Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Istituto di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Venice, March 22 - July 6, 1980. Includes texts by Attilio Codognato, Roland Barthes, Achille Bonito Oliva, David Bourdon, Germano Celant, and David Shapiro. Translation by Bruno Alfieri, Marco Cordioli, and Renzo Guidieri. Artists in the exhibition include Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Tom Wesselmann, Andy Warhol, and George Segal. Includes bibliography, biographies for the individual artists, and and index of names. Printed in black-and-white and color. Text in Italian.