Alternative Art New York, 1965-1985A multifaceted history of New Yorks influential alternative art scene during a time of rapid social change. By the mid 1960s, New Yorks art establishment its major museums and galleries had ceased to reflect the citys diversity and had largely ignored the decades social, political, and cultural ferment. In response, marginalized artists created an oppositional network of organizations, exhibit spaces, and cooperative galleries that both paralleled and