From the Montreux Jazz Festival posters to two iconic art cars, here's why Haring's 1983 is having a moment in 2026

There are few artists whose work feels as alive off the wall as on it. Keith Haring was always drawn to surfaces that moved, whether the tiles of the New York subway, the bodies of strangers or the bodywork of vehicles. This spring, that restless, kinetic energy is back on the streets of New York, and it is worth paying attention.

Keith Haring: In The Street

Running from 10 to 19 April at Free Parking, CART Department's gallery and events space in the West Village at 16 Morton Street, Keith Haring: In The Street brings together two of Haring's most iconic works: a painted 1963 Buick Special and a 1971 Land Rover Series III, painted and debuted at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983. Both are in the same room, never before seen together in New York City.

The event is a rare look into Haring's three-dimensional practice, including original works, photographs and the just-released book Keith Haring in 3D from Larry Warsh, Glenn Adamson and Phaidon/Monacelli. A series of intimate talks and celebrations with artists, writers and longtime friends of Haring will run alongside the exhibition, including a conversation between Brad Gooch, author of Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring, and Larry Warsh on Haring's legacy and what these works mean today.

Looking Ahead: Crystal Bridges

Keith Haring in 3D will be on view at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, from 6 June 2026 through 25 January 2027, giving the exhibition a long and well-deserved life beyond this month's New York run.

The Montreux Moment and Our Prints

The 1971 Land Rover Series III heading to New York was painted at the 1983 Montreux Jazz Festival, and it was not the only remarkable thing Haring created there. That same summer, he also designed the official festival poster for the 17th edition of the event. We have all three colour variants of that screen print available at Electric Gallery right now: the orange and yellow, the teal and pink and the yellow and pink. Each one is a vivid snapshot of Haring at a particular creative peak, the dancing figures buzzing with the same kinetic joy that he was simultaneously translating onto a Land Rover parked at the festival.

The Land Rover and the posters are separate works, but they share the same DNA. Buying one of these prints is not just owning a piece of Haring's graphic legacy. It is owning a piece of that specific summer, that specific festival and the collision of art, music and public life that defined everything Haring stood for.

The New York show runs until 19 April. Space is limited, so if you are in the city it is worth reserving a spot via the CART Department website.

The Montreux 1983 screen prints by Haring are available now at electricgallery.co.uk. Drop us a message if you would like more details.