Xi’an is a large city of about 7 million, the capital of Shaanxi Province in central China, often called the birthplace of Chinese civilization. It’s also been sprouting Street Art in recent years.
0907. Keith Haring. Xi’an, China. May 2018. (photo © 0907)
According to some tourist sites it is a city with a nascent Street Art and graffiti scene where there are more graffiti writers than in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou (Absolute China Tours). So it is notable when Keith Haring is honored on a wall here where it is unlikely many know his name or his significance as an early practitioner of the freewheeling public art interventions that came to characterize a movement of artists on the streets.
Street Artist 0907 tells us his new piece on this Xi’an street is called “Hero”.
0907. Keith Haring. Xi’an, China. May 2018. (photo © 0907)
0907. Keith Haring. Xi’an, China. May 2018. (photo © 0907)
0907. Keith Haring. Xi’an, China. May 2018. (photo © 0907)
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