Left: Migrant Mother, 1936, Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Right: Holding Emmanuelle, 2008, Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Elinor Carucci.

Keith Haring: Apocalypse
September 17 – December 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday September 17, 6–8 pm

Hunter East Harlem Gallery
The Silberman School of Social Work
2180 3rd Avenue  at 119th Street
New York, NY 10035

The complete series of 22 framed works were generously donated to CCNY by the Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation in 2024 and was exhibited for the first time at CCNY March 2025, followed by an exhibition at The Art Gallery at Brooklyn College Fall 2025. The intention for the donation is for the series to travel to other CUNY campuses to be displayed and inspire discussion among students, faculty, staff and alumni, especially members of the LGBTQ+ communities. 

Keith Haring (1958-1990) collaborated on the Apocalypse series with the Beat Era poet and author, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), who wrote the introduction along with correlating texts to each of the 10 screenprints that Haring created. The series was completed in 1988, the same year that Haring was diagnosed with AIDS. Read in conjunction with Burroughs’ poetic words describing scenes of chaos, the prints act as a visual commentary about the AIDS crisis, illustrating the duality of life and death, heaven and hell, good and evil. These prints are a testament to Haring’s bold line work, use of color and his meticulous eye for composition resulting in collages that include religious, art historical and 1950s magazine imagery with scenes of urban destruction, modern technology and monsters.

For press inquires please contact Caitlin Anklam.