CHRISTOPHER MAKOS ON KEITH HARING

A few days ago I asked Christopher Makos about Keith Haring and the New York art world in the 1980's.  Here's what he had to say on the subject:

«Keith was such an interesting artist from Pennsylvania. Which is like being from the countryside of France. He arrived to New York City, like we all did, full of wonder, full of hopes and dreams. Keith's dream did come true. He was important figure on the New York scene. His «baby» buttons really got the attention of everyone when he first started getting the buttons on the scene. I just took Keith to the Factory and introduced Keith to Andy. I also introduced Jean-Michel Basquiat to Andy the same way. As for Kenny Scharf, we were in different circles».