EXHIBITION CHECKLIST

 

1           INTERVENTIONS

 

Vito Acconci

Where We Are Now (Who Are We Anyway?), 1976

Photodocumentation of installation at Sonnabend Gallery, 420 West Broadway, New York (three color photographs with sound)

Sheets: 24 x 20 in. each

Courtesy the artist

 

Scott Burton

Bronze Chair (Street Furniture), 1975          

Photodocumentation of installation at Artists Space, Wooster Street, New York (two gelatin silver prints)

Sheets: 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (16.8 x 25.7 cm) and 5 7/16 x 9 15/16 in. (13.8 x 25.3 cm)

Scott Burton Papers, Box 23, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

 

Stefan Eins

Crowbar, 1974

Hand-forged steel

36 x 3 in. (91.4 x 7.6 cm)

Collection of the artist

 

John Fekner and Don Leicht

YOUR SPACE HAS BEEN INVADED, 1982

Painted stencil template on oaktag board

11 x 56 in. (27.9 x 142.2 cm)

Frame: 14 x 60 in.

Courtesy the artists

 

Peter Hujar

Leroy Street, 1983

Vintage gelatin silver print

14 ½ x 14 5/8 in. (36.8 x 37.1 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Justen Ladda

Bookburning, 1981

Photograph by Martha Cooper

Photodocumentation of installation (color photograph)

Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Courtesy Justen Ladda

 

Gordon Matta-Clark

Day’s End (Pier 52), 1975

C-print

Mount: 48 x 41 in. (121.9 x 104.1 cm)

Image: 36 x 25 in. (91.4 x 63.5 cm)

Courtesy the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner, New York

 

Adrian Piper

Framed “Dear Friends” Cards, 1986

Ink on paper

2 x 3 ½ in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm) each

Framed: 12 ¼ x 13 ½ x 1 in. (31.1 x 34.3 cm)

Collections of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica

 

Adam Purple

The Garden of Eden, Forsythe Street, New York, c. 1984

Photographs by Harvey Wang

Photodocumentation of installation (two C-prints)

Sheets: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm) each

Courtesy the photographer

 

Christy Rupp

Hooray for Westway, c. 1979

Cardboard relief

20 x 22 x 3 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Robert Smithson

Untitled, n.d.

Ink on Max’s Kansas City menu

16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)

Collection of Tom Otterness and Coleen Fitzgibbon, New York

 

Martha Wilson

Fundraising letter for “Franklin Freezer, Inc.,” 1978 [2005]

Typewritten letter

Sheet: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Frame: 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Krzysztof Wodiczko

Projection on the AT&T Building, New York, 1984

Photodocumentation of installation (gelatin silver print)

Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Frame: 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York

 

Projection on the Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New Year’s Eve, 1984

Photodocumentation of installation (gelatin silver print)

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Frame: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York

 

David Wojnarowicz

Mask for the series Rimbaud in New York, c. 1977

Magic marker on photocopy with rubber bands

11 ¼ x 9 in. (28.6 x 22.9 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [Forty-second Street] from the series Rimbaud in New York, 1977–79   

Vintage gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 13 x 18 in.

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [Diner] from the series Rimbaud in New York, 1977–79

Vintage gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 13 x 18 in.

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [Duchamp] from the series Rimbaud in New York, 1977–79

Vintage gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 13 x 18 in.

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [Palm Reading] from the series Rimbaud in New York, 1977–79

Vintage gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 13 x 18 in.

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

 

Jeannette Ingberman, Editor

Illegal America (exhibition catalogue, New York: Exit Art, 1982)

Printed book encased in cardboard sleeve with dollar bill

[dims]

Fales Library, New York University

 

Invitation for Illegal America at Franklin Furnace, organized by Jeannette Ingberman, 1982

Offset

7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)

Downtown Flyers Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Poster for the Real Estate Show, 1980

Designed by Becky Howland

Stencil on newspaper, laminated

22 x 29 in. (55.9 x 73.7 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 


 

2           BROKEN STORIES

 

Laurie Anderson

New York Times / China Times, 1979

Collage on canvas

Sheet: 13 ¼ in. x  10 ¼ in.

Collection of John Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Ida Applebroog

Sure I’m Sure, 1979–80

Ink and rhoplex on vellum

Six panels, 17 x 69 in. (43.2 x 175.3 cm) overall

Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

 

Troy Brauntuch

Untitled, 1980

White pencil on black paper

Frame: 28 x 42 in. (71.1 x 106.7 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Sue Coe

Reagan Speaks for Himself, 1984

Mixed media and collage on white etching paper

30 ¾  x 23 in. unframed

Courtesy the artist and Galerie St. Etienne, New York

 

Juan Downey

Drawing from the video installation Plato Now, 1972

Mixed media on paper

40 x 30 in.

Collection of John Hanhardt, New York

 

Richard Foreman and the Ontological Hysteric Theater Company

Total Recall, 1971

Photographs by Babette Mangolte

Photodocumentation of performance at Foreman’s loft, 52 Wooster Street, New York

(three gelatin silver prints)

Sheets: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm) each

Frames: 13 x 16 in. each

Richard Foreman Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Robert Gober

Atlanta, 1979

Graphite on paper

Sheet: 4 x 5 1/8 in.

Frame: 12 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.

Collection of the artist, courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Leon Golub

Henry Kissinger, from the series Portraits of Power, 1976

Acrylic on canvas

20 ½ x 16 ½ in. (52.1 x 41.9 cm)

Private collection, New York

 

 

Duncan Hannah

Crime of Passion, 1976

Acrylic, charcoal, and spraypaint on canvas

34 x 54 in. (86.4 x 137.2 cm)

Frame: 36 x 56 in. (91.4 x 142.2 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Continental Film Review, 1981

Collage

Sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Frame: 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

John Jesurun

Chang in a Void Moon, Episode 21, “The Barbarities of Insulin,” February 7, 1983

Performed by Ruth Gray and Helena White

Photograph by Kirk Winslow

Photodocumentation of performance at Pyramid Club, New York (gelatin silver print)     

Sheet: 12 x 15 in.

Frame: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)

Courtesy John Jesurun

 

Ray Johnson

Silhouette University, July 22, 1976

Pen and ink on paper

11 x 8 ½ in.

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (When I Hear the Word Culture I Take out My Checkbook), 1985

Photograph with artist’s frame

139 x 68 in. (353.1 x 172.7 cm)

Collections of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica

 

Christopher Knowles

Letter to Grandparents, 1977

Typewritten letter

Sheet: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Courtesy the Estate of Holly Solomon

 

Stephen Lack

Youth Found Slain, 1976

Photostat on paper

Sheet: 18 x 27 in. (45.7 x 68.6 cm)

Frame: 19 x 28 in. (48.3 x 71.1 cm)               

Courtesy the artist and Dorfman Projects, New York

 

Hitler’s Teeth/Revealed, 1975

Photostat on paper

Sheet: 18 x 27 in. (45.7 x 68.6 cm)

Frame: 19 x 28 in. (48.3 x 71.1 cm)               

Courtesy the artist and Dorfman Projects, New York

 

Justen Ladda

Russians Invading Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 1979, 1980

Vinyl emulsion, watercolor, and Letraset transfers on newsprint

Sheet: 6 ¼ x 6 ¾ in. (15.9 x 17.1 cm)

Frame: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

The Shah of Iran in His Last Days, 1980

Vinyl emulsion and watercolor on newsprint

3 ½ x 4 ½ in. (8.9 x 11.4 cm)

Frame: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

The End of Rhodesia and the Beginning of Zimbabwe, 1980

Vinyl emulsion and watercolor on newsprint

6 ½ x 7 in. (16.5 x 17.8 cm)

Frame: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Reagan Election Campaign, 1980

Vinyl emulsion and watercolor on newsprint

6 ¾ x 7 in. (17.1 x 17.8 cm)

Frame: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Sherrie Levine

After Egon Schiele, 1982

Six color and three black-and-white photographs (from a set of 18)

Sheets: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm) each      

[SLE-41.1]

Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

 

Joe Lewis

Auto’s, 1982

Offset on acetate, frosted glass, fluorescent light, and wood

25 ½ x 21 x 5 ½ in. (64.8 x 53.3 x 14 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Robert Longo

Untitled, from the series Men in the City, 1981

Charcoal and graphite on paper

96 x 60 in.

