Reading Response: The 1980s Artists

Reading Response Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation The information provided is a discussion which discusses the 1980s artists and their contribution to the contemporary world of art especially to the modern picture generation, and a small comparison between such artists and the modern artists. The article states that the artists of the 1980s are well remembered because their art was connected by an interest in the examination of power as well as identity in a media saturated politically uncertain age. The artists of that time were well known to the public and the discussion insinuates that many of the artists had achieved canonical status in the art world, a status which has not been achieved by majority of the artists today. The article hails the contribution which the 1980s artists made to the present state of the world of art as immense and of great importance especially the faces of pictures generation aspect and the modern artists are only benefitting from the platform created by the early artists. From the information provided by the article, I agree with the fa...