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Western City Gate (Genex Tower)
This is a 36 story skyscraper in Belgrade, Serbia designed by Mihajilo Mitrovic. Designed in the brutalist tradition, it is meant to resemble a gate welcoming travelers from the West. -
I AM THE BEST
Murals in Soho in the 1980s. SoHo had become the Wall Street of the art industry and the artist Rene Moncada engaged in art provocation. -
The Awakening
A 72 foot sculpture of a giant embedded in the Earth struggling to break free by J. Seward Johnson Jr. It is currently located at National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland. -
Piscator
A large abstract sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi. The top of the sculpture resembles a block human face and body and is visible by surrounding tall buildings. -
London Calling- The Clash
A double album released in January 1980 by English punk rock band The Clash. The album tackled important social matters like racism, violence, and unemployment. Rolling Stone considers it the best album of the 1980s. -
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Art of the 1980s
This timeline will explore fine art as well as popular art from the 1980s. -
The Four Forbbiden Senses (Taste, Sound, Smell, Touch)
An oil painting quadriptych by Mark Tansey depicting the four forbidden senses. -
Lebanon
A mural size oil based painting by Nabil Kanso depicting the horror and violence of the Lebanese Civil War. -
Leningrad
An oil canvas painting by Russian Nevsky Prospekt. The painting has come to symbolize the creativity of the Leningrad artists under the USSR. -
The Neue Staatsgalerie
Located in Stutgart and designed by British firm James Sterling. Widely considered to be the epitome of post-modernism. -
Less Than Zero (Novel by Bret Easton Ellis)
The break-out novel by author Bret Easton Ellis explores nihilism and decadence of the youthful rich. The novel came to exemplify the detachment wrought by excess wealth and narcissism in the 1980s. -
A Saved World Remembers
An oil on canvas painting by Belarusian artist Mai Dantsig depicting the retrieval of Sistine Madonna by the Soviets at the end of World War II. -
Dr. Evermore's Forevertron
The largest scrap metal sculpture in the world that includes dynamos by Thomas Edison, parts from a nearby Army ammunition plant, and pieces from Apollo 11. -
The Loneliness of Clothes
Acrylic by David Salle, who came to represent neo-expressionism in the 1980s. -
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Graphic Novel released by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. The story is set in an alternative timeline where superheroes are real and President Nixon has been re-elected five times. The story sets out to deconstruct and satirizes the superhero concept while exploring society's fears and anxieties. Considered to be one of the top 100 novels of the 20th century. -
Cars
An Andy Warhol painting of a 300SL celebrating the centenary anniversary of the invention of the motor vehicle. -
The Beastie Boys
A black and white photograph of hip hip band "The Beastie Boys" by Lynn Goldsmith in 1987. "The Beastie Boys" represented a sea change in rap music and helped popularize the genre outside of the African-American community. -
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Originally a serial for Rolling Stone, the novel went on to commercial success and has been called the quintessential novel of the 1980s. -
Outsider
Painting by indigenous Australian artist Gordon Bennet. The painting represents confusion and frustration due to increasing isolation of the aboriginal people. -
Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson with his pet monkey Bubbles. The sculpture was done by American artist Jeff Koons, who said, "I wanted to create him in a very god-like icon manner. But I always liked the radicality of Michael Jackson; that he would do absolutely anything that was necessary to be able to communicate with people."
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The Visionary
The Ralph Wolfe Cowan portrait of future President Donald Trump.
