Spoils of the Sign: Group Material's Americana, 1985.

Authors :: GRACE, CLAIRE
Source :: October; Fall2014, Issue 150, p133-160, 28p, 10 Black and White Photographs
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: An essay is presented that discusses the site-specific exhibition "Americana" by the collaborative Group Material (GM) at the 1985 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The exhibition was designed by the artists Doug Ashford, Julie Ault, Mundy McLaughlin, and Tim Rollins. Topics include the portrayal of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the exhibition, the influence of poststructuralist and postmodern philosophy, and portrayals of American commodification.