Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (12/5/2020)
Biography, Documentary
Not In Collection
#2306
6*
Seen ItYes
(12/7/2020 All*Arts/PBS)
IMDB   7.5
89 mins UK / English
All Arts 
Fab 5 Freddy Self
Keith Haring Self - Subject
Kenny Scharf Self
Gil Vazquez Self
Director
Ben Anthony
Producer Jonathan Page
Ben Anthony
Cinematography Ben Anthony


In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York's art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring chose to operate both inside and outside the art world. Inspired by the city's graffiti scene, he made New York's subways, tarpaulins and walls his canvas. This new feature documentary blends stunning archive and an edgy soundtrack, with tender and candid first-hand accounts of Haring. It tells the extraordinary story of an artist who lived and created with a boundless energy, throughout the social, cultural and political counter-revolution of the 1980s.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Viewing Priority 3 High

Notes
While IMDB records the film length as 89 minutes, the All*Arts/PBS version is only 52 minutes long. Obviously, much has been left out. This severely trimmed version seemed very superficial. We learn little of Haring's personal life. I was left with the feeling that his frenzy to paint was perhaps pathological. The DVD version available through Amazon appears to be this All*Arts version.