Themes
![N.Y. State Bureau of Tropical Conservation, by Mark Dion, 1992](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_20_dion_ny-state-bureau-of-tropical-conservation.jpg?itok=eUYyCkjq)
Mark Dion, N.Y. State Bureau of Tropical Conservation, 1992
![Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk, by Andrea Fraser, 1989](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/ah_2014_9_5_fraser_museum-highlights_install.jpg?itok=Us0yCk4e)
Andrea Fraser, Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk, 1989
![Mise-en-Scène: Commemorative Toile, by Renée Green, 1992–94](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_109_green_mise-en-scene.jpg?itok=rhcU0gnz)
Renée Green, Mise-en-Scène: Commemorative Toile, 1992–94
![Propped Perfume, by Tom Burr, 2008](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_18_burr_propped-perfume.jpg?itok=W524Hxek)
Tom Burr, Propped Perfume, 2008
![Global Taste: A Meal in Three Courses, by Martha Rosler, 1985](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_56_rosler_global-taste.jpg?itok=UbkojVNq)
Martha Rosler, Global Taste: A Meal in Three Courses, 1985
![This Is Not the Documentation of a Performance, by Adrian Piper, 1976](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_58_piper_this-is-not-the-documentation-of-a-performance.jpg?itok=Tl7hU_7n)
Adrian Piper, This Is Not the Documentation of a Performance, 1976
![Dual Restraint, by Nayland Blake, 1990](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_83_blake_dual-restraint.jpg?itok=hXi2NKwb)
Nayland Blake, Dual Restraint, 1990
![Love and Loss in the Milky Way, by Fred Wilson, 2005](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_95_wilson_love-and-loss-in-the-milky-way.jpg?itok=SHWbaRDc)
Fred Wilson, Love and Loss in the Milky Way, 2005
![Condition Report, by Glenn Ligon, 2000](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_51_ligon_condition-report.jpg?itok=LQF0Lyq3)
Glenn Ligon, Condition Report, 2000
![Casual Shopper, by Judith Barry, 1980–81](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_7_barry_casual-shopper.jpg?itok=waktgByj)
Judith Barry, Casual Shopper, 1980–81
![PM Magazine, by Dara Birnbaum, 1982](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_85_birnbaum_pm-magazine_install.jpg?itok=gz3lQ8p_)
Dara Birnbaum, PM Magazine, 1982
![Presidential Profile, by Sherrie Levine, 1978](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_75_levine_presidential-profile.jpg?itok=G47KPKf-)
Sherrie Levine, Presidential Profile, 1978
![Bedia's Stirring Wheel, by Jimmie Durham, 1985](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_24_durham_bedias-stirring-wheel.jpg?itok=BNuw7l6W)
Jimmie Durham, Bedia's Stirring Wheel, 1985
![Backyard Story, by Haim Steinbach, 1997](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_93_steinbach_backyard-story.jpg?itok=sQCZ147S)
Haim Steinbach, Backyard Story, 1997
![Frame Device, by Cady Noland, 1989](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_112_noland_frame-device.jpg?itok=U23NLrfE)
Cady Noland, Frame Device, 1989
![Arabesque, by Dara Birnbaum, 2011](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_13_birnbaum_arabesque.jpg?itok=5BQGB7tx)
Dara Birnbaum, Arabesque, 2011
![Notes on the Margin of the “Black Book,” by Glenn Ligon, 1991–93](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_76_ligon_notes-on-the-margin-of-the-black-book.jpg?itok=XDx6AU-R)
Glenn Ligon, Notes on the Margin of the "Black Book", 1991–93
![Michael Jackson Fucked Up Big Head Big Foot (MJFUBH), by Paul McCarthy, 2010](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_120_mccarthy_mjfubh.jpg?itok=zn-Znq40)
Paul McCarthy, Michael Jackson Fucked Up Big Head Big Foot (MJFUBH), 2010
![Cornered, by Adrian Piper, 1988](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_59_piper_cornered.jpg?itok=edTv_dnL)
Adrian Piper, Cornered, 1988
![Untitled, by Zoe Leonard, 1984/1991](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_48_leonard_untitled_comp.jpg?itok=xUjqWeAE)
Zoe Leonard, Untitled, 1984/1991
![Planetarium Projector, by William Leavitt, 1987](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_103_leavitt_planetarium-projector.jpg?itok=61BVvfZg)
William Leavitt, Planetarium Projector, 1987
![Craft Morphology Flow Chart, by Mike Kelley, 1991](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_37_kelley_craft-morphology-flow-chart.jpg?itok=SRaFSGfe)
Mike Kelley, Craft Morphology Flow Chart, 1991
![Subjective Subliminal Ads, by Paul McCarthy, 1976–79](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_101_mccarthy_subjective-subliminal-ads.jpg?itok=tDVXGMld)
Paul McCarthy, Subjective Subliminal Ads, 1976–79
![Slit, by Fred Wilson, 1995](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_96_wilson_slit.jpg?itok=Sr3b3sK7)
Fred Wilson, Slit, 1995
![Scum, by Nayland Blake, 1990](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/ah_2006_50_1_blake_scum.jpg?itok=EFMjFIna)
Nayland Blake, Scum, 1990
![Mary Kelly, Mimus Act I (Posner), 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/UCLA_Artists/Artwork/AH.2013.19.1.jpg?itok=zLmK4EtX)
Mary Kelly, Mimus Act I (Posner), 2012
![Crash: The Birth of Language / the Invention of Lies, by David Wojnarowicz, 1986](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_69_wojnarowicz_crash.jpg?itok=fy-8V7C8)
David Wojnarowicz, Crash: The Birth of Language / the Invention of Lies, 1986
![Partially Buried, by Renée Green, 1996](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_49_green_partially-buried.jpg?itok=Z3LXw1ds)
Renée Green, Partially Buried, 1996
![Gorge, by Nayland Blake, 1998](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_14_blake_gorge_1.jpg?itok=cs-3mg0-)
Nayland Blake, Gorge, 1998
![Pop-Pop Video: Kojak/Wang, by Dara Birnbaum, 1980](/sites/default/files/styles/archive_artwork_thumbnail/public/migrated-assets/media/Digital_archives/Take_It_or_Leave_It/Art/tl_11_birnbaum_kojak-wang_still.jpg?itok=PYlcIx6s)
Dara Birnbaum, Pop-Pop Video: Kojak/Wang, 1980