Artwork of the 80's
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Gretchen Bender, Untitled (From the Pleasure Is Back series) (1982)
©Gretchen Bender

1982

CAM presents The Taking of Niagara, A History of the Falls in Photography, curated by Anthony Bannon. The museum receives its first Institute of Museum Services award.

A seminal exhibition of Italian neo-expressionist art, Tranavantguardia, is presented in Modena, Italy.

May Lin's Vietnam Memorial is erected in Washington D.C.

AIDS is named by the U.S. Center for Disease Control.

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20 million albums to become the largest selling record ever.