The Pictures Generation (1974–1984)

1. Artists emerge from Conceptual art after 1974

   Jan 1, 1974Labels: Conceptual art, New York

   • Met Exhibition
   • Met Press

2. Cindy Sherman begins “Untitled Film Stills”

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film

   • MoMA Audio
   • Art Institute

3. Douglas Crimp organizes “Pictures” at Artists Space

   Sep 24, 1977Labels: Douglas Crimp, Artists Space

   • Artists Space
   • Met Press

4. Allan McCollum starts the “Surrogate Paintings”

   Jan 1, 1978Labels: Allan McCollum, Surrogate Paintings

   • McCollum Site
   • Whitney Artist

5. Dara Birnbaum makes “Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman”

   Jan 1, 1978Labels: Dara Birnbaum, Video work

   • MoMA Work
   • Brooklyn Museum

6. Sherman’s “Untitled Film Stills” period concludes

   Jan 1, 1980Labels: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film

   • MoMA Audio
   • Art Institute

7. Sherrie Levine makes “After Walker Evans”

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Sherrie Levine, After Walker

   • Whitney Work
   • Britannica

8. Louise Lawler crystallizes “Why Pictures Now”

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Louise Lawler, Why Pictures

   • MoMA Work
   • New Yorker

9. Barbara Kruger produces “Your gaze hits…”

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Barbara Kruger, Untitled Your

   • Smarthistory
   • Britannica

10. Robert Longo develops “Men in the Cities” drawings

    Jan 1, 1981Labels: Robert Longo, Men in

    • Broad Work
    • Met Exhibition

11. Pictures Generation period closes around 1984

    Jan 1, 1984Labels: Pictures Generation, Appropriation

    • Met Exhibition
    • Met Press

12. Met mounts “The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984”

    Apr 21, 2009Labels: Metropolitan Museum, Exhibition 2009

    • Met Exhibition
    • Met Press