Bonnie Ora Sherk, Financial District: Corner of Montgomery and California Streets, San Francisco, 1970. Courtesy of the artist

Martha Rosler, First Lady (Pat Nixon), 1967-72. Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery, New York

Eleanor Antin, Representational Painting, 1971. Courtesy the artist and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

Tom Marioni, One Second Sculpture, 1969. Courtesy the artist

Allen Ruppersberg, Al’s Grand Hotel Life-size Standee, 1971. Courtesy the artist

Robert Kinmont, 8 Natural Handstands, c. 1969/2009. Courtesy of Alexander and Bonin.

Installation view of State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970 at Smart Art Museum, Chicago, IL, 2013.

Installation view of State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970 at the Bronx Museum of Arts, Bronx, NY, 2013. Image: Bill Kontzius

Paul McCarthy, May 1, 1971, 1971, Courtesy of the artist, Altadena, California