Pop Shop III (A) (Littmann P. 144) by Keith Haring, from the Pop Shop III set, features Haring’s distinctive figures set to a vivid palette of bright red, yellow and green in the artist’s signature, energetic style.

In the work, a single red figure appears to be saving or feeding a green figure into or from a bright silver machine. Haring’s use of bold lines creates a sense of urgency and movement within the work which can be read as a critique on the response to the AIDS crises of the time and how we all have the power to either save or doom others. Haring, throughout his career, used his platform to engage in social issues including his works attacking Apartheid South Africa, highlighting the crack epidemic and, most famously, bringing attention to the devastating effects of the AIDS crises.

Works from the Pop Shop series remain among the most recognisable and culturally significant prints of Haring’s career precisely because they collapse distinctions between fine art, advertising, street imagery and popular culture so effortlessly. Pop Shop III (A) captures the raw energy of the artist and his commitment to socially important causes and using his voice and platform to promote both awareness and change.

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