"Charing Cross tube station will be giving away free pop-art posters by the American artist, Keith Haring next week, as well as displaying two of his artworks in the UK for the first time. Haring was an artist who was probably best known for his "dancing men" motifs, and often worked on public artworks for community centres rather than the mainstream galleries. Not totally adverse to money, he also took on commercial commissions, and one in 1986 was to design two paintings for Absolut Vodka."
"Some of the station roundels will also drop the C, and will be renamed "Haring Cross" for the two day event. Emma Strain, Customer Director at Transport for London (TfL), says: "The London Underground has a long-standing connection to the art world, so we're delighted to work with Absolut to be able to host Keith Haring's art at Charing Cross Tube station. Activations like this provide our customers with a new way to experience art in London.""
Charing Cross tube station will display two Keith Haring paintings from 1986 and give away free pop-art posters of one of the displayed works while stocks last. The paintings were originally created for Absolut Vodka and will be shown in the UK for the first time. The artworks will be installed in the ticket hall on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September, with posters likely to run out on the first morning. Some station roundels will be altered to read "Haring Cross" during the two-day event. Absolut will re-release the 1986-designed bottle next month.
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