Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Content: A Contemporary Focus, 1974-1984
October 4, 1984 – January 6, 1985
The central theme of this major exhibition is the proposition that content—a work of art's meaning in broad social and cultural contexts—has emerged as a central issue of the last ten years, challenging stylistic innovation as the chief impulse in contemporary art. 145 artists working the U.S. and abroad are represented by a range of styles and media, including constructions, paintings, and photographs.
Among the artists are: Vito Acconci, Terry Allen, Laurie Anderson, Alice Aycock, Joseph Beuys, Jonathan Borofsky, Peter Campus, Sandro Chia, Hanne Darboven, Eric Fischl, Gilbert and George, Nancy Holt, Edward and Nancy Reddin Keinholz, Komar and Melamid, Robert Longo, Robert Morris, Ree Morton, Nam June Paik, Mimmo Paladino, Ann and Patrick Poirier, Susan Rothenberg, Jim Sanborn, Julian Schnabel, Paul Thek, and Andy Warhol.
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