Holzer Family Collection

 

Christian Marclay

Recycled Records, 1981

Collaged vinyl record

12 in. (30.5 cm) diameter

Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery

 

Richard Prince

Untitled (Living Rooms), 1977

4 Ektacolor prints, ed. 8/10

Each: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 89.29. Purchased with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal Agency, and Councilman Joel Wachs

 

Tim Rollins & K.O.S.

Absalom, Absalom! (after William Faulkner), 1983

Xerograph, edition 1 of 15

Sheet: 13 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (34.9 x 21 cm)

Courtesy the artists

 

Martha Rosler

The Bowery in two inadequate descriptive systems, 1974–75

Suite of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 mount boards

Mounts: 11 13/16 x 23 5/8 in. (30 x 60 cm) each of 24

Courtesy the artist

 

Susan Rothenberg

Untitled, 1981

Charcoal on paper

Sheet: 27 ¾ x 20 in. (70.5 x 50.8 cm)

Collection of Miani Johnson, New York

 

David Salle

Untitled, 1981

Acrylic on paper

40 x 26 in. (101.6 x 66 cm)

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 85.79. The Barry Lowen Collection

 

Cindy Sherman

Untitled Film Still #65, 1980

Gelatin silver print

10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 95.56. Purchased with funds provided by the friends of Marsha Kleinman in her memory

 

Laurie Simmons

Ballet Strip-In, 1982

Cibachrome print

30 x 40 in., edition of 5

Courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York

 

Untitled live ballet project, c. 1980

Two gelatin silver prints

Image: 6 ½ x 13 ½ in.

Paper: 9 x 14 in.

Courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York

 

Nancy Spero        

Gratian’s Dictum, 1979

Paint and typewritten collage on paper

40 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (102.9 x 42.5 cm)

Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York

 

Squat Theatre

Mr. Dead and Mrs. Free, 1981

Photograph by Paula Court

Photodocumentation of performance (gelatin silver print)

Sheet : 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the photographer

 

Pig, Child, Fire, 1977

Photodocumentation of performance with John Lurie (gelatin silver print)

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 13 x 16 in.

The Mark Hall Amitin / World of Culture for the Performing Arts, Inc. Archive, Fales Library, New York University

 

William Wegman

Landscape, 1976

Ink on paper

Sheet: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Courtesy the Estate of Holly Solomon

 

French 3, 1980

Polaroid color print

Sheet: 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

NOT EXHIBITED AT THE GREY ART GALLERY

 

David Wojnarowicz

Human Head II, New York, September 5, 1977

Mixed media journal

12 x 7 ½ in. (30.5 x 19.1 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

[vitrine / open]

 

[Artist’s journal], New York, June 6–August 28, 1979

Mixed media journal

9 3/8 x 7 ¼ in. (23.8 x 18.4 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

 

VIDEO

 

Michel Auder

Made for Denise, 1977

Video transferred to DVD

4 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist and Newman Popiashvili Gallery

 

My Love, 1978

Video transferred to DVD

5 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist and Newman Popiashvili Gallery

 

Dara Birnbaum

Technology / Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978–79

Video transferred to DVD

5:50 minutes, color, sound

The Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media, New York University, courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix

 

Christian Marclay

Record Players, 1983–84

Video transferred to DVD, unlimited edition

5 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery

 

Michael Smith

Secret Horror, 1980

Directed by Mark Fischer; produced for the Artists Television Network

Video transferred to DVD

13:38 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix

 

The Wooster Group

Excerpt from “Part I: ‘Tag/Dance with Gun/The Pick Up/The Ghost,’” from Rumstick Road, 1977

Super-8mm transferred to DVD (performance documentation)

Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte; composed by Spalding Gray and Elizabeth LeCompte in collaboration with Libby Howes, Bruce Porter, and Ron Vawter; performed by Spalding Gray, Libby Howes, and Ron Vawter; designed by Jim Clayburgh with Elizabeth LeCompte; technical direction by Bruce Porter and Bruce Rayvid; stage managers: Gabrielle Lansner and Kate Valk               

Filmed by Elizabeth LeCompte

Courtesy the Wooster Group

 

Excerpt from “The Fifth Examination of the Text: ‘The Cocktail Party,’” from Nayatt School, 1978

16mm transferred to DVD, 10 minutes (performance documentation)

Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte; composed by Spalding Gray and Elizabeth LeCompte in collaboration with Libby Howes, Bruce Porter, and Ron Vawter; performed by Spalding Gray, Libby Howes, Ron Vawter, Ursula Easton, Tena Cohen, Michael Rivkin, and Eric Moskowitz; designed by Bruce Porter and Elizabeth LeCompte; lighting by Jim Clayburgh

Filmed by Ken Kobland

Courtesy the Wooster Group

 

 

 

Kathy Acker

Top Stories no. 9: New York City in 1979 (Buffalo: Hallwalls, 1981)

Printed book

8 ¼ x 5 3/8 in. (21 x 13.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Implosion (New York: Wedge, 1983)

Design by Mark Magill

Printed book

8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Rip Off Red: Girl Detective, 1973

Autograph manuscript

22  x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Hello, I’m Erica Jong (New York: Contact II, 1982)

Illustrations by Michael McClard

Printed book (first edition)

8 5/8 x 5 in. (21.9 x 12.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

John Ahearn

Poster for the film Shame, 1978

Mixed media

Courtesy the artist

 

Animation cels from Amos Poe’s film Unmade Beds, 1976

Framed together, approx. 21 ½ x 6 ¾ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Art by Bruce Carleton and Ken Weiner for John Holmstrom’s photo-comic Mutant Monster Beach Party, 1978

Directed and lettered by John Holmstrom, written by Legs McNeil

Sheets: 25 ¼ x 22 ¼ in. (64.1 x 56.5 cm) and 21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm)

Courtesy John Holmstrom / Punk Magazine

 each

 

Eric Bogosian

Notebook for Heaven, Heaven, Heaven and Sheer Heaven, 1978

Autograph manuscript

11 x 8 ¾ in. (27.9 x 22.2 cm)

Eric Bogosian Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Assorted material for Funhouse, 1982–83

Three typewritten autograph pages

Sheets: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm) each

Eric Bogosian Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Bomb, vol. 1, no. 1, spring 1981

[Sarah Charlesworth image on cover]

14 x 10 ¾  in. (37.5 x 27.3 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

East Village Eye, vol. 1, no. 1, May 1979

17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

East Village Eye, vol. 1, no. 4, September 1979

[Christof Kohlhofer dollar bill centerfold]

17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Flyer for Kidnapped directed by Eric Mitchell, 1977

Photocopy

11 x 8 ½ in.

