Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter & More: Taking the Measure of 1980s Art (PHOTOS)
‘This Will Have Been’
A new show in Minneapolis looks at how artists in the 1980s, from Jeff Koons to Sherrie Levine, dealt with AIDS, feminism, Reaganism, and more. By Blake Gopnik.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Jeff Koons, "Rabbit" (1986)
Gerhard Richter, "Skull" (1983)
Musée Departemental d'Art Contemporain de Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne, France; Photo: Freddy Le Saux
Laurie Simmons, "Coral Living Room with Lilies" (1983)
Courtesy of the artist
Guerrilla Girls, "The Advantages of Being A Woman Artist" (1988)
© Guerrilla Girls
Lorna Simpson, "Necklines" (1989)
© 1989 Lorna Simpson; Photo: Nathan Keay / MCA Chicago
Raymond Pettibon, "No Title (To Dust Cover...Shut)" (1984)
© 1984 Raymond Pettibon, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Photo: Nathan Keay / MCA Chicago
Raymond Pettibon, "No Title (I don't know why)" (1985)
© 1985 Raymond Pettibon, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Photo: Nathan Keay / MCA Chicago
Albert Oehlen, "Self-Portrait with Shitty Underpants and Blue Mauritius" (1984)
Private Collection, courtesy of Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
Deborah Bright, "Dream Girls" (1989-90)
© Deborah Bright
Carrie Mae Weems, "American Icons: Untitled (Salt and pepper shakers)" (1988-89)
Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Richard Prince, "Untitled (Cowboy)" (1987)
Rubell Family Collection
Lari Pittman, "The Veneer of Order" (1985)
Douglas M. Parker Studio, Los Angeles
