‘The Community Creates the Art’: A$AP Ferg Talks Keith Haring

Growing up in Harlem, rapper A$AP Ferg found creativity all around him. “The community creates the art,” he said, “without the community there would be no A$AP Ferg.” An art student turned rapper, Ferg joined the A$AP Mob, a collective known for their heighted sense art, fashion and creative expression. (Another member, A$AP Rocky, unveiled his performance art piece Lab Rat at Sotheby’s in 2018.) Besides the honored modern masters - Rothko, Bacon, Goya, Picasso - and more contemporary artists like Kara Walker, Renell Medrano and KAWS, Ferg looks to the singular dynamism of Keith Haring. “He was so multidimensional,” says Ferg, “and I feel like that’s what I represent as well.” To coincide with Keith Haring’s Greatest Hits: The Pop Shop Drawings, an online auction from 5-15 March of 12 drawings that formed the basis for Haring’s radically accessible Pop Shop, Ferg meets with Sotheby’s specialist Harrison Tenzer to discuss influences, upbringings and walking on water.
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[@witchingbrew3]

Respectable of Ferg to talk about art. People wear Haring merch as it's fashionable but no one ever talks about Keith Haring impact.

[@jackharness992]

Keith harings art is sick that’s why I like it

[@desmundullrich]

Facts.

[@ramadhaniduff1484]

I can say that I have a higher appreciation for ASAP Ferg. He is so knowledgeable about the fine arts 🎨. Glad I had the opportunity to meet him, also when I was a Event Security Staff at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha.

[@Skywalk3R2]

Hm, delightfully unexpected. Never saw this coming. Go head, Ferg.

[@xFPSPROx]

Super knowledgeable on the work and other artists

[@Val-pk4bq]

What a joy to watch!

[@blackice112]

I went to the highschool of art and design as well we have a good group of celebs that went there including Marc jacobs.

[@latashalatasha6993]

Who you see and may assume is one way may have many layers of insight to offer.

[@makayla7188]

This makes Ferg even more attractive, so knowledgeable 💖

[@JoseDelacruz-wo7ne]

Awesomeness ❤

[@Adam-ke6uh]

This is dope

[@emmore436]

What is the name of that cool song playing at the end

[@ttllymxico]

WoW What has that generation got to do with the era

[@richiedon9133]

Nyeahhh

[@djfreake]

Hering!!!!!!!!!

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[@xLeYondx]

Should've gotten Alex Monopoly to do this. Painting is his main profession for which he's good and Keith Haring is one of his idols/inspirations.

[@artboi8983]

Lol Alex Monopoly is a joke

[@mantronixtube]

a poser and kook

[@w.urlitzer1869]

`so phoney.

[@mantronixtube]

this was so weird