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Steven Kenny 'Artworks International' 1980- Lithograph
Steven Kenny 'Artworks International' 1980- Lithograph

Steven Kenny 'Artworks International' 1980- Lithograph

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 32.5 x 24 inches ( 82.55 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 32.5 x 24 inches ( 82.55 x 60.96 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional...

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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography
Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

Seasons 1981 Photo Color Copier Print Photograph Museum Collected Art Xerography

By Leslie Schiff

Located in Surfside, FL

She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos),...

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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color

Poster-Artworks Fall ’81. Distributed through Kenro Publishers, Toronto
Poster-Artworks Fall ’81. Distributed through Kenro Publishers, Toronto

Poster-Artworks Fall ’81. Distributed through Kenro Publishers, Toronto

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Artworks Fall ’81-Poster. Publishing Information: Lithographed in Canada by Matthews Ingram & Lake, Inc. Distributed through Kenro Publishers, Toronto. Measures 25 x 36 in. Unframed....

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1980s Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

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Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

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During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these still-life paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers that were the subject of their work.

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