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Spalding Gray

Seven Scenes from a Family Album (New York: Benzene Editions, 1981)

Printed book

8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in. (21 x 13.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Duncan Hannah

Poster art for Amos Poe’s film Unmade Beds, 1976

Collage

30 x 20 in.

Courtesy Amos Poe

 

Richard Hell

Journal from Patti, 1974–79

Autograph manuscript

11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Richard Hell Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Gary Indiana

Shanghai (New York: Wedge, 1983)

Printed book

5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Jim Jarmusch and Eszter Balint on location for Jarmusch's film Stranger than Paradise, New York, 1982

Photograph by Stephen Torton

Gelatin silver print enlarged from original Polaroid

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy Jim Jarmusch

 

Jim Jarmusch and Chris Parker on location for Jarmusch's film Permanent Vacation, New York, 1979

Photographer unknown

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy Jim Jarmusch

 

Richard Kostelanetz

Tabula Rasa: A Constructivist Novel (New York: RK Editions, 1978)

Printed book

8 ½ x 8 ½ in. (21. 6 x 21.6 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Patrick McGrath

Blood and Water and Other Tales (New York: Poseidon, 1988)

Printed book

6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

New York Rocker, February 1976

17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

New York Rocker, September–October 1977

17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Page from Nick Detroit, 1976

Written and directed by Legs McNeil, photography by Chris Stein

32 ½ x 25 in. (82.6 x 63.5 cm)

Courtesy John Holmstrom / Punk Magazine

 

Gary Panter

Okupant X (Providence, R.I.: Diana’s Bimonthly Press, 1979)

Printed book

8 ½ x 5 ½ in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Miguel Piñero

Autobiography, c. 1979

Manuscript on 3 sheets of legal paper

12 ½ x 8 in. (31.8 x 20.3 cm); in plastic sleeve:  12 ½ x 8 ½ (31.8 x 21.6 cm)

Courtesy Exit Art Archives

 

Suzan Pitt

Animation cel from the film Asparagus, 1978–79

Sheet: 12 ¼ x 15 ¾ in.

Frame: 17 x 20 ¼ in.

Collection of Mimi Gross, New York

 

Postcard for the Super-8 Series at Agee Room, c. 1981

5 x 3 in.

Downtown Flyers Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Poster for Bette Gordon’s film Variety, 1983

Photographs by Nan Goldin

Offset

Sheet: 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)

Courtesy Bette Gordon, New York

 

Poster for Charlie Ahearn’s film The Deadly Art of Survival, 1979

Offset

22 ¾ x 28 ¾ in.

Courtesy Charlie Ahearn

 

Poster for Eric Mitchell’s film Underground USA at St. Marks Cinema, 1980

Offset

21 1/3 x 16 5/8 in.

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Poster for Red Italy, directed by Eric Mitchell, 1979

Offset

11 x 17 in.

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Poster for Film Festival at New Cinema, featuring Kidnapped, directed by Eric Mitchell, and Men in Orbit, directed by John Lurie, c. 1977

Offset

11 x 17 in.

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Richard Prince

Wild History (New York: The Press, 1985)

Printed book
6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Production stills from the set of Underground USA with Terry Toye and Jackie Curtis, directed by Eric Mitchell, 1980

Black-and-white photographs

7 x 5 in.

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Production stills from the set of Kidnapped, directed by Eric Mitchell, 1977

[Patti Astor and Anya Phillips; Gordon Stevenson and Anya Phillips; Anya Phillips, Eric Mitchell, and Gordon Stevenson]

Black-and-white photographs

7 x 9 ½ in. each

Collection of Eric Mitchell, Paris

 

Publicity brochure for Sara Driver’s film You Are Not I, 1981

Offset

Designed by Sara Driver

Sheet: 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm)

Frame: 14 ¾ x 20 7/8 in. (37.5 x 53 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Raw, vol. 1, no. 1, fall 1980

14 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Raw, vol. 1, no. 2, winter 1980

14 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Jack Smith

“Fear Ritual of Shark Museum,” in Avalanche, December 1974

16 ½ x 11 ¼ in. (41.9 x 28.6 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Forbidden Blossom of Port Moresby: Recipe for 1, c. 1979

Pen and ink on paper

11 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. (29.8 x 22.2 cm)

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Lynne Tillman

Madame Realism (New York: The Print Center, 1984)

Illustrations by Kiki Smith

Printed book (first edition)

8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Lynne Tillman

Haunted Houses (New York: Poseidon, 1987)

Printed book

8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22.5 x 14.9 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

 


 

 

3           SUBLIME TIME

 

Laurie Anderson

From “For Instants Part 3,” 1975

Black-and-white photograph

Frame: 15 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (38.7 x 46.4 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

White on White: A Song in 24/24 Time, 1976

Collage on paper

Sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (33.7 x 26.0 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Ross Bleckner

Untitled, 1986

Oil on canvas

22 x 18 ¼ in. (55.9 x 46.4 cm) framed

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Jonathan Borofsky

I Dreamed That Blacks Were Marching, c. 1975

Pen and ink on paper

12 x 14 in.

Collection of Jeffrey Deitch, New York

 

Glenn Branca

Untitled, 1985

Ink on paper

Frame: 26 ¾ x 35 ½ in. (66 x 90.2 cm)

Collection of Nicole Klagsbrun, New York

 

Sarah Charlesworth

Unidentified Woman, Hotel de Aragón, Madrid, 1980

Unique gelatin silver print with wood frame

78 x 42 in. (198.1 x 106.7 cm)

Collection of Ara Arslanian, New York          

 

Papo Colo

Superman 51, 1977

Photodocumentation of performance (gelatin silver print)

Image: 40 x 29 1/8 in. (101.6 x 74 cm)

Sheet: 44 ¼ x 33 3/8 in. (112.4 x 84.8 cm)

El Museo del Barrio, New York. Gift of the artist with additional support from “PROARTISTA: Sustaining the Work of Living Contemporary Artists,” a fund from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust, 2003.18.5

 

Jack Goldstein

Untitled (Airplanes), 1981

Acrylic on canvas

96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 182.9 cm)

Collection of Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy, Connecticut

 

A Suite of 7-inch Records with Sound Effects, 1976–77

Edition 25 of 100

Collection of Michèle C. Cone, New York

 

Ron Gorchov

Untitled, 1975

Oil on canvas

17 ¾ x 25 in. (45.1 x 63.5 cm) (irregular shape)

Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Lawrence L. DiCarlo, 1981.8.1

 

Peter Halley

Prison with Conduit, 1981

Acrylic, Day-Glo acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex on canvas (2 parts)

54 x 36 in. (137.2 x 91.4 cm)

Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy. Gift of the artist (PA 1971), Addison Art Drive

 

Scott Heiser

Betsey Johnson Fashion Show, n.d.

Vintage gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in.

