Founded in 1982 by Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, Exit Art was an interdisciplinary cultural center that presented innovative exhibitions, films and performances that reflected a commitment to contemporary issues and ideas. It supported emerging, under-recognized, mid-career and international artists, emphasizing new and experimental forms of expression, and was interested in art that explored environmental, political and cultural issues as a means of initiating or instigating social change. The diversity of Exit Art s programmes reflected the multiplicity of its audience, which included artists, activists, scholars, scientists, students, cultural critics, educators, collectors, and the New York community at large. After thirty years, the gallery closed at the end of May 2012, and Exit Art  s extensive archives have been transferred to the Downtown Collection at Fales Library & Special Collections at New York University, where they are currently being processed, and will eventually be available to scholars and students for research. Steidl publishes this final document of Exit Art on the occasion of the closing of the gallery. It is directed at the preservation of the work of Exit Art and will illustrate in text and images many published here for the first time the history of Exit Art exhibitions and events. It is hoped that it will provide a scholarly resource focused on experimental American artworks linked to the creative, social, and political dimensions of American culture. This major monograph will serve as a lasting record of the unique collaborative achievement of Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo in the creation of Exit Art.