{"product_id":"the-pictures-generation-19741984","title":"The Pictures Generation  1974-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handsome book is the first comprehensive examination of the Pictures Generation  a loosely knit group of artists working in New York from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. The overarching subject of the work of these artists was imagery itselfhow pictures not only depict but also shape how we perceive the world and ourselves. The collective achievement of this group is an extremely important chapter in the history of contemporary art. Born into an expanding media and consumer culture and educated in the strategies of Minimal and Conceptual art  the artists of the Pictures Generation  including Robert Longo  Richard Prince  David Salle  and Cindy Sherman  chose to return to representation  addressing the rhetorical  social  and psychological functions of the image across all media (photography  painting and sculpture  drawings and prints  film and video  and music and performance). While the careers of these artists are typically considered in isolation  this catalogue traces their complex interrelationships and mutual developmentbeginning with the emergence of a group sensibility characterized by techniques of distancing and theatricality and ending with a resurgence of painting by mostly male artists (which was contested by women artists working in media such as video  photography  and installation). Featured artists:Ericka Beckman Dara Birnbaum Barbara Bloom Eric Bogosian Glenn Branca Troy Brauntuch James Casebere Sarah Charlesworth Rhys Chatham Charlie Clough Nancy Dwyer Jack Goldstein Barbara Kruger Louise Lawler Thomas Lawson Sherrie Levine Robert Longo Allan McCollum Paul McMahon Matt Mullican Richard Prince David Salle Cindy Sherman Laurie Simmons Michael Smith James Welling Michael Zwack  Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art  Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (4\/21\/09  8\/2\/09)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946184831029,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300148925","price":113.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300148923.jpg?v=1769927853","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pictures-generation-19741984","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}