Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art)
Description:
The second volume of writings by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley, focusing on his own work.
What John C. Welchman calls the "blazing network of focused conflations" from which Mike Kelley's styles are generated is on display in all its diversity in this second volume of the artist's writings. The first volume, Foul Perfection, contained thematic essays and writings about other artists; this collection concentrates on Kelley's own work, ranging from texts in "voices" that grew out of scripts for performance pieces to expository critical and autobiographical writings.Minor Histories organizes Kelley's writings into five sections. "Statements" consists of twenty pieces produced between 1984 and 2002 (most of which were written to accompany exhibitions), including "Ajax," which draws on Homer, Colgate- Palmolive, and Longinus to present its eponymous hero; "Some Aesthetic High Points," an exercise in autobiography that counters the standard artist bio included in catalogs and press releases; and a sequence of "creative writings" that use mass cultural tropes in concert with high art mannerisms―approximating in prose the visual styles that characterize Kelley's artwork. "Video Statements and Proposals" are introductions to videos made by Kelley and other artists, including Paul McCarthy and Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose. "Image-Texts" offers writings that accompany or are part of artworks and installations. This section includes "A Stopgap Measure," Kelley's zestful millennial essay in social satire, and "Meet John Doe," a collage of appropriated texts. "Architecture" features an discussion of Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) and an interview in which he reflects on the role of architecture in his work. Finally, "Ufology" considers the aesthetics and sexuality of space as manifested by UFO sightings and abduction scenarios.
Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780262611985
Frequently Asked Questions about Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art)
The price for the book starts from $18.99 on Amazon and is available from 19 sellers at the moment.
At BookScouter, the prices for the book start at $15.99. Feel free to explore the offers for the book in used or new condition from various booksellers, aggregated on our website.
If you’re interested in selling back the Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art) book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.
As for the Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art) book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.
The Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art) book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 2,119,146 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.
The highest price to sell back the Minor Histories: Statements, Conversations, Proposals (Writing Art) book within the last three months was on November 10 and it was $1.58.