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Artworks
Keith Haring
Pop Shop VI, 1989Silkscreen34 x 42 cm.
13 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.Edition of 200Pop Shop VI is one of four screenprints Keith Haring created in 1989 as part of a portfolio named after his Pop Shop in New York’s SoHo district, which opened in 1986. This portfolio showcases the fluidity and playfulness of Haring’s line, featuring his iconic 'matchstick' figures that bend, twist, and morph into various human forms. While Haring’s visual language—marked by motifs like UFOs, barking dogs, and radiant babies—was widely recognized, the Pop Shop series distils these elements into simpler, more focused compositions. In this print, the matchstick figures themselves become symbols, forming a television. The adaptability of Haring’s figures underscores the metaphorical potential of human interaction: creating, entertaining, and dancing together. Pop Shop VI highlights Haring’s unique visual style that would see the artist become a mainstay of private collectors, auction houses, galleries and museums worldwide.