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1980. Art: Keith Haring

Gay in the 80s Posted on August 27, 2012 by Colin ClewsAugust 29, 2012

Keith Haring’s vibrant line drawings made their first ‘public’ appearance in the early 80’s as graffiti in New York’s subway stations. At a time when spray-paint graffiti ‘taggers’ were costing the then bankrupt city of New York $54million a year … Continue reading →

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