[2] much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and aids awareness Explore the vibrant and playful world of keith haring, a queer artist and aids activist who used his art to promote social justice. One of the center's most notable artworks is keith haring's 1989 mural, 'once upon a time,' which celebrates sexual liberation in the days before the aids epidemic The piece was created for the center show, a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the stonewall uprising, largely thought of as the start of the lgbtq+ rights movement in the united states. These are not the haring images we are used to seeing on buttons, magnets, puzzles, and clothes This is the private, sexual haring come to life in a grandiose and unapologetic celebration of gay.
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