{"product_id":"keith-haring-subway-chalk-drawing-original","title":"Keith Haring Subway Chalk Drawing Original","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"w6asjq_TextBase GgxHUa_Title PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eKEITH HARING\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAlien Robot | Original Subway Chalk Drawing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eNew York City, 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAuthenticated as an original Keith Haring subway chalk drawing by a leading expert at NewYorkArt.com, \u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAlien Robot\u003c\/span\u003erepresents a remarkable chapter in the history of contemporary art and one of the most recognizable artistic movements to emerge from New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eDuring the 1980s, Haring transformed the New York City subway system into his personal canvas. Working on black paper panels installed over expired advertising posters, he created spontaneous chalk drawings that brought art directly to the public. His process was as extraordinary as the work itself: stepping off a subway train, completing a drawing in the brief moments before the doors closed, and disappearing back into the rhythm of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eHaring is estimated to have created approximately 3,000 subway chalk drawings. Of these, only an estimated 400 survived as complete, fully bordered rectangular compositions. \u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAlien Robot\u003c\/span\u003e is presented as one of these rare surviving examples, preserving the original format and immediacy of Haring's celebrated subway series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eThe work's imagery carries a striking contemporary resonance. At a time when artificial intelligence, robotics, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life occupy an increasingly prominent place in public consciousness, \u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAlien Robot\u003c\/span\u003e invites viewers to consider humanity's evolving relationship with technology, the unknown, and the future of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eCreated decades before today's technological revolution, the drawing offers a compelling intersection of art, imagination, and cultural foresight. Through Haring's unmistakable visual language, \u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eAlien Robot\u003c\/span\u003e transcends its origins as a fleeting subway intervention to become an enduring reflection on humanity's place in an ever-changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eA rare surviving work from Keith Haring's iconic New York City subway era, Alien Robot embodies the artist's extraordinary ability to transform an ordinary public space into a canvas for ideas that continue to resonate across generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e***Notice the movie poster our expert pulled off the back of the drawing, 1982 when \"Lonely Lady\" debuted in Manhattan. The piece was created in 1983, hence the 83' in the work shortly after the movie closed.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e*** Notice the Anarchy sign which was double taped by a punker int he 80s, this was done in enamel pen as the rest is clearly chalk, this is also an important definition of its authenticity due to the rising punk scene in the 80s in Manhattan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eThere is a COA and provenance of ownership which is included with the work AS WELL AS TWO SEPARATE FRAMES OF THE MOVIE POSTER \"LONELY LADY\" 1982.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\"\u003eQUESTIONS? =\u0026gt; MAKE AN OFFER =\u0026gt; PH. \u003cstrong\u003e949-762-9125 | \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@lagunaart.com\"\u003einfo@lagunaart.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NewYorkART.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367509733668,"sku":null,"price":150000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/7601\/1841\/files\/IMG_0749.heic?v=1790045797","url":"https:\/\/newyorkart.com\/products\/keith-haring-subway-chalk-drawing-original","provider":"NewYorkART.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}