Friday, April 15, 2022

Keith Haring's 'Self Portrait' returns to Astor Place undercover of the night

Keith Haring's "Self Portrait" has returned to Astor Place at Third Avenue... EVG reader 8E shares these photos of workers putting the sculpture back in place last night...
Workers removed "Self Portrait" in September 2020 for conservation work.


Updated 11:30 a.m. 

Workers have yet to do the unwrapping... thanks to Steven for the photos...
Updated April 21 

Unwrapped!
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 15, 2022 at 8:47 AM

    Love it or hate it, it has become an icon of the EV. Welcome back. We have three major sculptures in the EV.....the Alamo (The Cube) by Rosenthal, Red Rabbit by Koons in the lobby of the IBM and the Self-Portrait by Haring. You could not have three more different works from three different movements in just 100 feet from one another unless you were in a museum setting. Kudos for the EV.

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  2. JAMESApril 15, 2022 at 2:24 PM

    I remember seeing Keith Haring's work on the Subway when I was young. His was a big loss.

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  3. noble neolaniApril 15, 2022 at 6:32 PM

    Corporate art gives birth to corporate gentrification. Safe, kid friendly and meaningless or anti-suit proof.

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  4. Carol from East 5th StreetApril 15, 2022 at 11:44 PM

    I missed you. Welcome back.

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