As a young art student, Keith Haring explored the outer boroughs of NYC and the neighboring Lower East Side. He became infatuated with LA II’s style and had Fab Five Freddy introduce them. Angel,of Puerto Rican heritage was only 14 at the time. LA II would extensively collaborate with Haring for the next six years. Haring always treated him fairly and split all proceeds with him from all collaborations. Haring was famous for his clean lines, but the psychedelic lines that filled out much of Haring’s work was solidly LA II. AngeI’s story after Haring’s death becomes more complicated and deals with race, privilege and reflects both the joys and torments Haring candidly wrote about in his writings about his own success.