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Haring moved to New York City in Inspired by subway graffiti, he began to chalk drawings on empty advertising panels in the subway. To avoid the police, he would work rapidly to produce his now iconic line drawings. The art delighted New Yorkers, and he soon shot to fame.

The pop artist believed that artists should make work for the masses. Decades after his death, his images are everywhere. Thomas Calvocoressi. From the April issue of Apollo.

Haring, born in and having lived through Stonewall and a time period where homosexuality was illegal, as well as a time when there were misunderstandings surrounding AIDS and a lack of conversation, incorporated and let the events of those years influence much of his art. This was a very bold statement as homosexuality was illegal, but it also fit the time as support was growing and New York had its first pride parade in The poster features four figures incorporated with gender symbols to symbolize lesbian and gay same sex couples. The figures, who are marked with an x to symbolize them having AIDS, reinforce the silence and ignorance concerning AIDS at this time as they cover their eyes, ears, and mouth.

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