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The Pictures Generation, 19741984Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art April 21, 2009- August 2, 2009John Baldessari, Ericka Beckman, Dara Birnbaum, Barbara Bloom, Eric Bogosian, Glenn Branca, Troy Brauntuch, James Casebere, Sarah Charlesworth, Rhys Chatham, Charles Clough, Nancy Dwyer, Jack Goldstein, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Thomas Lawson, Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo, Allan McCollum, Paul McMahon, MICA-TV, Matt Mullican, Richard Prince, David Salle, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Simmons, Michael Smith, James Welling, Michael ZwackThis is the first major museum exhibition to focus exclusively on The Pictures Generation. Educated in the self-reflexive and critical principles of Minimal and Conceptual art, this tightly knit group of artists brought those lessons to bear on a return to recognizable imagery, exploring how images shape our perceptions of ourselves and the world. Featured are 160 works in all media by thirty artists. The exhibition is made possible by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation. Additional support is provided by The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc. The catalogue is made possible by the Mary C. and James W. Fosburgh Publications Fund and the Antoinette Kraushaar Fund. Recommendations of The Pictures Generation, 19741984
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