From October 10 2021 to February 2022, the 80s will come to life again at the Albertina MODERN in Vienna. The museum shows a piece of contemporary art history and has top-class artists ready for it.
On October 10, 2021, Vienna's Albertina MODERN will open a large-scale exhibition that should attract many visitors: The 80s. Anything Goes is dedicated entirely to the decade that stands for departure and a paradigm shift. Among the leaders of their time were the young generation of artists: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Julian Schnabel, Jack Goldstein, Isolde Joham, Julia Wachtel, Richard Prince, Sherrie Levine, Cindy Sherman, Elaine Sturtevant, Gerwald Rockenschaub, and David Salle will be on display in the Albertina MODERN exhibition spaces until February 2022 as part of the 80s exhibition.
Their significant influence on contemporary art historiography will be brought to life for visitors, sometimes through the richness of facets and the joy of exploring materials and media. Vienna's Albertina presents the decade as a time of visual abundance, individual styles, and endless stories, as well as the resulting urge toward narrative and exuberant imagery. There, the pop and street art scene is lined up with neo-expressionism or concept and performance art.
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