Untitled (Mural signature door)
(1984)
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on wood and metal
Measurements
65.2 × 71.7 cm irreg. (variable)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Victoria, 2017
© Keith Haring Foundation
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
This door was originally part of the outdoor mural painted by Keith Haring on the wall of the then Collingwood Technical College in Melbourne during his one and only visit to Australia in 1984. Featuring the artist’s signature and emblazoned with his iconic image of a ‘radiant baby’, it was illegally removed from the mural in 1990, the same year as the artist’s death from AIDS-related complications at thirty-one years old. A replica door based on the original was created as part of a larger project to conserve the mural in 2014.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in green paint l.l.: K. HARING
Accession Number
2016.138
Department
Contemporary Art
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures Utilitarian Objects
Subjects (specific)
anthropomorphic doors graffiti (casual notations) graffiti art kneeling outlines (linear form) simplicity (artistic concept) yellow (colour)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)