THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING!

Friends, I want to share something with you I feel you will enjoy. I had the pleasure of going to this New York Premiere Last Friday & I gotta tell you. THIS IS AN AWESOME FILM!!

It really captures the true essence of a person I love and who was very dear to me. MR. KEITH HARING!!!


"The creator of some of the most popular, enduring images of late 20th-century art, Keith Haring was also an iconic figure of the downtown New York scene in the '80s. Christina Clausen's documentary offers an affectionate, deeply personal glimpse into Haring's life, from his early years growing up in a small, conservative Pennsylvania town to his heyday as a world-renowned artist, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Madonna, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol."



Chicago Premiere!
THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING
2007, Christine Clausen, Italy/France, 82 min.

Keith Haring was a protean artist who, in less than ten years of feverish activity, produced a prodigious output that lived up to his motto, "Art is for everyone!" His work ranged from explicit raunch to church murals, from highbrow institutions to playground walls to body art, all imprinted with one of the most dazzling and distinctive styles of any modern artist. Employing on-the-spot video footage (including amazing records of Haring's lightning-fast working methods) and interviews with friends, family, and icons (Yoko Ono, Fab 5 Freddy, Junior Vasquez, Bill T. Jones), director Clausen captures both Haring's ebullient personality and the 1980s cultural ferment that shaped his art, including the Mudd Club, graffiti, hip hop, and the AIDS crisis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGrJ63vJ7G8






Don't miss this. This is a piece of art. About Art & about True Artist that broke rules and wrote new ones. Finally a film that sheds a bright light on an artist that has brought light in

so many of our lives. Those of us that knew him and those who did not. A very inspiring compelling film that will make you laugh.(it also made me cry) .





Schedule
October 31, 2008
Laemmle Music Hall
Beverly Hills, California
Theater Website
October 31 - November 6, 2008
Gene Siskel Film Center
Chicago, Illinois
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October 31 - November 6, 2008
Gene Siskel Film Center
Chicago, Illinois
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November 5, 2008
Wexner Film Center
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
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November 20 - 30, 2008
BT Film Festival
Montreal, Canada
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Don't be a trick this Halloween. Treat yourself to something sweet!


Thanks for you time.

Lono