Arts
fromTime Out New York
5 days agoA new Keith Haring exhibit is opening in the East Village next year
The Brant Foundation opens 'Keith Haring' March 11, 2026, showcasing the artist's formative 1980–1983 work and activism in the East Village.
Born in 1925, Lansbury made a name for herself as an MGM actor in the 1940s before she dominated the stage in Mame and other musicals. Throughout her life, Lansbury firmly cemented her status as a gay icon. She was a tireless AIDS activist who raised millions for the cause, and brought to life some of the most iconic roles in film, television and Broadway history.
The year was 1987. Phill Wilson was 31, a recent transplant to L.A. from his hometown of Chicago. A mysterious infection that weakened its hosts' immune systems was killing people at a terrifying rate, while the Reagan administration downplayed and openly joked about the disease. Some major news outlets initially wrote off the emerging epidemic as a "gay plague," insinuating that other Americans didn't need to worry about it.