Sherrie Levine and 1980s Appropriation Debates (1981–1990)

1. Artists Space stages Crimp’s “Pictures” exhibition

   Sep 24, 1977Labels: Artists Space, Douglas Crimp, Pictures exhibition

   • Artists Space
   • Artists Space Archive

2. Crimp’s “Pictures” essay reframes postmodern image-making

   Apr 1, 1979Labels: Douglas Crimp, Pictures essay

   • Aperture

3. Metro Pictures opens with an inaugural group show

   Nov 15, 1980Labels: Metro Pictures, Opening Group

   • Metro Pictures

4. Levine’s first solo exhibition at Metro Pictures

   May 14, 1981Labels: Sherrie Levine, Metro Pictures

   • Metro Pictures
   • ICP

5. “After Walker Evans” series produced and exhibited

   Jun 1, 1981Labels: After Walker, Walker Evans

   • ICP
   • The Met

6. Metro Pictures’ “Photo” group show consolidates a scene

   Sep 12, 1981Labels: Metro Pictures, Photo group

   • Metro Pictures

7. Buchloh theorizes appropriation and montage in Artforum

   Sep 1, 1982Labels: Benjamin H, Artforum

   • transversal

8. Foster edits “The Anti-Aesthetic,” a postmodern landmark

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: Hal Foster, The Anti-Aesthetic

   • PhilPapers
   • Marmot Catalog

9. Prince’s “Spiritual America” intensifies appropriation controversy

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: Richard Prince, Spiritual America

   • Whitney

10. U.S. Supreme Court reinforces fair-use reasoning (Sony v. Universal)

    Jan 17, 1984Labels: U S, Sony v

    • Oyez
    • Wikipedia

11. Foster publishes “Recodings,” extending postmodern critique

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Hal Foster, Recodings

    • Wikipedia

12. Levine’s mid-1980s abstraction series expands appropriation logic

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Sherrie Levine, abstraction series

    • Britannica
    • Mary Boone