UNDERGROUND – Keith Haring: Subway Drawings
Dates: April 17 through August 15, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-8PM
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5PM

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The exhibition features 25 subway drawings created by Keith Haring from 1980-1985 in the New York City subway system. The works offer a glimpse of Haring’s graphic style and the development of his own visual language through line, patterns, symbols and semiotics that became iconic and recognizable due to its repetitious nature. The drawings were created to extend the experience and enjoyment of art to the wider public. Haring was inspired by public engagement, proclaiming that “art is for everyone".

Keith Haring: Beyond Cranbrook

Date: Thursday, May 28, 6PM

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Join Andrew Blauvelt, Director, Cranbrook Art Museum, and Kat Goffnett, Associate Curator of Collections, Cranbrook Art Museum in conversation about Keith Haring, his time in Detroit and the creation of his iconic mural at Cranbrook Art Museum (1987).

“Art is for Everybody”

Date: Thursday, June 18, 1-4PM
Location: Detroit Public Library, Main Branch

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Come create art inspired by Keith Haring!

A workshop will be held at the Detroit Public Library. Open to all ages. More details to come. More details to come.

In partnership and collaboration with the Detroit Public Library

STREET ART BOY: Documentary Streaming

Date: Saturday, July 25 (time to be determined)

Free and open to the general public

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“International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of 1980s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. This fascinating and compelling film – told using previously unheard interviews that form the narrative of the documentary – is the definitive story of the artist in his own words. The film also includes exclusive, unprecedented access to the Haring Foundation’s archives, capturing the wild, creative energy behind some of the most recognizable art of the past fifty years. Following Keith Haring’s diagnosis with AIDS in 1989, he asked writer and art critic John Gruen to write his biography. For five days in the summer of 1989, Keith gave Gruen in intimate and candid detail the story of his life and these interviews are included in the film. Haring’s closest friends, family and collaborators – from the sleepy Pennsylvania of his youth to the mythic clubs of gay New York – share their revelatory encounters, touching poignantly on the AIDS crisis, which made a tragic icon of this life-affirming artist.”

The event is in partnership and collaboration with the Detroit Public Library.