Critical review of art of the 1980s by Barbara Rose illustrated with portraits of the artists alongside an image of one of their works, and statements by the artists. Portrait photographs by Steven Sloman. Artists include Carl Apfelschnitt, Dennis Ashbaugh, Frances Barth, Anna Bialobroda, Howard Buchwald, Louisa Chase, Elaine Lustig Cohen, William Conlon, Leonard Contino, Susan Crile, Rachelle Epstein, Robert Feero, Hermine Ford, Sam Gilliam, Ron Gorchov, Nancy Graves, Pierre Haubensak, Richard Hennessy, Stewart Hitch, Bill Jensen, Meredith Johnson, Lois Lane, Vered Lieb, Joanna Mayor, Robert Moskowitz, Elizabeth Murray, Georges Noël, Pete Omlor, Peter Pinchbeck, William Ridenhour, Susan Rothenberg, Mark Schlesinger, Gary Stephan, Susanna Tanger, Joan Thorne, Catharine Warren, Thornton Willis, and Edward Youkilis.