Oh I like that. Perhaps linking the narratives of its various “owners” as it travels about while inevitably getting lost and then found! Or a rogue performance art piece. Stand unsanctioned outside the Tate Modern with a bucket of special, identical umbrellas and disseminate them into the world with the instructions (printed on the umbrella) to pass them on and on!
Thank you for your article. It definitely took me back to my visit to The Pop Shop. I bought an umbrella with black and white Haring “people” covering the canvas. I loved that piece and displayed it in an umbrella stand by the front door. Unfortunately, my 8 year old son decided to use it as he walked to school in the Portland rain. Being an 8 year old boy, he forgot it when he walked home from school and I never saw it again.
At least I know it’s out there in the world somewhere.
What a fantastic memory! Thank you. What I'd give to have been able to check out the Pop Shop. I like to think that umbrellas have many lives and love the image of yours out and about in the world. In a way, it’s fitting — Haring believed art belonged to everyone, in public spaces, part of everyday life, and perhaps your umbrella is living out his philosophy!
Really enjoyed learning about this history of 3-D art/craft.
That’s exactly how I feel about “The Umbrella!” Sounds like a great concept for a book.
Oh I like that. Perhaps linking the narratives of its various “owners” as it travels about while inevitably getting lost and then found! Or a rogue performance art piece. Stand unsanctioned outside the Tate Modern with a bucket of special, identical umbrellas and disseminate them into the world with the instructions (printed on the umbrella) to pass them on and on!
Love this, especially after seeing Oldenburg's life size cigarettes and ash tray at the Whitney last month: https://whitney.org/education/blog/oldenburg-fagends
Also, interesting timing re commentary on consumer culture with the tariffs and they're effect they will have on American consumer behavior...
Thank you for your article. It definitely took me back to my visit to The Pop Shop. I bought an umbrella with black and white Haring “people” covering the canvas. I loved that piece and displayed it in an umbrella stand by the front door. Unfortunately, my 8 year old son decided to use it as he walked to school in the Portland rain. Being an 8 year old boy, he forgot it when he walked home from school and I never saw it again.
At least I know it’s out there in the world somewhere.
What a fantastic memory! Thank you. What I'd give to have been able to check out the Pop Shop. I like to think that umbrellas have many lives and love the image of yours out and about in the world. In a way, it’s fitting — Haring believed art belonged to everyone, in public spaces, part of everyday life, and perhaps your umbrella is living out his philosophy!
That is really fascinating.