The exhibition The American trip, was curated by Philip Monk, and featured the work of Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Cady Noland and Richard Prince. Philip Monk's essay focuses on American culture's fascination with the outlaw, outcasts, and margins of society. it recognizes the role artists have played in the dialogue between the mainstream and margins in normalizing the image of the outcast. The title refers to a constant theme in American cultural dynamices of the rejection of family and reformation of community, now expressed in the subcultures of the margins. What starts as a celebration by artists, is appropriated by the mainstream media and ends as a panic in the press. Nowhere is the fear greater than in the heart of the American family that the enemy is within and that the kids are not"alright." The images of individuals in the exhibition show them not to be traditional outlaws. They are, as the artist celebrate, the girl-or boy-next door.