The Keith Haring sculpture — "Self Portrait" from 1989 — is no longer on its perch outside the DeathStar, aka 51 Astor Place. It has been MIA all week. No word on whether this is a temporary or permanent departure.
We reached out to the Keith Haring Foundation (see below)... and we'll see if anyone at No. 51 has an answer.
The sculpture arrived in December 2014...
Updated 2 p.m.
Word is the sculpture is being repaired and will return this fall.
Updated 9 p.m.
"The sculpture has been removed for minor conservation work, and will be reinstalled after this work is complete," Annelise Ream, director of collections at the Keith Haring Foundation, told me in an email. "We do not yet have a confirmed date for the return of the sculpture, as there may be some delays in light of the ongoing pandemic."
8 comments:
I heard it moved to Westchester.
I heard it's being replaced with a Bro and Whoo-hooo girl sculpture.
I imagine the sculpture is alongside the marble bench with the Walt Whitman quote and the peace marker from the Public Theater
When sculptors start getting out of Dodge, that's a bad sign!
It's been gentrified and had to move to SpaHa.
Was it damaged by protestors? Is it hiding in case the green aliens from space come back to get their own and it doesn't want to go home? Maybe it just ran away to Gracie Mansion to hide from Covid like our Mayor?
Hahaha!
Any updates on this? So sad to see it go...
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