The Return of the Pop Shop
June 6th, 2008 by RJJNYC
On my first visit to New York City from London at the end of 1988, one of the things I most looked forward to was visiting the Pop Shop. May 4 was Keith Haring’s birthday, and he would have been 50 this year. As part of a number of tributes and celebrations, one of his murals has been recreated on East Houston Street and a documentary about his life was shown at the Tribeca film festival and is slated for release on DVD later this year.
After the sad closure of the Lafayette St store a couple of years back, the Pop Shop has returned as an online outlet. The T-shirts are being made by Pop Shop’s original T-shirt screener and include the seminal radiant baby and DJ dog images.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 5:54 am
that shop on lafayette was amazing. the interior was a living piece of art. sad that it closed. happy to hear they selling their goods online though