Courtesy the Estate of Scott Heiser

 

Fernando Sanchez Fashion Show, 1980

Vintage gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in. [unframed, estate to frame]

Courtesy the Estate of Scott Heiser

 

Kansai Yamamoto, 1979

Vintage gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in. [unframed, estate to frame]

Courtesy the Estate of Scott Heiser

 

Shamask, 1982

Vintage gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in. [unframed, estate to frame]

Courtesy the Estate of Scott Heiser

 

Tehching Hsieh

One Year Performance (Time Piece), April 11, 1980, to April 11, 1981

Photodocumentation of performance (gelatin silver print) and artist’s statement

Photograph (sheet): 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)

Statement: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Robert Kushner

Pink, 1974

Chiffon, jersey, metallic chiffon, and silk

71 x 75 in. (180.3 x 190.5 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Matt Mullican

Under Hypnosis, 1982

Photograph by Paula Court

Photodocumentation of performance at the Kitchen, New York (gelatin silver print)

Sheet : 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Frame:

Courtesy the photographer

 

Joseph Nechvatal

Trial and Error, 1981

Graphite on paper

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Stature, 1982      

Graphite on paper

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Nam June Paik

Untitled, 1973

Three-color silkscreen print

12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)

Collection of John Hanhardt, New York

 

Judy Rifka

Museum Wallpaper, 1982

Oil on linen, two panels

72 x 24 in. (182.9 x 61 cm) each

Courtesy the artist

 

Oliver Wasow

Untitled, 1983

Photomicrograph

Frame: 5 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm) 

Collection of Michèle C. Cone, New York

 

Untitled, 1983

Photomicrograph

Frame: 5 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm) 

Collection of Michèle C. Cone, New York

 

Robert Wilson

Queen Victoria Chairs, 1977

Etching and aquatint on Arches paper

Sheet: 26 ¾ x 38 ¼ in. (67.9 x 97.2 cm)

Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Margery and Harry Kahn, 1982.48a

 

 

VIDEO

 

Joan Jonas

Disturbances, 1974

Video transferred to DVD

11 minutes, black and white, sound

The Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media, New York University, courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix

 

Coleen Fitzgibbon

Document, 1974–75

16mm microfilm and audiocassette (originally shown on analytic projector), transferred to DVD

17:53 minutes, black and white, sound

Courtesy the artist

 

Charlemagne Palestine

First of Four Motion Studies, 1974

Video transferred to DVD

13:24 minutes, black and white, sound

The Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media, New York University, courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix

 

Amos Poe and Ivan Kral

The Blank Generation, 1976

Film transferred to DVD

55 minutes, black and white, sound

Courtesy the artist

 

Carolee Schneemann

Up To and Including Her Limits, 1976

Film transferred to DVD

29 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix

 

Robin Winters

Boredom Tension Surprise, 1975

16mm film transferred to DVD

13:30 minutes, color

Courtesy the artist

 

 

 

 

Laurie Anderson

Top Stories no. 2: Words in Reverse (Buffalo: Hallwalls, 1979)

Printed book

8 ¼ x 5 ½ in. (20.6 x 14 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

[Downtown PS3551.N373 W67 1979 Box]

 

Constance DeJong

Modern Love (New York: Standard Editions, 1977)

Printed book

7 x 4 in. (17.8 x 10.2 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Invitation to the exhibition Lives, 1975

[dims]

Collection of Jeffrey Deitch, New York

 

Poster for Amos Poe and Ivan Kral’s film The Blank Generation, 1976

Offset

17 ½ x 11 in. (44.5 x 27.9 cm)

Richard Hell Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

 



4           PORTRAIT GALLERY

 

John Ahearn

Robin Winters, 1979

Acrylic on plaster

16 x 12 x 6 in. approx.

Collection of Red Grooms, New York

 

Johnny, 1979

Acrylic on plaster

16 x 12 x 6 in.

Collection of the artist, courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

 

David Armstrong

Cookie at Bleecker St., NYC, 1977

Gelatin silver print

Image: 15 ½ x 15 ½ in. (39.4 x 39.4 cm)

Sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

John and Evan Lurie, E. 3rd St., NYC, 1980

Gelatin silver print

Image: 18 5/8 x 18 7/8 in. (47.3 x 47.9 cm)

Sheet: 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Roberta Bayley

Richard Hell, Legs McNeil, and Andy Warhol, 1976

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Courtesy Barry Neuman / Modern Culture, New York

 

Chuck Close

Phil / Fingerprint, 1981

Lithograph

50 x 38 in. (147.3 x 96.5 cm)

Edition of 36, unsigned artist’s proof

Courtesy the artist and Pace Editions, Inc.

 

Nan Goldin

Cookie at Tin Pan Alley, NYC, 1983

Cibachrome print

30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Greer in Her Tub, NYC, 1983

Cibachrome print

30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Bob Gruen

Lipstick Killers (New York Dolls), 1974

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Duncan Hannah

Diego Cortez, 1980

Ink on paper

Sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Frame: 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Peter Hujar

David Wojnarowicz, 1981

Vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 14 ¾ x 14 7/8 in.

Sheet: 19 11/16 x 16 in.

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Candy Darling on her Deathbed, 1974

Vintage gelatin silver print

15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)

Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

 

Robert Mapplethorpe

Holly Solomon, 1976

Three framed gelatin silver prints

22 ¾ x 50 ¾ in. (57.8 x 128.9 cm) overall

Courtesy the Estate of Holly Solomon

 

Patti Smith, 1975

Color photograph

Frame: 31 x 27 in. (78.7 x 68.6 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Self-Portrait, 1975

Gelatin silver print

20 x 16 in.

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York

 

Patrick McMullan

Teri Toye Modeling in Stephen Sprouse’s Fashion Show at the Ritz, 1983

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 14 x 11 in.

Frame: 16 x 13 in.

Courtesy Patrick McMullan, New York

 

Amos Poe

Eric Mitchell [on a motorcycle], 1976

Gelatin silver print

22 x 17 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Tseng Kwong Chi

Puck Ball (The Gang’s All Here), 1983

Vintage gelatin silver print

36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

 

East Meets West “Danceteria” I, 1980

59 vintage Polaroid prints

44 ¼ x 45 ¾ in. (112.4 x 116.2 cm)

Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

 

Self-Portrait with World Trade Center, 1980

Gelatin silver print

36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

 

David Wojnarowicz

Untitled self-portrait, n.d.

Color Polaroid

4 ¼ x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

April Palmieri’s Mudd Club I.D. card, c. 1981

April Palmieri Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Miguel Piñero’s Dramatist Guild I.D. card, 1979

2 ½ x 3 ¾ (6.4 x 9.5 cm); in plastic sleeve:  3 ½ x 4 5/8 (8.9 x 11.7 cm)

Courtesy Exit Art Archives


5           The Mock Shop

 

 

Richard Bosman

Smokers, 1982

Linoleum cut on paper towel

Private collection, New York

 

Jeff Koons

New Hoover Celebrity III, 1980

Vacuum cleaner, Plexiglas tubes, fluorescent lights

38 x 20 x 11 in. (96.5 x 50.8 x 27.9 cm)

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 97.66. Gift of the Lannan Foundation

 

Max Kozloff

Discount Haberdasher, Broadway near Houston, 1977

Color photograph

Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Mimi Gross

Four plaques from 8 American Servicemen Die in Iran, 1980

Majolica glaze on stoneware

Approx. 24 x 24 in. each

Courtesy the artist

 

Mike Howard

Untitled, from The Trip to Paris Sweepstakes, 1985

Oil on canvas

Private collection, New York

 

Louise Lawler

Going Through the Motions, 1986

Embossed glass, edition 10 of 10

Private collection, New York

 

James Nares

Red X, 1977

Oil on cardboard

51 x 51 in.

