Pictures and after

For several years, MAMCO has been building up a substantial collection of works from the “Pictures Generation,” the name now used to describe the generation of artists who reshaped image production and distribution practices in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Thanks to the efforts of the MAMCO Foundation and the MAMCO Friends Association, and to the generosity of artists and private donors, this process has reached a first step of achievement—albeit with scope for further development. This exhibition showcases the resulting collection and aims to shine a light on the various strategies employed by artists since the 1960s and on how they have influenced younger practices.

Artists: Vikky Alexander, Mitchell Anderson, Rasheed Araeen, John M Armleder, Erica Baum, Jennifer Bolande, Etienne Bossut, Troy Brauntuch, Valentin Carron, Collection Yoon Ja & Paul Devautour, Sylvie Fleury, Jack Goldstein, Nicole Gravier, IFP, Larry Johnson, Silvia Kolbowski, Bertrand Lavier, Louise Lawler, William Leavitt, Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo, Ken Lum, Tobias Madison & Emanuel Rossetti, Allan McCollum, John Miller, Richard Pettibone, Adrian Piper, Steven Parrino, Richard Prince, readymades belong to everyone ®, David Robbins, Walter Robinson, Allen Ruppersberg, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Simmons, Haim Steinbach, Sturtevant, Meyer Vaisman, Julia Wachtel, Ian Wallace.