This major exhibition of recent American art by relatively unknown artists from both New York City and other parts of the country combined two series that have been presented at the Museum on a regular basis. New Work/New York featured work by seven unaffiliated artists whose works had not been seen here in any significant manner.1
By merging New Work/New York, previously featuring work by unaffiliated artists from the metropolitan area, with Outside New York, which focused exclusively on art from beyond our own region, the Museum provided a more complete overview of work being made at that time. Thanks to the Museum's expanded exhibition space, New York was united with the rest of the nation in order to present exciting work that had not yet received significant exposure here.2