Drawing the Line - Portrait of Keith Haring | 
 enlarge | Actor: Keith Haring
Studio: Kultur Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 17708
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: D1263D
ISBN: 0769777783
UPC: 032031126398
EAN: 9780769777788
ASIN: B0006A9I2U
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
Release Date: December 21, 2004
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Description
When artist Keith Haring died in February 1980 of AIDS, he left behind an astonishing artistic legacy. In his 31 years, Haring went from being an anonymous graffiti artist who drew chalk figures on New York City subway posters, to being called the successor to Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. This revealing profile of Haring's work and world view contains interviews with gallery owners and friends including actor Dennis Hopper.
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 Informative and thoughtful November 13, 2006
humanista (CA, Bay Area)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've used this video for my high school students and it is perfect for teaching art because of the succinct content and short 30 minute length. Good introduction to Keith Haring and by no means a thorough account of the complexities of this artist. I'd recommend reading his published journals for greater insights.
 He Must Be Rolling in His Grave! June 22, 2006
Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This work was painfully de-gayed. This film made it look like Keith Haring cared about causes for communities in which he was not a member. He was valiant on those issues too. However, he was a proud gay man. He made art that had homoerotic themes. Andy Warhol was a mentor to him, but not just as an artist, both were openly gay men in the heavily homophobic 1980s. This disc showed some of Haring's safer sex messages, but they just breeze past the art he produced on a large pink triangle. At the end, they say he died in 1990. However, they should have said, "He died in 1990 due to complications from AIDS." If Madonna could do AIDS activism in Keith's name during the time this documentary was made, then this documentary could have been bolder. Keith worked hard to liberate gay men. This disc is not a respectful tribute to him. It's offensive in its erasure.
 As a high school art teacher in California July 3, 2000
32 out of 35 found this review helpful
As a high school art teacher in California, I am always looking for interesting art videos for my students (most art videos even put me to sleep). This Keith Haring video has interviews showing how Haring started his art on the walls of subway stations in N.Y. and proceeded to become famous throughout the world. (Did he sellout or not? You decide) My students love this video!
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