Reference text examining the art of the 1980s. Artists include John Ahearn, Jean-Michel Aberola, Olivia Asafu-Adjaye, Elvira Bach, Donald Baechler, Ina Barfuss, Georg Baselitz, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Joseph Beuys, Mike Bidlo, Francois Boisrond, Gregory Botts, David Bowes, James Brown, Werner Buttner, Ellen Carey, Peter Chevalier, Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Chema Cobo, Colette, Arch Connelly, Chuck Connelly, Brett de Palma, Ero, Rainer Fetting, Eric Fischl, Dan Friedman, Jedd Garet, Dieter Hacker, Richard Hambleton, Keith Haring, Ter Hell, K. H. Hoedicke, Jenny Holzer, Bryan Hunt, David Humphrey, Jorg Immendorff, Ewao Kagoshima, R. L. Kaplan, David Kapp, Bernd Koberling, Shigeko Kubota, Barbara Kruger, Robert Kushner, Tseng Kwong Chi, Joe Lewis, Robert Longo, Markus Lüpertz, Robert Mapplepthorpe, Bruce McLean, Karl A. Meyer, Helmut Middendorf, Malcom Morley, Robert Morris, Nicolas Moufarrege, Ed Paschke, Ishar Patkin, A.R. Penck, Remmellzzee, Judy Rifka, Gerd Rohling, Herve di Rosa, David Salle, Salomé, Kenny Scharf, Thomas Schliesser, Bruno Schmidt, Julian Schnabel, Hermann Spoerel, Frederick Sutherland, Stefano, Rigoberto Torres, Thomas Wachweger, Andy Warhol, Terry Winters, Louise Yamme, Bernd Zimmer, Joseph Zucker, and Zush. Profusely illustrated with images of artwork, artists, performances, and other events from the 1980s. With introduction by Robert Pincus-Witten entitled "New York - Open City."
