Today would have been artist Keith Haring’s 50th birthday, and to commemorate this milestone, The Keith Haring Foundation, Goldman Properties and Deitch Projects announce the recreation of Keith Haring's celebrated Houston Street and Bowery mural. The mural became an instant downtown landmark after Keith painted it in the summer of 1982. The mural was up for only a few months in the summer of 1982 before it was painted out but its image remains imprinted in the memory of many people who were part of the downtown artist community in the early 1980s. The new mural will only be up for a month so hustle on over to the hottest corner in NYC to take in the view. If you’re a big fan of Haring, you’ll also want to see the new documentary about the artist, by Christina Clausen, which is on view at the tribeca film festival. The  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. Haring's family and childhood friends offer anecdotes about the artist's early years, when he basked in '60s pop culture and developed a penchant for drawing, but it is the recollections of the '70's and '80s New York art scene that form that heart and soul of this documentary.
See a trailer here.