MoPop’s “Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy” Is The Hottest Upcoming Art Event Of The Year

September 21, 2024• byMichael Strangeways

It opens in just a couple more weeks…the biggest, hottest art show of the year is opening at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture on October 12th with a big queer party! It’s KEITH HARING: A RADIANT LEGACY, a very special exhibition showcasing the celebrated gay artist who legitimatized street art in the 1980s while actively fighting for LGBT rights and action on then ongoing AIDS crisis which ultimately also ended Haring’s life.

MOPOP is honored to present Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy, a special exhibition offering an in-depth celebration of the iconic artist’s life, work, and activism from NYC to Seattle through 240+ Haring artworks and objects, a selection from Haring’s personal art collection, 20 objects from Angel Ortiz (LAII), and a community youth partnership.‍

Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy is a Single Source Traveling Exhibition provided by PANART Connections, a Private Collection.

The exhibit will kick off with a amazing party on October 11th at MoPop’s gorgeous Sky Church that will capture the spirits of NYC club kids with terrific local performers like Bijoux and DJ Mister Sister. More info below and snag tickets to this big party at https://www.mopop.org/events/keith-haring-exhibition-opening-party

MOPOP is proud to showcase the life, work, and activism of 1980s art icon Keith Haring in Seattle this October.

Join us Friday Oct. 11 as we launch this special exhibition with an East Village, New York City-inspired dance party that captures the spirit of the early ’80s underground scene, transforming Sky Church into a vibrant tribute to Club 57, Danceteria, and The Limelight—where Punk, New Wave, Hip-Hop, dance, drag, and art collide.

Come dressed to EXPRESS and make your statement.

Featuring:

Hostess – Cookie Couture
DJ – Mister Sister (Pho Bang, Sorted, and the ONONONOS)
Go-Go Dancers – Rik Monstrosity and Artemis
Rat City Roller Dancers
Live Music By:
- Bijoux – the disco brainchild of Adè A Cônnère & Jayson Kochan
- The Fabulous Downey Brothers – an art-punk absurdist spectacle!

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.