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DESCRIPTION:Throughout the 1980s\, a series of ruptures permanently change
 d the character of the art world. Art veered between radical and conservat
 ive\, capricious and political\, socially engaged and art-historically awa
 re. Even as Reaganomics dramatically expanded art as a luxury commodity\, 
 postmodernism further challenged the very status of representation and shi
 fted artists’ sense of their role in society. This Will Have Been: Art\,
  Love &amp\; Politics in the 1980s surveys these and other developments wi
 th more than 100 works\, including paintings\, sculpture\, photography\, v
 ideo\, audio\, works on paper\, and documentary material by some 80 artist
 s.\nFour sections bring together competing factions of this transformative
  decade. "The End Is Near" explores the end of painting\, the end of the c
 ounterculture\, and the end of history. "Democracy" focuses on artists’ 
 work in the street and their burgeoning awareness and exploitation of mass
  media\, as well as a broader commitment to the political and the increase
 d prominence of Central American artists and artists of color. "Gender Tro
 uble" shows work evolving out of 1970s feminism\, expanding gender roles a
 nd addressing new ideas about sexuality and the human figure in art. "Desi
 re and Longing" presents the art of appropriation in relation to the growi
 ng visibility of queer culture sparked by the AIDS crisis.\nIn deliberatel
 y crossing these themes\, this contentious exhibition counters the cynicis
 m and irony with which art of this period is sometimes viewed. It presents
  a vivid portrait of artists struggling with their wants\, needs\, and des
 ires in an era of political and aesthetic urgency—and situates our conte
 mporary moment within the history of art of the recent past.\nA comprehens
 ive catalogue\, featuring essays by exhibition curator Helen Molesworth an
 d art historians Kobena Mercer\, Frazer Ward\, and Johanna Burton\, accomp
 anies the exhibition.\nCurator: Helen Molesworth\, chief curator\, Institu
 te of Contemporary Art\, Boston\nWalker coordinating curator: Bartholomew 
 Ryan\nTour Schedule\n\n\nMuseum of Contemporary Art\, Chicago\nFebruary 11
 –June 3\, 2012\n\n\nWalker Art Center\, Minneapolis \nJune 30–Septembe
 r 30\, 2012\n\n\nInstitute of Contemporary Art\, Boston \nOctober 26\, 201
 2–January 27\, 2013\n\n
LOCATION:Target and Friedman Galleries\n
SUMMARY:This Will Have Been: Art\, Love &amp\; Politics in the 1980s
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