18/09/2011 - 08/07/2012
"RICK PROL AND OTHERS: CIRCA 1986"


The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) is pleased to present the exhibition CIRCA 1986, from September 18, 2011 through July 2012 'CIRCA 1986 -Featuring 65 artworks by 47 international artists who emerged with significant work in New York between 1981 and 1991. The exhibition attempts to capture a decade, a momentous game changing time that started in a rush and ended with the collapse of the art market. It is seen from the perspective of 6 New York based couples, who over much of the past 50 years spent considerable effort building important art collections, each independent of advisors, and each, extremely hard-working at it and original.
Artists Included in the Exhibition:
Gregory Amenoff, Richard Artschwager, Ashley Bickerton, Ross Bleckner, Christian Boltanski, Jonathan Borofsky, James Brown, Sarah Charlesworth, Clegg & Guttmann, Walter Dahn, Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Moira Dryer, John Duff, Nancy Dwyer, Barbara Ess, R.M. Fischer, Gilbert & George, Robert Gober, Antony Gormley, Dieter Hacker, Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Mike Kelley, Anselm Kiefer, Win Knowlton, Jeff Koons, Paul Laster, Sherrie Levine, Robert Mapplethorpe, Allan McCollum, Mark Morrisroe, Elizabeth Murray, Bruce Nauman, Joel Otterson, Rona Pondick, Richard Prince, Rick Prol, David Robbins, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., David Row, Julian Schnabel, Peter Schuyff, Doug and Mike Starn, Jessica Stockholder, John Walker, David Wojnarowicz
      The exhibition was curated by John Newsom (New York based painter), Nicola Trezzi (US editor of Flash Art International), and Astrid Honold (Director of OFFICE For Contemporary Art, Amsterdam).