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Art Attack On Aids - Signed Mixed Media by Keith Haring 1988 - MyArtBroker

Art Attack On Aids
Signed Mixed Media

Keith Haring

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¥5,740,000-¥8,610,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 20

Year: 1988

Size: H 76cm x W 76cmx D 5cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Mixed Media

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The value of Keith Haring’s Art Attack On Aids (signed) is estimated to be worth between £30,000 and £45,000. This mixed media artwork, created in 1988, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. Over the past 12 months, the work has sold once, at an average selling price of £29,372. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 7 times at auction since its initial sale in May 1997. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 20.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Sotheby's New York United States
October 2021Christie's New York United States
January 2021Phillips London United Kingdom
October 2020Sotheby's New York United States
October 2017Christie's New York United States
September 2010Christie's London United Kingdom
June 2000Christie's Amsterdam Netherlands

Meaning & Analysis

Since the brutal murder of John Lennon, shot to death in 1980, Haring became obsessed with creating images of figures with holes in their stomachs as a means to express the emptiness of grief. Haring developed this motif to create images that represent the violence inflicted on the bodies of people living with AIDS and the grief felt throughout the epidemic that hit New York in the 1980s. This print shows the bodies both violated and violating one another, revealing the impact of AIDS as an intertwined embrace.

In his use of simplified form and recognisable symbols throughout his work, Haring produces a true public art that communicates clear-cut narrative views on socio-political injustices of the time, notably the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Art Attack on AIDS uses a clear visual vocabulary as a form of protest art that can be understood and easily recognised by the masses.

  • Keith Haring was a luminary of the 1980s downtown New York scene. His distinctive visual language pioneered one-line Pop Art drawings and he has been famed for his colourful, playful imagery. Haring's iconic energetic motifs and figures were dedicated to influencing social change, and particularly challenging stigma around the AIDS epidemic. Haring also pushed for the accessibility of art by opening Pop Shops in New York and Japan, selling a range of ephemera starting from as little as 50 cents. Haring's legacy has been cemented in the art-activism scene and is a testament to power of art to inspire social change