Published on occasion of the exhibition “The Decade Show.” An examination of artistic production in the 1980s, embracing 113 artists and artists’ groups who - whether visible or invisible in the mainstream - are critical to an understanding of the period. Fourteen essayists, among them David Deitcher, Thelma Golden, Julia P. Herzberg, Micki McGee, Sharon F. Patton, Susan Quist and Lowery Stokes Sims, contribute to this extensive survey. As a collaborative effort between the Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, The New Museum and The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Decade Show reflects true community diversity, as well as the museum’s interest in examining “parallel cultures” obscured by traditional aesthetics.

The Decade Show: Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s
Exhibition Catalogue
1990
364 pages; paperback; 193 black and white, 78 color illustrations
New York, New Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, The Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art; New York, Studio Museum in Harlem
ISBN: 0915557681 9780915557684

Content from this publication has been redacted due to copyright restrictions. For reference access to redacted images or text, please contact the New Museum Archives: archive@newmuseum.org