Keith Haring Berlin Wall Mural, 1986
The fall of the Berlin Wall, on 9 November 1989, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain.
Keith Haring was there in 1986.
(Keith Haring painting his Berlin Wall Mural, 1986
Photo: Vladimir Sichov/vladimirsichov.me)
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The destruction of the painting
Unfortunately, the 300-meter stretch Haring had painted the mural was vandalized, destroyed and painted over by other artists by the time the wall came down on 9 November 1991. Although the actual mural is no longer there, Keith Haring is often given credit for agitating for free movement of East Berliners to the Federal Republic of West Germany.
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Keith Haring, William S. Burroughs and John Giorno, photo by Tseng Kwong Chi.