A review by robindallav
Keith Haring Journals by Keith Haring

4.0

This was really a really interesting memoir (diary) in that it covered such a large period of time over a person's life, from when he was in University right up until his death. Not only do you learn a lot about Haring himself, but about the time period that he lived in through his political and social engagements. There is a lot in the book about the politics of art, particularly of Pop Art and how it is viewed by the rest of the art community. Towards the latter half of the book it goes into the AIDS epidemic that was occurring at the time, and his own battle with the disease which is very poignant but also heartbreaking, not only because of Haring's own eventual death, but reading about his reactions to all of the people around him that he sees dying. All in all a very interesting read.