Crack Is Wack

Crack Is Wack
The second and current version of Crack Is Wack
ArtistKeith Haring
Year1986
MovementPop art
ConditionRestored
LocationEast Harlem, New York
Coordinates40°48′17.1″N 73°55′54.6″W / 40.804750°N 73.931833°W / 40.804750; -73.931833

Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by American artist and social activist Keith Haring. Located near the Harlem River Drive in East Harlem, the mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid to late 1980s. As a symbol of anti-drug activism, Crack Is Wack commemorates Haring's powerful sociopolitical presence as an artist and remains a part of New York City's repertoire of iconic public art.