This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s
Feb 11–Jun 3, 2012
It’s hard to imagine the 1980s without a soundtrack, whether it’s the decade’s pop music, its classic hip-hop records, or the hardcore punk scene at clubs like New York’s CBGB. As a complement to This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s, five artists whose work appears in the exhibition have made “mix tapes,” or playlists, that you can enjoy on MCA iPods as you walk through the galleries. These artists all have deep—yet different—connections to the music of this time. By choosing songs that were meaningful to them then, the artists share their unique perspectives on the eighties. These may be the songs the artists played in the studio or danced to with their friends, but they’re also testaments to the larger cultural climate of the decade.
Gregg Bordowitz’s Mixtape
| 1 | Goo Goo Muck | The Cramps |
| 2 | Making History | Linton Kwesi Johnson |
| 3 | (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang | Heaven 17 |
| 4 | Planet Rock | Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force |
| 5 | The Message | Grand Master Flash |
| 6 | America is Waiting | Brian Eno and David Byrne |
| 7 | Move Your Body | Frankie Knuckles and Marshall Jefferson |
| 8 | Me, Myself & I | De La Soul |
| 9 | People Have the Power | Patti Smith |
| 10 | Im Abendrot | Jessye Norman |
Mary Heilmann’s Mixtape
| 1 | Straight Outta Compton | NWA |
| 2 | Pacific 202 | 808 State |
| 3 | Age of Consent | New Order |
| 4 | Pass the Dutchie | Musical Youth |
| 5 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? | Culture Club |
| 6 | Banned in DC | Bad Brains |
| 7 | Ballad of Lucy Jordan | Marianne Faithfull |
| 8 | Alison | Elvis Costello |
| 9 | My hometown | Bruce Springsteen |
| 10 | Highway Patrolman | Bruce Springsteen |
| 11 | Sweet Dreams are Made of This | The Eurythmics |
| 12 | Oh superman | Laurie Anderson |
| 13 | White Lines (Don’t Do It) | Grandmaster Melle Mel |
Raymond Pettibon’s Mixtape
| 1 | Forming | The Germs |
| 2 | For Those About To Rock We Salute You | AC/DC |
| 3 | Boyz-n-the-Hood | NWA |
| 4 | Love’s Gonna Get’cha | Boogie Down Productions |
| 5 | Teenage Riot | Sonic Youth |
| 6 | Back in the Day | Ahmad |
| 7 | Vapors | Biz Markie |
| 8 | The Highwayman | The Highwaymen |
| 9 | It’s Like That | Run DMC |
| 10 | The Message | Grandmaster Flash |
| 11 | Cars with the Boom | L’Trimm |
| 12 | Supersonic | JJ Fad |
| 13 | Sukiyaki | A Taste of Honey |
Juan Sanchez’s Mixtape
| 1 | Muevete (Move On) | Ruben blades y Seis |
| 2 | Pablo Pueblo | Ruben Blades and Willie Colon |
| 3 | Azucar | Eddie Palmieri |
James Welling’s Mixtape
| 1 | Corpus Christi | The Avengers |
| 2 | Ghost Rider | Suicide |
| 3 | Untitled | Glenn Branca |
| 4 | I Dreamed a Dream | Sonic Youth |
| 5 | I Am Not Seeing That you Are Here | Jill Kroesen |
| 6 | Sham Shack | ut |
| 7 | Guitar Trio | Rhys Catham |
| 8 | Don’t Let Me Stop You | Glenn Branca |
| 9 | My Relationship | Glenn Branca |
| 10 | Moody | ESG |
| 11 | Theoretical Girls (Live) | Theoretical Girls |
| 12 | Shadowplay | Joy Division |