{"product_id":"mike-kelley-9781849768573","title":"Mike Kelley","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMike Kelley\u003c\/em\u003e (1954-2012) is widely considered one of the most influential artists of our time, with an irreverent and visionary practice that spanned and mixed performance, installation, drawing, painting, video, photography, sound, text, and sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGhost and Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e looks at his dense and colourful body of work, from early performances, to his iconic stuffed toy works, and on to his explorations of history, memory, and trauma as they haunt our experiences of school or family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAsking prescient questions about how to exist among a world of media images, about the role of art and the artist, and about embodiment, Kelley adopted different personas and mediums, deliberately deflating his own status. From his own position as a white, heterosexual man in postmodern, capitalist America, he challenged assumptions about identity, class, and institutional authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together a range of diverse perspectives which summon his 'lingering influence' (to paraphrase the artist), this book captures the complexity and persistent relevance of Kelley's extraordinary practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597005373676,"sku":"9781849768573","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849768573-mike-kelley.jpg?v=1777945944","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mike-kelley-9781849768573","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}