Artists Space

______ , Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978

September 23 – October 28, 1978

Black text affixed to a white wall reads: "Christopher D
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. [Black text affixed to a white wall reads: "Christopher D'Arcangelo / Louise Lawler / Adrian Piper / Cindy Sherman."]

In September of 1978, curator Janelle Reiring invited Louise Lawler, Christopher D’Arcangelo, Adrian Piper, and Cindy Sherman to participate in a group show at Artists Space. In making her selection, Reiring drew the association between these artists in that “their work addresse[d] the issue of how art is presented and, in turn, how it is seen.” The participants in this exhibition directed their attention to the power relations and institutional obligations that governed a non-profit, alternative arts organization such as Artists Space. Through gestures of withdrawal, appropriation, and direct address, Lawler, D’Arcangelo, Piper, and Sherman each reflected these concerns back onto the role of the viewer. Their collaborative project echoed a shared sentiment among young artists and critics of their generation who were intent on uprooting an almost panoptic criterion of taste and display.

A painting of a horse in a gold frame hangs on a wall.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. Artwork by Louise Lawler. [A painting of a horse in a gold frame hangs on a wall.]
A single image hangs on a white wall.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. Artwork by: Adrian Piper [A single image hangs on a white wall.]
A white wall with the Artists Space logo affixed. Light bulbs are affixed to the edge of the wall. In the background a piece hangs on the wall.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. [A white wall with the Artists Space logo affixed. Light bulbs are affixed to the edge of the wall. In the background a piece hangs on the wall.]
Three black and white photographs hang on white walls in the corner of a room. The photos depict a woman in various positions: laying down, reaching up to a bookshelf, and sitting on a ledge gazing out a window.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. Artwork by Cindy Sherman. [Three black and white photographs hang on white walls in the corner of a room. The photos depict a woman in various positions: laying down, reaching up to a bookshelf, and sitting on a ledge gazing out a window.]
Two images hang on a white wall, far apart.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. [Two images hang on a white wall, far apart.]
A woman sits in front of a typewriter inserting a piece of paper. She is dressed in 1950s fashion.
Cindy Sherman. Work unknown. [A woman sits in front of a typewriter inserting a piece of paper. She is dressed in 1950s fashion.]
Sheets of text hang on a white wall. Text is too small to be legible.
_____, Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Have Agreed to Participate in an Exhibition Organized by Janelle Reiring at Artists Space, September 23 through October 28, 1978, Artists Space, 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 1978. [Sheets of text hang on a white wall. Text is too small to be legible.]

__ , Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Press Release

__ , Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Exhibition Catalogue

__ , Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Exhibition Postcard

__ , Louise Lawler, Adrian Piper & Cindy Sherman Four Texts, for Artists Space by Christopher D'Arcangelo

"Artists Space." REALLIFE Magazine. March 1979. Print.

Kingsley, April, "Art Goes Underground." The Village Voice. October 16, 1978. Print. 122.

Tatransky, Valentin, "Cindy Sherman, Artists Space." Arts Magazine. January 1979. Volume 53, No. 5. Print.

    Black and white photo of various figures in an office space. The set and costumes are in the style of the 1950s. One woman sits at a desk looking through papers, one woman sits at a typewriter. Three other figures are also in the space in casual poses.
    Cindy Sherman. Work unknown. [Black and white photo of various figures in an office space. The set and costumes are in the style of the 1950s. One woman sits at a desk looking through papers, one woman sits at a typewriter. Three other figures are also in the space in casual poses.]