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Self-Portrait
Robert Mapplethorpe
1980
Gelatin silver print -
The Homeless Projection
Krzysztof Wodiczko
Outdoor slide projection at the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument -
Venice Biennale art exhibition
Jenny Holzer becomes the first United States woman ever represented at the Venice Biennale art exhibition. -
Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People)
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Oil and mixed media on canvas -
Allegiance and Wakefulness
Shirin Neshat
Offset print with ink calligraphy -
Bloodline: Big Family No. 2
Zhang Xiaogang
Oil on canvas -
Julian Schnabel's Film
Julian Schnabel writes and directs a film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat -
Sensation exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
The viewing of Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary raises strong reactions from viewers. -
Alexander Calder Foundation
Tara Donovan becomes the first to receive the Alexander Calder Foundation's Calder Prize for sculpture in abstract work. -
Exhibition at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
Yayoi Kusama wears a dress consisting of her signature motif design, the polka dot. Louis Vuitton distributed a line of clothing among other accessories containing this particular design.