{"product_id":"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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"lucille barilla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042745630960,"sku":"9783952446140","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783952446140_p0.jpg?v=1763760286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783952446140","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}