The Melbourne Keith Haring Mural

Video Archive

Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia (1984)

John Buckley speaking about New York street artists of the 1980s (Melbourne, 1984)

John Buckley, the inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaking about New York street artists and his invitation to Keith Haring to visit Australia in 1984.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 00:48
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Keith Haring: water wall mural at the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, 1984)

Time-lapse footage of Keith Haring painting the water wall mural at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne in 1984.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 00:37
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Keith Haring speaking on… (Melbourne, 1984)

Keith Haring speaking about the use of line, drawing and culture, the connection between hand and eye, and the elements of music and concentration/un-concentration in his art.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 01:59
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Keith Haring: Moomba Festival Fashion Parade (Melbourne, 1984)

Footage of Keith Haring’s contribution to the Moomba Festival Fashion Parade, Melbourne, 1984.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 01:08
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Keith Haring: the making of the Collingwood mural (Melbourne, 1984)

Footage of Keith Haring painting the outdoor mural at Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne in 1984.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 01:39
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Keith Haring: indoor mural at the Art Gallery of NSW (Sydney, 1984)

Time-lapse footage of Keith Haring painting the indoor mural at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney in 1984.

Source: Excerpt taken from the documentary film Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia, Australian Film and Television School, 1984. Courtesy John Buckley.

Running Time: 01:27
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Video Interviews

John Buckley speaking about energy and performance in Keith Haring’s work

John Buckley, inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaking about the elements of energy and performance in Keith Haring’s work.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:00
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John Buckley speaking about his first encounter with the work of Keith Haring and his invitation to Australia

John Buckley, inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaking about his first encounter with Keith Haring’s work and the circumstances of Haring’s visit to Australia in 1984.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:20
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John Buckley speaking about Keith Haring’s time in Australia and the making of the mural at the Collingwood Technical College

John Buckley, inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaking about the various activities Keith Haring undertook while in Australia and the making of the mural at the Collingwood Technical College in 1984.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:55
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John Buckley speaking about the making of the Keith Haring mural at Glamorgan School

John Buckley, inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaking about the making of the Keith Haring mural at Glamorgan School (now Geelong Grammar) in 1984.

Location: Keith Haring mural at Geelong Grammar, Toorak Campus, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:47
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John Buckley speaking about the significance of computer technology in Keith Haring’s Collingwood mural

John Buckley, inaugural director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, reflecting on the development of Keith Haring’s visual lexicon and the significance of computer technology in the Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:05
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Marcos Davidson speaking on… hanging out with Keith Haring in Melbourne

Marcos Davidson, local jeweller and one of Melbourne’s first street artists, speaks about time spent with Keith Haring while he was in Melbourne in 1984.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:55
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Juliana Engberg speaking on… New York’s art scene of the 1980s and Keith’s visit to Melbourne in 1984 (Melbourne, 2012)

Juliana Engberg, artistic director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaks about New York’s art scene of the 1980s and meeting Keith Haring on his visit to Australia in 1984.

Location: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 02:39
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Juliana Engberg speaking on… the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood (Melbourne, 2012)

Juliana Engberg, artistic director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, speaks about the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood.

Location: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:18
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Andy Mac speaking on… the influence of Keith Haring on Melbourne’s street art scene

Andy Mac, founder of Citylights, speaks about the influence of Keith Haring on Melbourne’s street art scene.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 02:21
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Alexie Glass speaking on… Keith Haring and his early contribution to the City of Yarra’s growing art scene

Alexie Glass-Kantor, director of Gertrude Contemporary, speaks about Keith Haring and his contribution to the creation of the City of Yarra’s strong creative community.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:26
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Naomi Cass speaking on… Keith Haring and the urban environment

Naomi Cass, director of the Centre for Contemporary Photography, speaks about urban space and the presence of the Keith Haring mural in the Collingwood streetscape.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:22
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Reko Rennie speaking on… the influence of Keith Haring

Reko Rennie, local artist, speaks about the influence of Keith Haring on his own artistic practice and ideas of communication and dissemination.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 02:35
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Simon Maidment speaking on… Keith Haring and public art

Simon Maidment, director of Satellite Projects, speaks about the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood and its relationship to public art and community.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:59
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Mike Finch speaking on… the shared values of Keith Haring and Circus Oz

Mike Finch, artistic director of Circus Oz, speaks about becoming new tenants of the former Collingwood Technical College and the values Circus Oz shares with the Keith Haring mural on site.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:49
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Geoff Barbour speaking on… the importance of the Keith Haring mural to the local community

Geoff Barbour, former Mayor of the City of Yarra, speaks about the importance of the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood and its contribution to the vibrant cultural life of the local community.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:45
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Mario Marracone speaking on… living with a Keith Haring mural in Fitzroy

Mario Marracone, co-owner of the iconic Mario's Cafe in Fitzroy, speaks about living with a Keith Haring mural on the front fence of his home in Fitzroy.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 01:55
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Jon Perring speaking on… being a next-door neighbour to the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood

Jon Perring, co-owner of the iconic Tote Hotel, speaks about working next to the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood and the relationship between Haring’s work and the local music scene.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:36
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Wendy Bignami speaking about the Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College

Wendy Bignami discusses the permanency of the Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:27
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Shini Pararajasingham speaking on… living and working with the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood

Shini Pararajasingham, director of Off the Kerb Gallery/Studios, speaks about living and working across the road from the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood.

Location: Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, 2012.

Running Time: 00:28
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