about the issues we face today through a variety of artworks.
This exhibition features these artworks along with “Hiroshima Keith Haring Saw.” This chapter explores what led Haring to visit Hiroshima, a topic illuminated by a recent survey, as well as his activities during his stay and the subsequent events through his artworks and related materials.
The concert “HIROSHIMA ’88,” held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in August 1988 led Haring to visit Hiroshima that year. This charity concert aimed to build nursing homes for A-bomb survivors and continued for about 10 years. In 1988, the second concert to be held, Haring created the concert’s main image. (Chief curator of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection in Yamanashi Prefecture)
(Originally published on April 29, 2025)
