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LIO MALCA PRESENTS:
KEITH HARING AT LA NAVE SALINAS IBIZA (SPAIN)
July 1st - September 30th, 2017
In 2017, La Nave Salinas dedicates a public exhibition to four works by Keith Haring. The show honors the prolific American artist and gives the island of Ibiza a unique opportunity to see his work in person.
THE EXHIBITION
Two works by Haring are exhibited within the interior space of La Nave: Pop Shop Tokyo, and Untitled (DV8) 1986. Adorning the outside of the space is a work entitled Channel Surf Club, Knokke, 1987. In addition, Lio Malca has temporarily installedan iconic Haring sculpture, Untitled (Headstand), placed in the city, for the enjoyment of all Ibizan people and their visitors.
Visitors are welcomed into the exhibition by the landmark sculpture, Channel Surf Club, Knokke, 1987, erected on a wooden platform outside of La Nave. Lio Malca specially acquired the sculpture less than a month before the exhibition was due to open.
Teaser Keith Haring
Inside, the walls and ceiling are completely covered with panels that replicate the same motifs Keith Haring designed for the interior of the Pop Shop Tokyo, except for the left wall, which displays the work titled Untitled (DV8) 1986. Thus, the entire space becomes a Pop Shop Tokyo that contains within it the original Pop Shop Tokyo.
The Pop Shop Tokyo (1988) is nestled in the center of the room, so that the container's ceiling is level with the floor. This allows viewers to appreciate the drawings on the ceiling that would otherwise go unnoticed. A lateral path is created, leading to the back of the room where the stairs descend to the entrance of the Pop Shop Tokyo. In collaboration with the Ibiza Town Hall, Art Projects Ibiza, and Heart, Lio Malca, as part of La Nave Salinas' tribute to Keith Haring, has temporarily loaned one of the iconic sculptures the artist dedicated to dance and breakdance to the island, to be symbolically placed in front of the legendary Heart. After the exhibition, the sculpture will be installed at the Marina Botafoch roundabout for the enjoyment of Ibizans and their visitors.
THE WORKS
Channel Surf Club, Knokke, 1987:
On July 6, 1987, Keith Haring painted a mural on the exterior of a large shipping container he found on the beach of Knokke (Belgium), used by the Channel Surf Club to store surfboards and equipment. Haring painted the entire front with black and red paint in a single day. The mural became a symbol of 'surfer culture'.
Untitled (DV8), 1986:
This is a five-panel mural that was originally commissioned by Dr. Winkie, a friend of the artist and owner of the iconic Club DV8 in San Francisco. Numerous charity, cultural and social fundraising events took place in DV8 until the club closed in 1997, becoming an icon of the Bay Area social movement which defined the San Francisco nightlife at the time.
Pop Shop Tokyo, 1988:
The idea for Pop Shop Tokyo emerged after the success of Pop Shop in New York, which opened in 1986. The New York Pop Shop became a key venue for his artistic practice. In this space, and in line with the philosophy of pop art, his art was accessible to everyone. T-shirts and novelty items featuring his artwork were sold, similar to other contemporary artists like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
In late 1987, Keith Haring traveled to Japan and acquired two 40-foot containers that would become the infrastructure for one of his largest-scale projects. He equipped the interiors with hand-painted wooden panels, creating an immersive experience in his aesthetic style. In January 1988, Pop Shop Tokyo opened its doors in the Japanese capital, intending to continue the spirit of the New York Pop Shop by making art accessible to everyone and taking it out of institutions.
Untitled (Headstand):
Music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a renaissance during the booming 1980s. Concepts within dance were especially pushed to their prior limits.
Haring was taken with the emerging art of breakdancing and incorporated these new movements into his work. This interest can be seen most prominently in a series of thirteen monumental sculptures created between 1985 and 1989. The sculptures would be temporarily displayed a decade later on Park Avenue, between 53rd and 74th streets, in Manhattan, New York. Untitled (Headstand) was one such sculpture.
Opening Keith Haring
Making Of Keith Haring
THE ARTIST
“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”
Keith Haring
Keith Haring (Pennsylvania, 1958) developed a love for drawing at a very young age. His father taught him the basics of cartooning, and in this early art-making practice, Haring found a passion that would sustain an iconic career.
Keith Haring was a socially conscious artist. Works such as his piece painted on the Berlin Wall indicates an active political spirit. Haring created his own foundation that continues to this day to fight for the well being of high-risk children and AIDS research. Haring died of complications of AIDS when he was just 31 years old.