Untitled (Dancing dog)
(1984)
Medium
metallic and enamel paint on composition board
Measurements
166.0 × 86.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jason Yeap OAM and Min Lee Wong through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2015
© Keith Haring Foundation
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
The Hardware Club was a queer venue located at 43 Hardware Lane in Melbourne’s CBD in the 1980s. During his first and only trip to Melbourne in February 1984, Keith Haring made several visits to the club, dancing to disco and funk music into the early hours. During one of his visits, Haring spraypainted the panels on either side of the DJ booth with two of the most iconic motifs from his distinctive visual language: a dancing ‘television man’ and a ‘dancing dog’.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2015.285
Department
Contemporary Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Animals Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
anthropomorphic creatures dancing (activity) dog (species) graffiti (casual notations) graffiti art outlines (linear form) simplicity (artistic concept)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)