Haring contributed to MoMA PS1 "New York/New Wave" exhibit in 1981. In 1981, he had his first solo exhibition in the Hal Bromm Gallery, followed by his exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1982. That same year, he took part in "documenta 7" in Kassel, Germany, as well as Public Art Fund's "Messages to the Public" in which he created work for a Spectacolor billboard in Times Square. He contributed work to the Whitney Biennial in 1983 and the São Paulo Biennial. He had a solo exhibition at the Fun Gallery in 1983. In 1984 and 1986, Haring participated in the Venice Biennale. In 1985, the CAPC in Bordeaux opened an exhibition of his works, and he took part in the Paris Biennial.