{"product_id":"mike-kelley-memory-ware-a-survey-9783952446140","title":"Mike Kelley: Memory Ware: A Survey","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hauser \u0026amp; Wirth Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783952446140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.70h x 9.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Mike Kelley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38017372487861,"sku":"9783952446140","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_80bc6b08-27db-48c6-9867-8b066d5723c6.jpg?v=1609164201","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mike-kelley-memory-ware-a-survey-9783952446140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}