Collection of Julian Schnabel, New York

ONLY AT THE GREY ART GALLERY

 

Tom Otterness

Untitled [display stand with plaster multiples], 1980

Plaster and plastic

Stand: 19 x 27 x 27 in. (48.3 x 68.6 x 68.6 cm)

Sign: 2 ¼ x 9 ¾ x 3 in. (5.7 x 24.8 x 7.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist and Marlborough Gallery, New York

ONLY AT THE GREY ART GALLERY

 

 

 

 

 

SMALL ARTIST MULTIPLES

 

Colab’s A More Store, December 1981

Photodocumentation of installation at White Columns, New York (two gelatin silver prints)

Photographs by Lisa Kahane

Sheets: 11 x 14 in. each

Frames: 13 x 16 in. each

Courtesy the photographer

 

Stephen Frailey

Coaster, 1983

Polaroid, laminated

Private collection, New York

 

Matthew Geller

“Post” Headlines Calendar, 1982

Printed calendar

11 x 4 ¼ in. (27.9 x 10.8 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Robert Goldman (Bobby G)

Cruise Missile Sox, c. 1982

Silkscreen on cotton

14 x 4 ½ in. (35.6 x 11.4 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Helicopter [Christmas ornament], n.d.

Paint on corrugated cardboard

8 x 2 ¼ in. (20.3 x 5.7 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Money Talks [pin], n.d.

Ink on matboard

4 ¼ x 2 ¼ in. (10.8 x 5.7 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Keith Haring

Invitation to Paradise Garage [handkerchief], 1984   

Silkscreen on cotton

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York        

 

Pin [barking dog], n.d.
Plastic and metal
Ron Kolm Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Becky Howland

Love Canal Potato, 1980

Paint on plaster and plastic eye

3 x 5 ¼ in. (7.6 x 13.3 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Lung Cancer Ashtray, 1982

Glazed ceramic

9 x 8 ½ in. (22.9 x 21.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Marzipan Moneybags, 1983

Marzipan and food dye

1 7/8 x 1 ½ in, 4 ¾ in. diameter (4.8 x 3.8 cm, 12.1 cm diameter)

Courtesy the artist

 

Money Bag Snot Rag, 1984

Silkscreen on cotton

15 ½ x 16 ¼ in. (39.4 x 41.3 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Oil Tanks on Fire [candle holder], 1984

Cast ceramic

5 ¼ x 7 x 3 ½ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Rifle and Money Bags [Christmas ornament], n.d.

Paint, photocopy, and glue on wood

2 ¾ x 6 ½ in. (7.0 x 16.5 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Oil Rig and Money Bags [Christmas ornament], n.d.

Paint, photocopy, and glue on wood

5 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (14.6 x 9.5 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Christof Kohlhofer

Fake Money, n.d.

Printed paper

2 5/8 x 6 ¼ in (6.7 x 15.9 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Ron Kolm

“Nightfighter,” from Matchbook Poems, vol. 1, no. 2., n.d.

Printed matchbook

1 ½ x 1 in.

Ron Kolm Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Christy Rupp

Rat Plaque [Christmas ornament], n.d.

Paint on wood with string

4 x 5 7/8 in. (10.2 x 14.9 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

David Sandlin

Land of 1000 Beers [placemat], 1985

Offset

11 x 17 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Visit Sexland [bumper sticker], 1985

Silkscreen

3 x 12 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Kiki Smith

Cigarette Packs, n.d.

Paint on wood

4 ¼ x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 each ($5 total)

 

Bee and Poison [T-shirt], n.d.

Silkscreen on hand-dyed cotton

22 ½ x 26 ¼ in. (57.2 x 66.7 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Kathleen Thomas

Untitled [bullets], n.d.

Bullets, plaster, metal.

5 ½ x 1 ½ x 1 ¾ in. (14 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm) each

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Robin Winters

Porcelain Mugs

Unglazed porcelain

4 ¾ x 4 x 7 ½ in. (12.1 x 10.2 x 19.1 cm); 4 ½ x 4 ¼ x 7 ½ in. (11.4 x 10.8 x 19.1 cm)

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

FASHION and DESIGN

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Man Made, 1981

Oil and acrylic on lab coat

48 x 36 in.

Collection of Larry Warsh, New York

 

Designer unknown

Dress for Cat-Pee-Scent, 1984

Paint and marker on cotton T-shirt with organdy skirt

Collection of Kiki Smith, New York

 

Designer unknown

T-shirt for Ian's, 5 Saint Marks Place, New York, 1978

Silkscreen on cotton with leather straps, buckles, and pin

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Keith Haring

Day-glo tube skirt (for Vivienne Westwood), 1982

Silkscreen on jersey

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Blanket (for Vivienne Westwood), 1982

Mixed media

72 x 48 in.

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Betsey Johnson

Lycra ensemble from Artifacts at the End of a Decade, 1981

Edited by Carol Huebner and Steven Watson

Portfolio of artist editions, edition of 100

15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm)

Fales Library, New York University

 

Stephen Sprouse

T-shirt, 1984

Silkscreen on cotton

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Reversible coat, 1984

Satin

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Jacket, 1981

Silver leather

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

Andre Walker

Coat, 1982

Plush

Collection of Kim Hastreiter, New York

 

 

BOOKS, MAGAZINES, FLYERS, POSTERS

 

Ida Applebroog

I Can Do Anything:  A Performance, 1977

Self-published artist’s book

Edition 170 of 500

7 ¾ x 6 ¼  (19.7 x 15.9 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Joe Brainard

12 Postcards, Series 1 (Calais, Vt.: Z Press, 1975)

Envelope:  4 ¾ x 6 ¼ in. (12.1 x 15.9 cm); cards: 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Tim Burns

A Pedestrian Series of Post Cards, 1976

Self-published artist’s book

11 x 8 5/8 in. (27.9 x 21.9 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Catalogue from Castelli-Sonnabend Videotapes and Films, vol. 1, no. 1, 1974

11 ¼ x 9 7/8 in. (28.6 x 25.1 cm)

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Dictée (New York: Tanam Press, 1982)

8 x 5 1/2 in. (20.3 x 14.0 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Barbara Ess, editor

Just Another Asshole #6, 1983

Printed book

7 ½ x 4 ¼ in. (19.1 x 10.8 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Jackie Ferrara

Drawings (New York: Lapp Princess Press with Printed Matter1977)

6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Flyer for Mike Howard’s exhibition The Trip to Paris Sweepstakes at Gracie Mansion Gallery, 1985

Offset

Private collection, New York

 

Simone Forti

Handbook in Motion (Halifax, Nova Scotia: Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and New York: New York University Press, 1974)

9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Les Levine

Impulse (New York:  Museum of Mott Art, 1976)

8 ¼ x 10 ¾ in. (21.0 x 27.3 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Dona Ann McAdams

They’re Juggling Our Genes: The Nuclear Survival Kit, 1981

Self-published spiral-bound artist’s book of photocopy postcards

5 x 8 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Cookie Mueller

Top Stories no. 19–20: How to Get Rid of Pimples (New York: Top Stories, 1984)

Photographs by David Armstrong, Nan Goldin, and Peter Hujar

Printed book

8 ½  x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales University, New York University

 

Lucio Pozzi

Five Stories (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1974)

8 ¼ x 5 ½ in. (21.0 x 14.0 cm)

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

 

Public Illumination magazine, c. 1979–1984

Boxed collectors’ edition (nos. 5–15) and display stand

Display: 4 ¾ x 3 5/8 x 1 ½ in. (12.1 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm)

Plexi box: 7 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 ¾ in. (18.7 x 9.2 x 7 cm)

Ron Kolm Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

TV Magazine, vol. 1, no. 1, spring 1983

8 ½ x 5 ½ in. (21.6 x 14 cm)

Jaime Davidovich Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Wedge, nos. 3­–5, Winter, Spring, and Summer 1983

10 ¼  x 8 ¾  (26 x 22.2 cm)

Fales Library, New York University


6           SALON DE REFUSE

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat

No Hay Crimen [de Classe], 1983

Oilstick on paper mounted on canvas

44 ½ x 27 ¼ in. (113 x 69.2 cm)

Collection of John Cheim

 

Jimmy Best, 1981

Collage with marker ink

Sheet: 24 x 18 in.

