 Once in NY, most of his creative energies were focused on his visual art.Despite an increasing addiction to drugs and alcohol, Morton was initially very productive, exhibiting often in his own solo shows and w/ group shows such as his own curated "Murder, Suicide and Junk" (ABC No Rio, Winter 1980), "The Real Estate Show" (Delancey St., Jan. 1980), and the infamous "The Times Square Show" (201 W 41st, Summer 1980).Morton was one of the prime movers of Collaborative Projects, becoming the group's president in 1982.