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Crystal Bridges Presents Keith Haring in 3D

First exhibition of its kind highlights the iconic artist's work through sculpture, objects, and immersive installations

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - From June 6, 2026, to January 25, 2027, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presents Keith Haring in 3D , the first exhibition to highlight the iconic artist's work in three dimensions. Opening alongside the museum's long-awaited expansion and new temporary exhibition gallery on June 6, the exhibition features a wide range of Haring's works, inviting visitors to move through and around his art like never before.

Though Keith Haring is typically thought of as primarily a painter, Keith Haring in 3D focuses on a lesser-known yet highly compelling aspect of his practice as a sculptor. This exhibition marks the first time Haring's three-dimensional work has been explored at this scale, offering new insight into an important yet underexamined aspect of his career. Keith Haring in 3D will showcase Haring's sculptures, totems and masks, skateboards, clothing, boomboxes, paintings, drawings, and even a 1963 Buick Special, highlighting the breadth of his artistic experimentation.

"One of the goals of this exhibition is to reposition Keith Haring within the creative networks that shaped his practice, especially the downtown New York scene of the late 1970's and early 1980's," saidVictor Gomez, assistant curator of contemporary art. "I think people are most familiar with Haring's two-dimensional work, including paintings, prints, and commercial collaborations. Rather than focusing solely on his iconic imagery, this exhibition highlights the collaborative spirit that defined Keith Haring's career-from his early subway drawings to his creative exchanges with artists like LA2 and Kenny Scharf."

Visitors will experience how Haring translated his signature graphic style into physical space and form, from early painted objects and collaborations to immersive environments and large-scale sculptural works. Throughout his career, Haring worked across a wide range of mediums and collaborated with influential figures such as Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as performers like Grace Jones and Bill T. Jones.

"Haring's creativity was never confined to a single medium, or to the picture plane. His three-dimensional work shows the full scope of his curiosity and boldness, and the sheer energy that he brought to the world," said Glenn Adamson, independent curator. "The exhibition offers an entirely new perspective on this hugely influential artist."

Keith Haring in 3D will be accompanied by a major book published by Phaidon/Monacelli, edited by Larry Warsh and Glenn Adamson.

A lineup of public programs will accompany the exhibition's opening weekend, along with the unveiling of Crystal Bridges' 114,000-square-foot expansion. Opening celebrations will include gallery talks, guided tours, live music, wellness activities, and Keith Haring-themed artmaking.

Tickets to Keith Haring in 3D are $15, free for Crystal Bridges members, SNAP participants, veterans, and adults and youth 18 and under. For more information on Keith Haring in 3D and related programming, please visit the exhibition webpage.

Keith Haring in 3D is sponsored by Stout Executive Search, Christie's, Harrison and Rhonda French Family, Frederick and Shelby Gans, Anthropic, Amber and Martin Bynum, Ramsay and Jaquita Ball, Engel & Völkers, and Jennie and David Hartman.

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About Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Since opening in 2011, the museum has welcomed more than 15 million visitors across its spaces, with no cost for admission. Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 as a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization by philanthropist Alice Walton . The collection spans five centuries of American masterworks from early American to current day and is enhanced by temporary exhibitions .

The museum is nestled on 134 acres of Ozark landscape, the land is ancestral and treaty territory to the Caddo Nation, Osage Nation, and Quapaw Nation, and was designed by the world-renowned Safdie Architects . A rare Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house was preserved and relocated to the museum grounds in 2015. Crystal Bridges offers public programs including lectures, performances, classes, and teacher development opportunities, and is the home of the prestigious Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art and Tyson Scholars of American Art Program . Some 558,375 school children have participated in the Willard and Pat Walker School Visit program , which provides educational experiences for school groups at no cost to the schools.

Additional museum amenities include a restaurant , gift store , library , and five miles of art and walking trails. In February 2020, the museum opened the Momentary in Downtown Bentonville (507 SE E Street), a venue for the music, art, and food of our time. Crystal Bridges' 114,000 square foot expansion will open to the public June 6 and 7, 2026, allowing the museum to expand access for all. For more information, visit CrystalBridges.org . The museum is located at 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712.

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