Frame:

Collection of Larry Warsh, New York

 

Lynda Benglis

Sigma, 1973

Aluminum screen, cotton bunting, plaster, acrylic, and glitter

18 ½ x 13 x 10 in. (47.0 x 33.0 x 25.4 cm) [irregular shape]

Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection, Gift of Paul Brach and Miriam Schapiro, 1982.38

 

Mike Bidlo

Jack the Dripper at Peg’s Place, 1982

Photodocumentation of installation at P.S. 1 (two gelatin silver prints)

Photographs by Lisa Kahane

Sheets: 11 x 14 in. each

Frames: 13 x 16 in. each

Courtesy the photographer

 

Untitled, 1982

Mixed media on paper

24 x 20 in.

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York

 

David Bowes

Jimi Is Love, c. 1981–82

Oil on canvas

22 x 18 in.

Collection of Ulli Rimkus, New York

 

Colette

Self-Portrait Transformation from Bed Series II, 1975–76

Mixed media and photograph on lightbox

22 x 18 x 6 in. (66 x 35.6 x 15.2 cm)

Courtesy the artist, Maison Lumière, New York

 

Arch Connelly

Personal Explosion, 1984

Acrylic and fake gems on plywood

48 x 24 in. (121.9 x 61.0 cm)

Collection of Jimmy Wright, New York

 

Leaf, 1984

Costume jewelry, plastic, and acrylic on wood

14 x 9 x 7 in.

Collection of Jimmy Wright, New York

 

Donna Dennis

Maquette for Subway Station with Yellow and Blue, 1973

Pencil, gouache, and hot glue on paper, pebbleboard, and balsawood

8 ½ x 4 ½ x 5 ¼ in. (21.6 x 11.4 x 13.3 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Jane Dickson

Subway Stairs, 1983

Oilstick on canvas

24 in. (61 cm) diameter (tondo)

Courtesy the artist and Marlborough Gallery, New York

 

Arnold Fern

Untitled, 1984

Mixed media collage

7 7/8 x 11 in. (20 x 27.9 cm

Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection, Gift of Lynn Gumpert, 2003.2

 

Luis Frangella

Anita, 1984

Acrylic on cardboard

19 ½ x 19 x 10 in.

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York

 

Tina Girouard

Test Pattern (sequence 2), 1974

Drawing on graph paper

Frame: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Robert Goldman (Bobby G)

Greed and Death, 1980

Mixed media

13 ¾ x 30 in. (34.9 x 76.2 cm)

Collection of Scott Miller, Brooklyn

 

Rodney Alan Greenblat

Flying Shopping Plaza, 1984

Pencil on paper with artist’s frame

Sheet: 9 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (24.1 x 32.4 cm)

Courtesy the Estate of Holly Solomon

 

David Hammons

Elephant Dung Sculpture, 1978

Elephant dung, paint, and gold leaf

5 ¼ x 6 x 5 ¼ in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm)

Private collection, New York

 

Keith Haring

Crib, 1981

Marker and enamel on found crib

42 x 55 x 30 in.

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York

 

Untitled, 1982

Marker on paper

Sheet: 10 x 8 in.

Frame: 13 ½ x 10 ¾ in.

Collection of Larry Warsh, New York

 

Candace Hill-Montgomery

Birthday Cake, 1982–83

Mixed media

7 ½ x 8 x 8 in. (at widest point)

Collection of Michèle C. Cone, New York

 

Valerie Jaudon

Duck Hill, 1979

Oil on linen

18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Kiely Jenkins

Fish Disco Tank, c. 1980

Mixed media in glass aquarium

46 ¾ x 24 ¼ x 12 ½ in.

Collection of Larry Warsh, New York

 

John Kelly

Diary of a Somnambulist, 1985

Photograph by Dona Ann McAdams

Photodocumentation of performance at Limbo Lounge (gelatin silver print)

Sheet: 11 x 14 in.

Frame: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)

Courtesy the photographer

 

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt

Rat and Miscellaneous Objects, 1980

Aluminum foil and cellophane

2½ in. high (6.5 cm)

Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Schmidt, 1977.38

 

Purple Box Chapel, n.d.

Mixed media

21 x 11 x 14 in. (53.3 x 27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Maripol

Like a Virgin, 1979–85

Vitrine with fashion memorabilia

60 x 24 x 24 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Ree Morton

One of the Beaux Paintings (#4), 1975

Oil and celastic on wood

24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm)

Estate of Ree Morton, courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

 

Nicolas Moufarrège

Untitled, 1983

Embroidery on canvas

25 ½ x 19 5/8 (64.8 x 49.8 cm)

Collection of Michèle C. Cone, New York

 

Izhar Patkin

Knife, 1983

Stencil painting on ironing board

37 x 10 ½ x 8 ½ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Judy Pfaff

Untitled, 1979

Plastic and mixed media on mylar

30 ½ x 45 ¼ in. (77.5 x 114.9 cm)

Courtesy the Estate of Holly Solomon

 

Rammellzee

Untitled, n.d.

Spray paint, splatter paint, and marker on paper

Collection of Julian Schnabel, New York

 

Walter Robinson

Something of Value, 1982

Acrylic on canvas

48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Collection of Ulli Rimkus, New York

 

Christy Rupp

Rubble Rats, 1979

Concrete with bricks

24 x 26 x 18 in. each

Courtesy the artist

 

Kenny Scharf

Jetsons (with Dragons), 1980

Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

37 x 30 in. (94 x 76.2 cm)

Collection of Justin Warsh, New York                    

 

Untitled (Elroy with Dragon), 1981

Acrylic Day-Glo on canvas

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Collection of Ethan Warsh, New York

 

Julian Schnabel   

Draw-A-Family, 1974

Rhoplex on canvas

96 x 72 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

John Torreano

Float, 1977

Acrylic and glass jewels on canvas

21 x 21 in. (53.3 x 53.3 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Alan Vega

Alien, 1976 [2001]

Mixed media

46 x 42 in. (116.8 x 106.7 cm)

Courtesy Deitch Projects, New York

 

Martin Wong

40 Die in Flaming Roach Motel, 1983          

Oil on canvas

24 x 18 in.

Collection of Hal Bromm, New York             

 

Joseph Zucker

The Natchez vs. the Robert E. Lee, 1974

Cotton, acrylic, and rhoplex

36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

Rhonda Zwillinger

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Romance, 1983

Oil on masonite in mixed-media artist's frame

35 1/4 x 54 1/2 x 4 in.

