Keith Haring's 1987 portfolio Pop Shop I consists of four silkscreen prints featuring Haring's famous black-line figures in whimsical compositions. Haring created this first Pop Shop portfolio in 1987, named after his original "Pop Shop" store that he opened in New York City in 1986. The Pop Shop was meant to make Haring's artwork even more accessible to the public, an initiative that the artist was passionate about throughout his career. The store sold everything from T-shirts and pins to posters with Haring's imagery on it. Haring opened the second Pop Shop store in 1987 in Tokyo, Japan. The name "Pop Shop" stems from the idea of "pop" culture, meaning easily recognizable figures, symbols, colors and idols that appealed to the masses. In his silkscreen print portfolios of the same name, Haring dives deeper into his development of a visual language. In Pop Shop I, Haring uses a bright color palette of yellow, red, blue, and purple to color his signature black line figures energetically dancing.
Keith Haring's Pop Shop I is the first of the artist's Pop Shop portfolios, featuring four silkscreen prints with Haring's signature black-line figures and bright colors.
