{"product_id":"mike-kelley-memory-ware-a-survey-hardcover","title":"Mike Kelley: Memory Ware: A Survey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eRalph Rugoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eMike Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of his four-decade career, Mike Kelley (1954-2012) critically questioned aesthetic conventions and examined all forms of culture. The approximately 100 \u003ci\u003eMemory Ware\u003c\/i\u003e and associated works were made during the first decade of the 21st century; all are reproduced in this catalog. Named for a genre of North American folk art in which everyday utilitarian objects such as vases are coated with a claylike substance and then embedded with small objects including shells, beads and buttons, Kelley's \u003ci\u003eMemory Ware\u003c\/i\u003e series consists both of wall-hung works (known as \u003ci\u003eMemory Ware Flats\u003c\/i\u003e) and freestanding pieces. The artist's appropriation of this folk tradition eliminates recognizable underlying objects and expands the original method to include a wider variety of keepsakes. The \u003ci\u003eMemory Ware\u003c\/i\u003e sculptures, by contrast, juxtapose dense clusters of found objects with minimally or undecorated areas and reintroduce an overall structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 12.7 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769736921376,"sku":"9783952446140","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/065a8a4117a3eb8777b73cae8a4cb30e.webp?v=1780355044","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mike-kelley-memory-ware-a-survey-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}