‘Fiorucci Walls’, on loan from the MACo Museum of Chang Mai, Thailand, was commissioned in 1983, by legendary fashion designer Elio Fiorucci. The designer invited Haring to Milan to turn his store into a work of art, stripping his 5,000 square foot store bare, creating a blank wall canvas. Haring painted the shop in 13 hours, working overnight with his friend and collaborator LA II, accompanied by the tunes of DJ Maurizio Marisco. When the installation came down in 1984, Fiorucci saved the panels keeping them in storage for decades, restoring them in 1991. This fashion x art collaboration, fit perfectly into the ethos of Haring and his connection to the fashion scene. Inspired by graffiti art, Haring—an influential part of the New York art scene during the 1980s—began drawing in New York’s subway stations, filling empty advertising spaces with chalk drawings with the aim to make art accessible to everyone. This public-works showing, aligns perfectly with City Center’s founding mission to make the arts accessible to everyone. As Manhattan’s first performing arts center, City Center has been a staple in the fabric of arts & culture in NYC since its inception in 1943.