A Tale of Two Artists’s Careers Keith Haring (1958-1990) and Jeff Koons (1955-) were born in Pennsylvania and grew up in middle-class families. Their careers as artists took off in the 1980s, at a time when contemporary art was just beginning to be looked at seriously. It was an exciting moment. The late Marcia Tucker was fired when, as a curator at the Whitney, she exhibited Minimalist artists like Richard Tuttle. One of his works consisted of a few inches […]

Categories: Gayle Rodda Kurtz, ZiLL • Tags: art, Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, New York City