Flashback: ‘Rooms’ at PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, 1976
Installation view of “Rooms,” 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center.
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Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Rooms” was on view at PS1 Contemporary Art Center in New York from June 9 to June 26, 1976. The show, curated by PS1 founder Alanna Heiss, was the institution’s inaugural exhibition and included work by such artists as Gordon Matta-Clark, Patrick Ireland, Marcia Hafif, and Richard Nonas.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center.
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View of PS1 Contemporary Art Center (now MoMA PS1) at its opening in 1976.
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View from the roof of PS1 Contemporary Art Center in 1976.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Alan Daniel Saret.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Gordon Matta-Clark.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Judy Rifka.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Marcia Hafif.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Patrick Ireland.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Richard Nonas.
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Installation view of "Rooms," 1976, the inaugural exhibition of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, showing work by Tina Girouard.