Given that it was recorded in 1979 and not released until May 1981, what’s really striking about Quit Dreaming is how far ahead of the 80s art-rock curve Nelson was, making forward-looking ...

Given that it was recorded in 1979 and not released until May 1981, what’s really striking about Quit Dreaming is how far ahead of the 80s art-rock curve Nelson was, making forward-looking, new wave ...

This was a year whose high points included Joan Jonas’s luminous survey, the extravaganza “PST ART,” and the 24-karat beauty of a show “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350.” By ...