07/12/2025
‘TV Dog’, 1982 — A barking dog shaped like a television, with buttons for a face and an atom glowing on the screen. With just a few bold lines, Keith Haring turns this strange creature into a powerful image — part warning, part reflection of a world overwhelmed by media and fear.
Haring’s art broke out of galleries and into everyday life. He built a visual language made of bold, instantly recognisable symbols. The barking dog, one of his most iconic, first appeared in 1980. For Haring, it stood for the abuse of power — a voice barking prejudice, especially against minorities.
Four decades later, ‘TV Dog’ still bites.
Artwork: Keith Haring, TV Dog, 1982, Sumi ink on paper, 58.4 x 73.3 cm I 23 x 28.9 in
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