Private collection, courtesy Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York

 

 

VIDEO

 

Kit Fitzgerald and John Sanborn

Performed by David Van Tieghem

Ear to the Ground from Antarctica, 1982

Video transferred to DVD

4:25 minutes, color, sound

The Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media, New York University, courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix

 

Courtney Harmel

Downtown 1984, 1984

Video transferred to DVD (performance documentation)

15:40 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist

 

Ann Magnuson and Tom Rubnitz

Made for TV, 1984

Video transferred to DVD

Approx. 14 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy Ann Magnuson and the Rubnitz family

 

Glenn O’Brien’s television show, TV Party

Halloween episode, October 30, 1979

Video transferred to DVD

58 minutes, black and white, sound

Courtesy Glenn O’Brien and Brink Films

 

Barry Shils

Love Comix, 1982

In collaboration with Steve Brown, Ann Magnuson, and Andy Rees

Video transferred to DVD

8 minutes, color, sound

Courtesy the artist

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Futura 2000, Fab Five Freddy, Keith Haring, Haze, and Kenny Scharf

Untitled, 1981

Mixed media on fiberglass vase

24 x 20 ¼ in. (61 x 51.4 cm)

Collection of Justin Warsh, New York

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dondi, Fab Five Freddy, Futura 2000, Kiely Jenkins, and Kenny Scharf

Dress for Patti Astor, c. 1981

Mixed media on dress

30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Collection of Larry Warsh, New York

 


 


7           DE-SIGNS

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Postcard, c. 1979

Mixed media on paper

5 5/8 x 4 ¼ in. (14.3 x 10.8 cm)

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Four untitled drawings for MTV, 1985           

Ink on paper        

Frame: 15 ¼ x 27 ¼           

Collection of Peter Dougherty, New York

 

Gretchen Bender

Untitled (Aramis Man), from the series The Pleasure Is Back, 1981

Silkscreen on tin           

24 x 48 in. (61 x 121.9 cm) overall

Collection of Jonathan Bender, Los Angeles

 

John Fekner

TOXIC JUNKIE [Giuliani and police looking at stencil], 1983

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 6 ¼ x 9 ½ in.

Frame: 9 x 11 ¼ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

TOXIC JUNKIE, 1983

Color photograph

Sheet: 6 ¼ x 9 ½ in.

Frame: 9 x 11 ¼ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Day Gleeson and Dennis Thomas [PAD/D (Political Art Documentation/Distribution, 1979–88)]

Art for the Evicted, 1984

Offset

Museum of Modern Art Library, New York, PAD/D Collection

 

Ilona Granet

Missiles for Minors, from the series Street Signs for World War III, 1980

Silkscreened enamel on metal

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Missiles Manage Millions, from the series Street Signs for World War III, 1979

Silkscreened enamel on metal

11 x 17 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Jenny Holzer

The Living Series: YOU REALIZE THAT YOU’RE ALWAYS SHEDDING…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 1 of 5

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

The Living Series: IF YOU’RE SMART, YOU WATCH FOR CHANGES…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 1 of 5      

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

The Living Series: It can be startling to see someone’s breath…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 3 of 5      

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

The Living Series: it takes awhile before you can…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 1 of 5      

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

The Living Series: somebody just robbed a stereo store…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 1 of 5      

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

The Living Series: many dogs run wild in the city…, 1980–2

Enamel on metal

21 x 23 in. (53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Edition 2 of 5      

Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

 

Christof Kohlhofer

I Am Very Hungry, 1979

Collage and marker on cardboard

Sheet: 16 x 19 ¼ in.

Frame: 23 x 29 in.

Collection of the artist

 

Gordon Matta-Clark

Graffiti (Satans), 1973

Hand-colored photograph

20 x 31 ¾ in. (50.8 x 80.6 cm) [print size, unframed]

Courtesy the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner, New York

 

Graffiti (Soul Power), 1973

Black-and-white diptych photograph

24 x 40 in. (61.0 x 101.6 cm) [print size, unframed]

Courtesy the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner, New York

 

Matt Mullican

18 drawings from the series Untitled / Signs, 1975–76

Rapidograph ink on paper

Sheets : 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm) each

Courtesy the artist and Tracy Williams, Ltd., New York

 

Anton van Dalen

Shooting Gallery, 1982

Offset poster

18 x 24 in.

Fales Library, New York University

 

Lawrence Weiner

A Bit of Matter and a Little BIT More, 1976

Stenciled spray paint

Dimensions variable

Collection Daled, Brussels

 

David Wojnarowicz

Untitled [burning house]

Stencil with spray paint

10 x 8 7/8 in. (25.4 x 22.5 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [falling man]

Stencil with spray paint

7 ½ x 8 ½ in. (19.1 x 21.6  cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Untitled [soldier with gun]

Stencil with spray paint

12 ¾ x 12 ¾ in. (32.4 x 32.4 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Early Band Poster II, 1980–81

Spray paint on paper

17 ½ x 14 in. (44.5 x 35.6 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Zephyr

Animation cel for Charlie Ahearn’s Wild Style, 1982

10 ¼ x 12 ½ in.

Courtesy Charlie Ahearn

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Photodocumentation of two street works (Iris print), c. 1982

Sheets: 8 ½ x 11 in.

Photograph by Martha Cooper / Courtesy Martha Cooper

 

Richard Hambleton

Photodocumentation of street work (Iris print), c. 1982

Sheet: 11 x 8 ½ in.

Photograph by Mar Photograph by Martha Cooper / Courtesy Martha Cooper

 

Christof Kohlhofer

[Mickey Mouse swastika T-shirt], c. 1982

Silkscreen on fabric

26 x 31 ½ in. (66 x 80 cm)

David Wojnarowicz Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Mervyn Kurlansky and Jon Naar

Text by Norman Mailer

The Faith of Graffiti (New York: Praeger, 1974)

Printed book

13 5/8 x 10 ½ in. (34.6 x 26.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Sol LeWitt

Photogrids (New York: P. David Press, 1977)

Printed book

10 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (26 x 26 cm)

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Tom Otterness

Sign for 3 Mercer Store, c. 1980

Paint on canvas

41 ¾ x 36 ½ in.

Collection of Becky Howland, New York

 

Lee Quinones

Mural at a Lower East Side basketball court, c. 1981

Photodocumentation of installation (Iris print)

Sheet: 8 ½ x 11 in.

Photograph by Martha Cooper / Courtesy Martha Cooper

 

David Sandlin

Poster for Benefit for Catholic Workers at Pyramid, 8BC, and Limbo Lounge, 1984

Offset

40 x 26 in.

Courtesy David Sandlin

 

Sign for the gallery Fashion Moda

Painted by Martin Wong

Paint and Lettraset on wood

24 x 40 in. (61 x 101.6 cm)

Fashion Moda Archive, Fales Library, New York University

 

Sign for the Ridiculous Theatrical Company

Painted by Christopher Scott

Paint on wood

33 x 60 in. (83.8 x 152.4 cm)

Fales Library, New York University. Gift of the friends of Christopher Scott

 

Arturo Vega

Eagle Belt Buckle Strip [Ramones logo prototype], 1975

Gelatin silver photobooth strip mounted on graph paper

8 ½ x 3 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Letterhead for the Ramones, c. 1975

Designed by Arturo Vega

11 x 8 ½ in.

