Poster for the Real Estate Show January 1, 1980
January 1, 1980: The influential Real Estate Show opens in an abandoned space on Delancey Street. Curated by the New York artists’ group, Colab, the exhibition occupies the space without permission addressing landlord speculation in real estate that has left many buildings empty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It features the work of Kiki Smith, Charlie Ahearn, Jane Dickson and more.