Crack Is Wack | |
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Artist | Keith Haring |
Year | 1986 |
Movement | Pop art |
Condition | Restored |
Location | East Harlem, New York |
40°48′17.1″N 73°55′54.6″W / 40.804750°N 73.931833°W |
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.