Lévy Gorvy Dayan is delighted to announce the exhibition Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties, organized in collaboration with Mary Boone and opening on September 18, 2025. On view in New York, the exhibition will feature important painting, sculpture, photography, and work on paper by artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ross Bleckner, Francesco Clemente, Eric Fischl, Guerrilla Girls, Peter Halley, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Prince, David Salle, Kenny Scharf, Julian Schnabel, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Haim Steinbach, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Wool.

The 1980s New York art scene was a locus of experimentation and creativity. As Boone states, “The ’80s was about discovery and new ideas. There was a feeling of possibility and fluidity, supported by an engaged arts community.” The works in Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties represent the diverse and groundbreaking art created during, and in response to, this epochal time—while also highlighting the community shared by the artists on view.