In Popular Culture
Haring is the subject of a composition, Haring at the Exhibition, written and performed by Italian composer Lorenzo Ferrero in collaboration with DJ Nicola Guiducci. The work combines excerpts from popular chart music of the 1980s with samples of classical music compositions by Lorenzo Ferrero and synthesized sounds. It is featured at "The Keith Haring Show," an exhibition which took place in 2006 at the Triennale di Milano.
Also in 2008, filmmaker Christina Clausen released the documentary The Universe of Keith Haring. In the film, the legacy of Haring is resurrected through colorful archival footage and remembered by friends and admirers such as artists Kenny Scharf and Yoko Ono, gallery owners Jeffrey Deitch and Tony Shafrazi, and the choreographer Bill T. Jones.
Haring's work was featured in Madonna's 2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour during the song "Into the Groove", and also during the U2 song "One" on the PopMart Tour in 1997/1998.
Keith Haring: Double Retrospect is a monster sized jigsaw puzzle by Ravensburger measuring in at 17' x 6' with 32,256 pieces, breaking Guinness Book of World Records for the largest puzzle ever made. The puzzle uses 32 pieces of work from Haring and weighs 42 pounds.
On May 4, 2012, the 54th birthday of Haring, Google honored him in a Google Doodle.
Haring designed the album covers for the A Very Special Christmas music compilation albums.
Haring had a balloon in tribute to him at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Said ballon caused a mishap in 2008, slamming into the NBC broadcast booth, and the program went off the air for a moment.
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