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      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.

      Blake Gopnik

      Updated Jul. 13, 2017 8:37PM ET / Published Jul. 06, 2012 4:45AM ET 

      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

      An untitled work from 1991 by the collective called Group Material

      © 1991 Group Material; Photo: Nathan Keay / MCA Chicago

      Blake Gopnik

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