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Apocalypse 10 by Keith Haring

Apocalypse 10

1988

Color screenprint

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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A chaotic and symbolic composition featuring a central green stalk, a skeletal hand holding a key, and a depiction of Jesus Christ at the top. Various abstract shapes and figures are scattered throughout the artwork. A chaotic and symbolic composition featuring a central green stalk, a skeletal hand holding a key, and a depiction of Jesus Christ at the top. Various abstract shapes and figures are scattered throughout the artwork. Multidisciplinary artist and activist Keith Haring created <i>Apocalypse</i> in collaboration with the writer William S. Burroughs to draw public attention to the ravages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Burroughs’s Surrealist prose was a frequent source of inspiration for Haring and had a definitive impact on this series, which was published two years before the artist’s own death from HIV/AIDS. In each of these ten prints, H

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Street Art key skeleton hand figure of jesus christ asymmetrical balance central vertical element scattered elements flattened picture plane abstract symbolic figures plant

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