Mike Kelley - Lot with 2 books - 2013

1) Mike Kelley (1954-2012), Eva Meyer-Hermann, & Lisa Gabrielle Mark: Mike Kelley at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Delmonico/ Prestel. 399 pp. Hardcover. 31 × 25 cm
Book in excellent condition, bottom is slightly bumped (see photo)

2) Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Raymond Petitbon : Pay for your pleasures, Cary Levine, 2013, The university of Chicago, 211 pp. Hardcover. 29 × 22 cm
In excellent condition (as new)

Kelley was inspired by the work of artist John Baldessari. He practised various art forms such as figurative drawing, assemblage, collage, performance, installations and video art. For some time he was a member of the band Destroy All Monsters. He designed the cover of the album Dirty for Sonic Youth. The artist became known for his work of bundled cuddly toys based on childhood memories. He tried to break the boundaries between high and low art.
Kelley collaborated with artists such as Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler and John Miller.
At the time of his death, Kelley was working with guest curator Eva Meyer-Hermann on a retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam that was to be shown at the reopening of the museum in 2012.