Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 9 - July 16, 1981. Exhibition examines the social, cultural, and political elements of the sixties that birthed the "alternative" movement -- specifically Gain Ground, Apple, 98 Greene Street, 112 Greene Street Workshop, Idea Warehouse, 3 Mercer -- and charts the effects it had on the art world. Curated by Jacki Apple, with preface by Marcia Tucker and essay by Mary Delahoyd. Artists include Vito Acconci, John Perreault, Robert Newman, Eleanor Antin, Billy Apple, Geoff Hendricks, Jerry Vis, Davi Det Hompson, Artwiser / Artweiser, Roger Welch, Bill Beckley, Susan Hall, Robert Kushner, Brad Davis, Gordon Matta-Clark, Suzanne Harris, Tina Girouard, Larry Miller, Richard Nonas, Jeffrew Lew, Jene Highstein, Nancy Holt, Cecile Abish, Peter Downsbrough, Douglas Davis, Virginia Piersol, Stefan Eins, Christopher McNeur, Dieter Froese, Stuart Sherman, Jaime Davidovich, and Bill Bierne. Includes images of selected works.