Courtesy the designer

 

 

Assorted flyers and posters from the collections of:

Peter Dougherty, New York (37)

Arto Lindsay, New York (9)

Fales Library, New York University (2)

Arturo Vega, New York (1)


8           BODY POLITICS

 

Sue Coe

Syphilis, 1981

Mixed media and collage on white etching paper

Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York

 

Jimmy DeSana

Rope, 1977

Vintage gelatin silver print

5 ¼ x 2 in. [image]

20 ¼ x 16 ¼ in. [framed]

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Condom, 1979

Cibachrome print

Image: 16 x 20 in.

Frame: 18 x 24 in.

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Untitled [toilet], n.d.

Cibachrome print

Image: 13 x 18 ¾ in.

Frame: 18 x 24 in.

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Jane Dickson

Paradise Alley [first version], 1982

Acrylic on textured vinyl

46 x 26 in.

Courtesy the artist and Marlborough Gallery, New York

 

Ethyl Eichelberger

Queen Liz, 1984

Photograph by Dona Ann McAdams

Photodocumentation of performance at P.S. 122 (gelatin silver print)    

Sheet: 11 x 14 in.

Frame: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)

Courtesy the photographer

 

Karen Finley

I Like the Dwarf on the Table When I Give Him Head, September 1983

Photograph by Danuta Otfinowski

Photodocumentation of performance at Franklin Furnace, New York (gelatin silver print)

Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Frame: 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)   

Courtesy the artist and the photographer

 

Charles Gatewood

Le Clique 1 [gold dancer], 1978

Gelatin silver print

14 x 17 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Le Clique 2 [girl pulling up dress], 1978

Gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Le Clique 3 [man and candle], 1978

Gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Richard Kern

Lydia Lunch & Foetus, 1983

Photograph

14 x 11 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Sally Venu, 1983

Photograph

11 x 14 in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Greer Lankton

Dale’s Navel, 1984

Painted plaster

4 x 4 x 1 in.

Collection of Carolyn Louise Newhouse, Potterville, New Jersey

 

Robert Mapplethorpe

Larry, 1979

Gelatin silver print

20 x 16 in.

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York

 

Ana Mendieta

Alma Silueta en Fuego, 1975

8mm film transferred to DVD

3:30 minutes, color

Edition of six

Courtesy the Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection and Galerie Lelong, New York

 

Tim Miller

Postwar, 1981

Photograph by Paula Court

Photodocumentation of performance at the Kitchen (gelatin silver print)

Sheet : 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Courtesy the artist and the photographer

 

Klaus Nomi

Photodocumentation of performance at Irving Plaza, c. 1978 (gelatin silver print)

Photograph by Harvey Wang

Sheet: 20 x 16 in.

Courtesy the photographer

 

Kembra Pfahler

Early Availablism, 1983

3 cibachrome prints

10 x 8 in. each

Courtesy the artist

 

Richard Prince

Untitled (Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman), 1980

2 Ektacolor prints

Edition 9 of 10 with 2 artist’s proofs

Images: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm) each

Frames: 24 ¼ x 55 in. (62.2 x 139.7 cm) overall

Private collection, New York

 

David Sandlin

Three Graces, 1983

Offset

38 x 27 in.

Collection of the artist

 

Carolee Schneemann

Interior Scroll, 1975

Ink on paper scroll in Plexiglas box

Box: 39 x 8 x 7 in., Scroll: 36 x 2 ¾ in.

Courtesy the artist

 

Kiki Smith

Severed Limbs, 1980

Acrylic on canvas

48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)

Courtesy the artist

 

Annie Sprinkle

Untitled [bug], n.d.

Gelatin silver print

Sheet:  8 x 9 7/8 in.

Image:  6 5/8 x 9 ½ in.

Collection of Leslie Barany, New York

 

Untitled [two navels], n.d.

Gelatin silver print

Sheet:  9 7/8 x  8 in.

Image:  7 ¼  x 4 5/8 in.

Collection of Leslie Barany, New York

 

Diane Torr

W.O.W.-a-Go-Go, October 1981

Photograph by Mariette Pathy Allen

Photodocumentation of performance at the Women’s One World Festival, New York, (gelatin silver print)

Image: 16 x 20 in.

Mount: 20 x 24 in.

Courtesy the artist and Mariette Pathy Allen

 

William Wegman

Reduce / Increase, 1975

Altered black-and-white photograph

Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Collection of Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles

 

 

Hannah Wilke

Inspiration Point, from the series Needed-Erase-Her, 1974

Kneaded erasers on postcard on painted wood

15 ¼ x 17 ¼ x 2 in. (38.7 x 43.8 x 5.1 cm)

Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York                          

 

Old Station Scene, from the series Needed-Erase-Her, 1974

Kneaded erasers on postcard on painted wood

16 x 18 x 2 in. (40.6 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm)

Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

 

Marxism and Art: Beware of Fascist Feminism, 1977

Offset poster

Sheet:  11 ½ x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm)

Frame: 20 5/8 x 16 ½ in. (52.4 x 41.9 cm)

Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

 

David Wojnarowicz

Untitled [nude with dog mask], c. 1980

Vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 4 ¾ x 4 ¾ in.

Frame: 11 ½ x 11 ½ in.

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Arnie Zane

Untitled [self-portrait, torso], c. 1975

Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (13.3 x 13.3 cm)

Mat: 11 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (29.5 x 28.9 cm)

Courtesy Bill T. Jones and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

 

Untitled [Bill, torso], c. 1974

Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
Mat: 15 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (40 x 33.7 cm)
Courtesy Bill T. Jones and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

 

 

Advertisement for Lynda Benglis, “Metallized Knots,” at Paula Cooper Gallery, Artforum, November 1974

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Annie Sprinkle Hot Shit, January 1979

Published by Annie Sprinkle in association with the Cottage Press Foundation

Limited edition

10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.

Collection of Leslie Barany, New York

 

Annie Sprinkle’s Bazoombas, vol. 1, no. 1, April, May, June 1985

Published by Red Lion Publications, North Hollywood, California

11 x 8 ½ in.

Collection of Leslie Barany, New York

 

Announcement for Lynda Benglis, “Metallized Knots,” at Paula Cooper Gallery, 1974

Photograph by Annie Liebowitz

10 x 6 ¾ in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm)

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Jane Dickson

Hey Honey Wanna Lift? (New York: Appearances Press, 1980)

Printed book (first edition)

8 5/8 x 5 in. (21.9 x 12.7 cm)

The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University

 

Flyer for a women’s dance party at Club 57 [Yo Women! Wanted], 1982

Photocopy

11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

April Palmieri Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Flyer for Sweet Blondes of Youth, starring John Sex and Alexis del Lago, Danceteria, 1982

Photocopy

8 ½ x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

April Palmieri Papers, Fales Library, New York University

 

Invitation for Robert Mapplethorpe’s first solo show, Polaroids, at Light Gallery, New York, 1973

Printed paper envelope with black-and-white Polaroid

3 ½ x 4 ½ in.

Collection of Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, M.D., New York

 

Dona Ann McAdams

Publicity still for Carnival Knowledge’s Second Coming, performance at Franklin Furnace, 1984

in collaboration with Annie Sprinkle and Club 90

Photodocumentation (gelatin silver print)

Sheet: 11 x 14 in.

Frame: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)

Courtesy Dona Ann McAdams